When Nancy Pelosi concluded her eight-hour immigration speech on Wednesday night, she was greeted with cheers by her Democratic colleagues. Republicans were cheering too.
A large-scale attack by over 500 Syrian troops aligned with Bashar al-Assad on a base used by US troops and local US allies underscored the challenges faced by the Trump administration as it seeks to implement its long-term strategy for Syria, with both the Russian-backed regime and NATO ally Turkey recently conducting or threating attacks against America's primary ally in Syria.
Allegations of domestic abuse levied against top White House staffer Rob Porter by his ex-wives were known among senior aides to President Donald Trump for months, even as his stock in the West Wing continued to rise, multiple sources told CNN on Wednesday.
The resignation of White House staff secretary Rob Porter after accusations that he abused both of his ex-wives raised lots -- and lots -- of questions about who knew what and when, and why no one acted before pictures emerged of his then-wife with a black eye.
Complaints filed against senior military officials have increased over the past few years, but fewer cases are being investigated and even fewer senior officers are found guilty of misconduct, according to data from the Defense Department inspector general.
White House chief of staff John Kelly's role in -- and the mayhem unleashed by -- Rob Porter's domestic abuse allegations is just the latest episode in a growing record of politically incorrect behavior by the decorated former general turned hardline West Wing fixer.
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday defended the guidance her agency issued last fall providing instruction to campuses on how to handle sexual assault complaints, telling reporters that she "would hate to think" that the rules she issued "had a chilling effect" on any victim or survivor.
Andy Slavitt, the former UnitedHealth Group executive who spent two years as the acting head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under President Barack Obama, has some experience with rough launches.
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi spent more than eight hours on the House floor Wednesday protesting the spending bill for not including an immigration package -- but then called the bill "good" during a news conference Thursday.
A new TV ad from a prominent conservative group slams Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, the Trump-appointed number two at the Justice Department, for "incompetence and abuse of power" and calls on him to "do his job or resign."
President Donald Trump wants to hold a military parade in Washington. Who doesn't love a parade? They're big, fun, usually there are snacks available nearby, and tanks are cool. The last time there was a military parade in Washington was in 1991 after the first Gulf War.
A congressman and former White House staffer under President Bill Clinton slammed Thursday the White House's decision to allow a staffer accused of domestic abuse to remain in his role.
Former Office of Government Ethics chief Walter Shaub, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump's ethics practices, praised the President's pick to lead his former agency Thursday, calling nominee Emory Rounds a "solid guy" and a "decent human being."
Once the party of fiscal discipline, Republicans are learning under President Donald Trump that spending money is much easier in Washington than cutting back.
The Trump administration attempted to restart a dialogue in December with Iranian officials on American prisoners being held in Iran, two senior State Department officials tell CNN.
Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday sought to tamp down South Korea's conciliatory stance toward North Korea on the eve of the Olympic Games but papered over differences between the two allies on their approach toward Pyongyang.
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