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Washington state's congressional delegation shared their condolences following a train derailment that killed several people on board Monday morning in Pierce County, Washington.

Sen. Joe Manchin says fellow Sen. Al Franken should not resign in the wake of allegations of sexual misconduct.

The mother of a soldier who was killed during an ambush in Niger expressed forgiveness toward President Donald Trump, who was accused of being insensitive during a condolence call to the soldier's wife in October.

As lawmakers reach the final week to decide year-end government funding, negotiations on saving the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program are reaching a fever pitch despite long odds.

Politico reported Monday morning that Minnesota Sen. Al Franken, a Democrat, was being urged by at least 4 of his colleagues to reconsider his decision to resign his seat in the wake of a series of allegations from women that he groped and forcibly kissed them. "I definitely think he should not resign," West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said on "New Day" Monday.

It's easy -- and obvious -- to focus on the high profile ways in which Donald Trump is remaking American government and, by extension, American culture: His appointment of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court, his tax cut plan, his tweeting -- to name three.

Nothing has irritated President Donald Trump more in the first year of his presidency than the ongoing special counsel investigation into Russia. He has called it a witch hunt. A hoax. He's blamed Democrats -- unwilling to admit he beat them in 2016 -- for it. He's railed -- publicly and privately -- at Attorney General Jeff Sessions for recusing himself from this morning.

After this week's tax vote, the spotlight will shift to a vote on a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown by midnight Friday.

Democrats believe they can take advantage of Republican infighting and win Senate seats in 2018

A well-known federal judge has resigned Monday after multiple former clerks and junior staffers came forward with allegations of inappropriate sexual actions against him.

Republicans are on the brink of passing a nearly $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, and at this point, it looks like nothing can stop them.

President Trump will unveil his administration's National Security Strategy on Monday, laying out its objectives and how it views various threats.

The winner of the Alabama special election, Senator-elect Doug Jones, says he's ready to move forward despite Roy Moore's refusal to concede the race.

Upon returning to the White House on Sunday night, President Donald Trump said he is not considering firing special counsel Robert Mueller.

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin spoke by phone on Sunday after ISIS-inspired terror attacks against the city of St. Petersburg were thwarted by Russia's Federal Security Service using intelligence provided by the CIA.

As far as Capitol Hill is concerned, the only thing certain about next week is taxes.

Britain's Prince Harry is pulling out all the stops for his upcoming guest editor slot -- complete with a chat with former US President Barack Obama.

Sen. John McCain is heading home to Arizona to continue recovering from the side effects of chemotherapy for a brain tumor and will not be in Washington for the tax vote this week, two sources close to McCain confirmed to CNN.

The House Intelligence Committee has at least two interviews scheduled Monday to kick off a packed week of witnesses in the panel's Russia probe.

There's growing Democratic optimism for 2018. President Trump may have a new national security strategy. And Republicans brace for another intra-party feud over a southern Senate seat.