Attorney General Bill Barr is preparing to announce as early as next week the completion of Robert Mueller's Russia investigation, with plans to submit to Congress soon after a summary of Mueller's confidential report Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:27:10 GMT

President Donald Trump's craving for loyalty from his top law enforcement officials and alleged efforts to topple those whom he perceives as threats could be leading him into deep trouble -- and even put his presidency in peril. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:32:56 GMT

Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe said Tuesday President Donald Trump is undermining US law enforcement and intelligence agencies. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 12:00:50 GMT

White House officials have begun to have preliminary discussions about replacing Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats amid concerns that President Donald Trump may soon dismiss him, two senior administration officials told CNN, despite the President's public denial he's considering the move. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 22:05:57 GMT

Judge William Pauley has approved a request from former Donald Trump lawyer Michael Cohen to delay his his date to report to prison from March 6 to May 6. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:38:20 GMT

At the very end of a decidedly contentious interview between CNN's Chris Cuomo and White House senior adviser Kellyanne Conway on Tuesday night, Conway said something regarding special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election that should raise every eyebrow you have (which should only be two). Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:07:26 GMT

Bernie Sanders raised nearly $6 million in the 24 hours following his 2020 presidential campaign launch, his campaign said Wednesday, a record-smashing debut that easily outstripped his Democratic rivals. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 21:52:43 GMT

The early days of the 2020 presidential primary have shown the Democratic Party is in flux and having a robust debate about what its future will look like. And while that debate is centered on progressive policies like "Medicare-for-all," the Green New Deal and how much to tax the rich, it's being fueled by shifting demographics within the party. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 21:57:29 GMT

Elizabeth Warren wants contributions as small as $3 for her "Elect-a-New-President Fund." Kamala Harris offered 10% Presidents' Day discounts on baseball caps, T-shirts, tote bags and other campaign swag. And on Twitter, Pete Buttigieg invoked the Democratic National Committee's new debate fundraising requirements to encourage his supporters to donate. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 22:37:16 GMT

A leading contender for the vacant United Nations Ambassador role made a not so subtle pitch for the job in a Fox News interview on Wednesday. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 21:52:27 GMT

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is thinking about challenging President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican presidential primary for one simple reason: He's not sure Trump can actually win a second term. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 21:39:12 GMT

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday declared that an Alabama woman who left in November 2014 to join ISIS and is detained in a Kurdish refugee camp is not an American citizen, essentially shutting down a public plea she has made in recent days to return to the US. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 21:22:16 GMT

President Donald Trump is considering new tariffs on foreign cars and auto parts, but some of the strongest opposition is coming from the industry they are meant to protect: American automakers. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 21:00:30 GMT

Bhanu Patel couldn't believe the news. The medication that allows her to move shot up to $375,000. Fearful of becoming a financial burden to her family, she's begun rationing the medication she currently has -- taking two pills a day, instead of four. "The words that I can use is I can't believe this is happening," she said. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 20:05:36 GMT

Researchers were able to use fake Facebook and Instagram accounts to "instill undesirable behavior" among NATO troops participating in an exercise, according to a report published this week. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:07:59 GMT

As tax season kicks into high gear, two House Democrats have questions for the Internal Revenue Service about a newly redesigned tax form in the wake of a recent watchdog report that outlined potential issues associated with use of the forms. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 18:48:49 GMT

On February 19, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an order that sent 120,000 Japanese Americans to internment camps for the remainder of World War II. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 20:42:28 GMT

The New York Times published a 4,536-word opus on President Donald Trump's two-year-long (and running!) attempt to thwart the multiple investigations into his 2016 presidential campaign and its ties to Russia. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 22:36:44 GMT

US National Security Advisor John Bolton will travel to South Korea later this week for a round of consultations ahead of President Donald Trump's upcoming summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, two administration officials told CNN. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 18:26:55 GMT

A climate change skeptic who once compared "demonization" of carbon dioxide to the treatment of Jews under Adolf Hitler may lead a proposed White House committee tasked with studying whether climate change poses a national security threat, The Washington Post reported Wednesday. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:05:30 GMT

After months of deliberation, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders announced Tuesday that he is running for president again in 2020. It will be Sanders' second consecutive bid for the Democratic nomination after losing to Hillary Clinton in 2016. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 02:01:27 GMT

Virginians are more likely to want their governor and attorney general to remain in office rather than resign over their past appearances in blackface, but they are split over whether their lieutenant governor should step down in light of sexual assault allegations, a new Quinnipiac University poll finds. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:36:57 GMT

As President Donald Trump moves forward with plans to build additional physical barriers along the southern border, his administration will have to contend with a slew of lawsuits challenging the national emergency declaration allowing him, in part, to do so. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 12:26:20 GMT

Darrick Hamilton has been in hot demand lately. Tue, 19 Feb 2019 18:41:51 GMT

The White House is moving forward with plans to shift existing federal funds to pay for construction of a wall on the southern border, a senior administration official said. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 17:49:27 GMT

Special counsel Robert Mueller's team has interviewed White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, she told CNN on Friday. Sun, 17 Feb 2019 17:44:43 GMT

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President Donald Trump asked then-acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker if a US attorney he appointed could oversee an investigation tied to himself after the US attorney in question had already recused himself from the probe, The New York Times reported Tuesday. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 14:16:15 GMT

President Donald Trump intends to nominate Deputy Transportation Secretary Jeffrey Rosen to be the new deputy attorney general, the White House announced in a news release Tuesday. Wed, 20 Feb 2019 04:13:42 GMT