Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke -- a loyal supporter of President Donald Trump who is reviled by civil rights advocates -- resigned from his post Thursday, according to County Clerk George Christenson.
Democratic Sen. Bernie Sanders said Thursday that the unprecedented rainfall and resulting flooding from Hurricane Harvey should spark a discussion about climate change.
House Republicans could vote on a short-term funding bill to support disaster response efforts for Hurricane Harvey as soon as next week, congressional sources tell CNN.
People blocked from entering the United States under President Donald Trump's first travel ban can now reapply for visas to enter the US, according to a settlement reached in the case that temporarily blocked the travel ban back in January.
President Donald Trump's legal team has met with special counsel Robert Mueller to discuss the investigation and has prepared memos arguing Trump did not obstruct justice when he fired then-FBI Director James Comey, a source familiar with the memos tells CNN.
Colorado Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper said Thursday a new health care proposal he helped draft with Ohio Gov. John Kasich, a Republican, should transcend politics, similar to the bipartisan efforts currently underway to help Hurricane Harvey victims in Texas.
The White House on Thursday sought to reassure undocumented immigrants in areas affected by Hurricane Harvey that they would not face immigration screening at shelters or during life-saving operations -- unless they've committed a crime.
President Donald Trump will donate $1 million of his fortune to recovery efforts in Texas, though the White House says he hasn't determined which group or groups will receive the donation.
The US announced Thursday it will shutter the Russian consulate in San Francisco, as well as annexes in Washington and New York, in response to mandated staff cuts at the US mission in Russia.
It's been nearly a week since President Donald Trump fielded an extraordinary rebuke from his top economic adviser Gary Cohn, but Trump is still stewing over Cohn's rebuke, multiple sources familiar with the situation told CNN -- and Cohn's relationship with the President remains tenuous as a result.
On Thursday, lawyers for Regan Kibby, a 19-year-old midshipman at the United States Naval Academy, asked a federal court for a preliminary injunction to block President Donald Trump's intention to ban transgender service members from serving in the military.
The Department of Homeland Security will announce Thursday which vendors have been selected to build protoypes for President Donald Trump's promised US-Mexico border wall, a step forward for the project after months of delays.
Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller is teaming up with New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman to investigate Paul Manafort and his financial transactions, several people familiar with the matter told Politico.