Porter, a consumer advocate lawyer and law professor, will represent California's 45th Congressional District, which has one of the highest median household income levels nationally – more than $100,000, according to data from the Census Bureau. » Read More
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The Supreme Court on Friday said it would hear a case concerning whether Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross can be questioned about his reasons for adding a citizenship question to the 2020 census. » Read More |
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"You always have to be careful answering questions for people who have bad intentions," Trump told reporters Friday. The president has often criticized the Mueller probe, calling it a "witch hunt" and a "hoax." » Read More |
Wheeler, 53, has served as the acting head of the EPA since his predecessor, former Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt, resigned under a cloud of ethics investigations in July. » Read More |
CNN's lawsuit underscored Trump's increasingly hostile relationship with many mainstream media outlets, which he regularly decries as "fake news" and "the enemy of the people."
Earlier this year, NASA awarded Lockheed a contract worth nearly $250 million to develop an aircraft capable of reaching supersonic speed without creating the deafening sonic boom that comes with breaking the sound barrier.
President Donald Trump said Friday he was hopeful the U.S. and China will strike a deal on trade but added it has to be reciprocal.
Top Stacey Abrams advisers outlined her prospective case, stressing that the Democratic candidate hasn't finalized a decision about whether to proceed once state officials certify Brian Kemp as the victor.
Sen. Orrin Hatch, who currently leads the Finance Committee, says that the Senate Finance Committee "will be in good hands with Senator Grassley at the helm."
Soybean farmers in the farm belt largely stood by President Donald Trump in this year's midterm elections, but Democrats narrowed their margin, a CNBC analysis shows. That shift could give Democrats a head start on the 2020 political cycle.
The DOJ has apparently prepared to indict Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, setting up a legal battle that could have broad ramifications for the Russia probe as well as the government's prosecution of journalists and others who reveal secrets.
Trump's Twitter tantrum came as Democrats in Congress and Republican Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona called for legislation that would protect the former FBI Director Robert Mueller from being fired before his ongoing investigation is finished.
One America News Network, which is reportedly one of Trump's favorite outlets, took time in the supporting document to compliment the president, saying he was "right on point" to call Acosta "rude."
With a few races still undecided, data from the Brookings Institution show that districts won by Democrats account for 61 percent of America's gross domestic product, districts won by Republicans 38 percent.
It's a sign that Republican Party insiders are taking the prospect of a Bloomberg run seriously as President Donald Trump prepares to run for re-election.
In his latest broadside against big business, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., is introducing a bill Thursday that would prevent large companies like Walmart from buying back stock unless their employees are paid at least $15 an hour.
The Trump administration is seeking to extradite an enemy of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in order to persuade the Turkish leader to decrease pressure on Saudi Arabia over the killing of Jamal Khashoggi, NBC News reported Thursday.
Several of the countries want to avoid regulatory hurdles that come with dealing with the U.S., according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
Michael Avenatti on Thursday strongly denied he had ever been violent toward a woman as first and second wives rallied to his defense after his arrest in Los Angeles for alleged domestic violence.
McCarthy thinks the red tilt of many of the areas Democrats will represent when they take the House majority gives the GOP an opportunity.
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