Rodrigo Duterte's controversial invitation to the White House once again throws a spotlight on US President Donald Trump's soft spot for the world's "strongmen" leaders.
The Trump administration is discontinuing a signature girls education initiative championed by former first lady Michelle Obama, according to officials.
Top-tier athletes enrolled at US military service academies must, once again, serve out their mandatory two-year active duty stints upon graduation before they can pursue a career in professional sports.
The White House and Democrats on Capitol Hill both took a victory lap Monday after congressional negotiators reached a budget deal Sunday night to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year.
Jim DeMint is likely to resign as the president of the Heritage Foundation, the influential right-wing think tank, at the organization's board meeting Tuesday, a source familiar with the board's thinking told CNN.
Maine's Republican governor has filed a lawsuit against the state's Democratic attorney general for allegedly refusing to represent his administration in court.
The White House pushed back against criticism of President Donald Trump's invitation to Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte Monday, saying it was part of the US effort to rein in North Korea and stay engaged with allies despite concerns about Duterte's human rights record.
Utah Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz, Chairman of the House oversight committee, plans to be back in Washington, this week, after undergoing major foot surgery just days ago.
President Donald Trump told Bloomberg Monday that he would be "honored" to meet with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un under the right circumstances, the latest in a series of odd moves that suggest Trump may still not grasp the power and signal-sending of such a gathering.
At the Supreme Court on Wednesday, during arguments concerning a naturalized American who had been stripped of her citizenship, Chief Justice John Roberts appeared incredulous at the government's position in the case.
To commemorate his 100th day in office -- a "ridiculous" marker created by the "fake news" media! -- President Donald Trump gave a series of long interviews to a variety of news outlets. And, holy cow did he talk -- and talk.
At a Saturday night rally in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, designed to celebrate his first 100 days in office, Donald Trump read the lyrics from a song called "The Snake."
Justice Neil Gorsuch has been on the bench for less than a month and conservatives are already preparing for the next Supreme Court confirmation fight. The only hitch: there's no vacancy.
President Donald Trump suggested Monday he still believes his unsubstantiated allegations that President Barack Obama illegally tapped his phones during the 2016 campaign.
President Donald Trump will spend his next 100 days trying to get things done that he once confidently predicted he would accomplish in his first 100 days in office.
President Donald Trump discussed the origins of the Civil War in an interview airing Monday, asking, "Why was there the Civil War? Why could that one not have been worked out?"
The spending deal struck by congressional negotiators Sunday includes an additional $15 billion in military funding, half of the $30 billion President Donald Trump requested in March.
Congressional negotiators are close to a deal on a bill to fund the government through the end of September, a congressional source confirmed to CNN on Sunday evening.
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