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Senate Democratic leaders are joining forces with Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky to oppose a small portion of President Donald Trump's arms deal with Saudi Arabia.

Hollywood films and thrilling novels have been written for years about America's special operations forces, for example, following the the SEAL Team Six mission that killed Osama bin Laden in 2011.

The Trump administration's top environment official left a meeting with international counterparts early, boarding a plane home to tell President Donald Trump the US position was "received well."

Sen. Elizabeth Warren's seemingly fraught history with now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions is no secret.

While the political world and late-night comedians still debate what "covfefe" means, at least one member of Congress is aiming to establish what it stands for.

The day after the Pulse nightclub in Orlando became the site of the deadliest terrorist attack since 9/11, then-candidate Donald Trump reiterated his plans to cut off Syrian refugees from the US, produced the latest iteration of his Muslim ban and previewed his calls for extreme vetting of visitors from Muslim-majority countries.

Could Puerto Rico become the 51st US state? That's the question of the day after Puerto Ricans voted overwhelmingly for statehood during a nonbinding weekend referendum. There are a few catches, though: Only 23% of eligible citizens voted, and, well, there's plenty of red tape on the way to becoming a state. Here are the basics:

With James Comey's testimony in the rear view mirror, Congress looks toward trying to move forward this week on one of the more traditional aspects of their job -- budget hearings.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions will testify at a public hearing of the Senate intelligence committee Tuesday afternoon, the committee said in a statement.

Donald Trump's star on Hollywood Boulevard was vandalized over the weekend during L.A. Pride's Resist March.

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke informed President Donald Trump on Monday that he was delaying his decision on the controversial Bears Ears National Monument, putting off the final decision until later in 2017.

CNN's Jake Tappper, Dartmouth College graduate of '91, delivered the commencement speech at his alma mater Sunday. He offered advice--from the quick-and-easy to the hard-fought lessons--telling students to work hard, embrace the adventure, and never "tweet, post, Instagram or email anything you wouldn't feel comfortable seeing on the front page of The New York Times."

The first meeting of President Donald Trump's full Cabinet evolved into an unusual tribute session Monday as heads of his executive branch agencies hailed the opening five months of Trump's administration while the President himself listened on closely.

President Donald Trump stepped off Marine One Sunday, followed by son, Barron, and wife, Melania. The couple held hands as they walked across the White House's South Lawn on the warm June evening, the President waving to cameras assembled before guiding his wife into the private residence.

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's name has echoed through the DC rumor mill amid speculation over a White House staff shakeup. But perhaps there's another post-gubernatorial gig awaiting him: sports talk radio host.

The White House East Wing has thus far been functioning with a first lady in absentia -- but soon, that will change.

Former White House photographer Pete Souza is getting some help on his new book's foreword from his former boss, President Barack Obama, according to publisher Little, Brown and Company.