The chances of a general election triggered by Brexit confusion look to have receded. » Read More
By: Jeff Daniels
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday it plans to temporarily reopen many of its Farm Service Agency offices around the country, including recalling about 2,500 employees. » Read More |
Kirstjen Nielsen's statement came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested President Donald Trump reschedule his Jan. 29 speech to Congress, or make it "from the Oval Office," or even submit his speech in writing because of security concerns » Read More |
By: Dan Mangan, Brian Schwartz
House Speaker Pelosi, D-Calif., in a letter to Trump, cited "security concerns" related to the shutdown's effect on the U.S. Secret Service, which provides security for the president's annual State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress. » Read More |
An attack in the northern Syrian town of Manbij has resulted in multiple casualties including U.S. troops, a senior Kurdish security official confirmed to NBC News.
Perdue: If the government reopens, then "where's the leverage for the president in terms of getting them to move on the issue of the day?"
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announces the addition of four new representatives to the intelligence committee as the panel resuscitates its inquiry into President Trump's ties to Russia under a new Democratic majority.
The Democratic proposal to hike the U.S. minimum wage to $15 per hour from the current $7.25 will likely fail in the GOP-held Senate.
Sen. Sherrod Brown will host events in Iowa and other early primary states in the upcoming months, a sign that the Ohio Democrat is serious about a potential presidential bid.
The 52-year-old New York Democrat made the announcement Tuesday on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert."
Should Theresa May's administration lose the vote the likelihood of a general election rises sharply.
The 31-page document — filed in Washington, D.C. federal court by FBI Special Agent Jeffrey Weiland — appears to detail a "variety of subject matters" Mueller had accused Manafort of lying about.
Barr was mostly asked about special counsel Robert Mueller's ongoing investigation into Russian election interference.
In an opinion delivered for a unanimous court, Justice Neil Gorsuch held that courts must decide whether an exception in the Federal Arbitration Act for transportation workers applies before requiring arbitration.
The 230 vote defeat is thought to be the largest in U.K. political history.
Barr's threat assessment came amid the Trump administration's trade talks with Beijing, which have global markets on edge.
As Barr faces his first day of nomination hearings before the Senate Judiciary Committee, advocates are warning that he could accelerate the administration's efforts, which they see as disenfranchising lawful voters.
Rick Gates was a longtime business associate of former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort, and testified against him last summer at Manafort's first federal criminal trial in Virginia.
More than 40,000 immigration court hearings have been canceled since the government shutdown began, straining the nation's immigration system, while the Pentagon is directing additional funds to militarize the U.S.-Mexico border.
An emerging global phenomenon of dominant political leaders and the corrosion of systems of governance promise more of the international instability that closed 2018.
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