President Donald Trump's decision to delegate authority over troop levels in Afghanistan has been lauded by those who feel he's correcting Obama administration overreach, even as it raises concerns that he may be ceding too much civilian control of the military.
An investment group that U.S. authorities say is run by Russian mobsters and linked to the Russian government sent at least $900,000 to a company owned by a businessman tied to Syria's chemical weapons program, according to financial documents obtained by CNN.
President Donald Trump's immigration enforcer doubled down Friday on recent comments that undocumented immigrants "should be afraid" under the Trump administration.
A retired US Navy Captain and former naval attaché was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Friday for his role in the massive "Fat Leonard" bribery scandal that has engulfed 20 current and former Navy officials.
In the aftermath of Wednesday's shooting at a congressional baseball practice, the question arises, where does this leave the gun control debate? Members of Congress have called for unity to replace divisive, hateful rhetoric, which some argue motivated the attack on Republican congressmen -- but few have pushed for legislative measures on gun control in response. And with at least one mass shooting occurring every month (under the most narrow definition), gun violence may continue to be a significant issue. CNN reached out to Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, for answers about whether this shooting will spur action on gun control reform and what Congress' approach should be for curbing gun violence in the future. This interview, conducted via email, has been lightly edited for flow.
Health and Human Services Secretary Ben Carson said Friday that he believes special counsel Robert Mueller should be given a chance to do his job, but added that "there's nothing to find" in relation to the Donald Trump's campaign and Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
President Donald Trump, in a furious Friday morning message, confirmed that he is being investigated for his role in firing FBI Director James Comey and seemed to accuse the deputy attorney general of overseeing a "witch hunt" against him.
House Majority Whip Steve Scalise remains in critical condition Friday, days after a shooting at an early-morning baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia.
Jennifer Scalise, the wife of Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, told former President George W. Bush on Thursday night that her husband is "fighting hard and getting better," Bush said in an Instagram post Friday afternoon.
House Russia investigators are planning to call on Brad Parscale, the digital director of President Donald Trump's campaign, as the congressional and federal probes dig into any possible connections between the Trump digital operation and Russian operatives, congressional sources said this week.
California Sen. Dianne Feinstein is uniquely situated at the center of the ongoing probe into Russia's involvement in the 2016 election as she sits on both the Senate intelligence and judiciary committees. (She is the highest-ranking Democrat on the judiciary committee.) Feinstein's centrality to all of this means that she she talks, we would do well to listen.
The US Navy has linked the deaths of four F/A-18 Hornet pilots to "physiological episodes" that occurred while the aircraft was airborne, according to an in-depth review of oxygen system failures that are plaguing the service's primary fighter jet and T-45 training aircraft.
Republican Sen. Roy Blunt, vice-chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, said Friday that President Donald Trump should to stop discussing investigations into Russia interference in the 2016 election and the Trump campaign.
In an effort to ramp up the pressure on Republicans over health care, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer issued a letter Friday requesting an all-senators meeting in the Old Senate Chamber next week.
President Donald Trump said Friday he is "glad" the US was able to bring back Otto Warmbier, the American who was detained in North Korea for 17 months, though he expressed outrage that he is now in a coma.
Late Thursday night, seemingly unprompted, deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein -- he of the James Comey firing memo and the appointment of Bob Mueller as special counsel in the Russia investigation -- put out a very odd statement on just how terrible anonymously-sourced stories are.
Checked
18 minutes 18 seconds ago
Google News sitemap — sections: politics, election
