Trump vows new sanctions on already heavily sanctioned Iran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Wednesday his administration will immediately impose new economic sanctions on Iran in response to Iranian mi...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump minimizes IS risk, distorts Iran payout
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump wrongly dismissed the continuing threat of the Islamic State group and spread a false tale of the U.S. paying out ...
Iranian leader calls missile attack a ‘slap’ at US bases
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran struck back at the United States early Wednesday for killing its most powerful military commander, firing a barrage of ballistic m...
Poll: World skeptical Trump will do right in global affairs
WASHINGTON — The world is still skeptical that after nearly three years in office President Donald Trump will do the right thing on foreign affairs, a...
Fears of Sanders win growing among Democratic establishment
DES MOINES, Iowa — Increasingly alarmed that Bernie Sanders could become their party's presidential nominee, establishment-minded Democrats are warnin...
Key events leading up to US-Iran confrontation
Iran's missile attack on two American bases in Iraq in response the the U.S. strike that killed its top general is the culmination of nearly two years...
Oil up, stocks down after Iran missile attack on US troops
BEIJING — Oil prices rose and global stock markets fell Wednesday after Iran fired missiles at U.S. bases in Iraq in retaliation for the killing of an...
On impeachment, pressure on Colorado senator is from right
DENVER — If Democrats were to have any hope of shaping the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump to their liking, they'd need help from R...
2020 hopeful Bloomberg unveils rough sketch of economic plan
NEW YORK — Democratic presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is unveiling a rough sketch of his plans to create millions of new jobs focused largely...
Trump campaign seizes on Soleimani killing
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump once warned Barack Obama against “playing the Iran card” to boost his political prospects by starting a war. Eight years lat...
Trump gets woman’s suit delayed until NY top court weighs in
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump got a reprieve Tuesday in a former “Apprentice” contestant's lawsuit over his response to her sexual assault allegat...
GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter resigns after corruption conviction
SAN DIEGO — Republican U.S. Rep. Duncan D. Hunter submitted his resignation Tuesday, one month after pleading guilty to a corruption charge, leaving v...
Dueling Trump, Bloomberg 2020 ads to air during Super Bowl
WASHINGTON — Americans looking for an escape from the nation's politically charged political environment won't find it in next month's Super Bowl.
Iraq’s outgoing prime minister says US troops must leave
WASHINGTON — Iraq's outgoing prime minister said Tuesday that the United States has no alternative and must pull its troops out of the country, or els...
Trump retreats from threat to attack Iranian cultural sites
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed away from his threats to target Iranian cultural sites if Iran retaliates against the U.S. for k...
McConnell: GOP will start impeachment trial, delay witnesses
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has secured the Republican votes needed to start President Donald Trump’s impeachm...
Biden: Iran escalation shows Trump ‘dangerously incompetent’
Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s escalation of tensions with Iran proves him to be “dangerously ...
US: Ex-Trump aide Flynn deserves up to 6 months in prison
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's former national security adviser Michael Flynn deserves up to six months behind bars, the Justice Department sai...
US prepares for possible Iranian reprisal after drone strike
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in the countr...
Trump tests Congress’ war powers with strike against Iran
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's confrontation with Iran is posing a gut check for Congress, brazenly testing whether the House and Senate will e...
Biden’s foreign policy prowess tested by Iran tensions
Rising tensions between Washington and Tehran are testing whether Joe Biden can capitalize on his decades of foreign policy experience as he seeks to ...
US braces for Iranian response: a ‘tit for tat’ assault?
WASHINGTON — U.S. officials on Monday braced for Iran to respond to the killing of its most powerful general, noting heightened military readiness in ...
Bloomberg sees California as model on climate change, guns
LOS ANGELES — Mike Bloomberg's plan for California - export it.
Pentagon rejects Trump threat to hit Iranian cultural sites
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon on Monday distanced itself from President Donald Trump’s assertions that he would bomb Iranian cultural sites despite intern...
Bolton willing to testify in impeachment trial if subpoenaed
WASHINGTON — Former White House national security adviser John Bolton said he is “prepared to testify” if he is subpoenaed by the Senate in its impeac...
Georgia’s new GOP senator sworn into office amid impeachment
WASHINGTON — W ealthy Republican businesswoman Kelly Loeffler was sworn in Monday as the newest senator from Georgia, a political newcomer who takes o...
Uncertain impeachment schedule leaves 2020ers scrambling
WASHINGTON — Uncertainty over when the Senate will begin President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is complicating crunch-time campaigning for the fi...
New law may encourage businesses to offer retirement plans
NEW YORK — A new law expanding retirement plan options for small businesses may encourage more companies to offer the benefits to their workers.
2020 Watch: Will the real front-runner please stand up?
NEW YORK — Presidential politics move fast. What we're watching heading into a new week on the 2020 campaign: