Pentagon chief plans to shift US focus to China and Russia
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. — Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Saturday he still plans to shift the American military’s focus to competing with China and Rus...
House impeachment report looks at abuse, bribery, corruption
WASHINGTON — Previewing potential articles of impeachment, the House Democrats on Saturday issued a lengthy report drawing on history and the Founding...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump and the people he forgets he knew
WASHINGTON — When certain associates and acquaintances of President Donald Trump get into hot water, he forgets he ever knew them. Various figures fro...
Impeachment collides with funding deadline, testing Congress
WASHINGTON — The impeachment drama is dominating Washington, but leading figures such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi still have their day jobs to do.
No malarkey: Biden courts Iowans, balances national campaign
STORM LAKE, Iowa — Minutes after Joe Biden met Cathy Buxengard, he commandeered her cellphone to talk with her 99-year-old mother about her service as...
Russian foreign minister to meet with Pompeo in DC next week
WASHINGTON — Russia's foreign minister will visit Washington next week for talks with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, U.S. officials said Friday.
Federal workers could win parental leave in space force swap
WASHINGTON — Capitol Hill leaders are nearing agreement in negotiations on an annual defense policy bill that would extend 12 weeks of paid parental l...
Klobuchar gaining traction in Iowa with Midwest sensibility
INDIANOLA, Iowa — Quick with a joke and unsparing in her mockery of President Donald Trump, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar and her Midwest sensibility s...
Buttigieg calls on McKinsey to release list of his clients
WASHINGTON — Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is calling on his former employer McKinsey & Co. to release a list of the clients he...
‘All roads lead to Putin’: Impeachment ties Ukraine, Russia
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are bringing the impeachment focus back to Russia as they draft formal charges against President Donald Trump.
Trump complains low-flow toilets are flush with problems
WASHINGTON — When it comes to toilets, President Donald Trump just wants to let it flow.
Melania Trump befriends 18-year-old former leukemia patient
WASHINGTON — The first time Caoilinn McLane met Melania Trump she had no idea it wouldn't be the last time.
White House won’t participate in next impeachment hearing
WASHINGTON — A senior Trump administration official said the White House will not participate in the House Judiciary Committee's next impeachment hear...
US digs into Saudi shooting suspect motive in Navy shooting
WASHINGTON — U.S. law enforcement officials were digging into the background of the suspected Florida Naval station shooter Friday, to determine the S...
Senators urge Medicare to allow seniors a drug plan do-over
WASHINGTON — Leading senators are urging Medicare to allow seniors concerned about their drug plan pick for next year to switch if they received inacc...
Warren, Buttigieg scrap puts Democratic divide on display
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren spent weeks absorbing attacks from more moderate rivals looking to stop her steady summer rise in the polls. Now, as the...
US hits Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders with sanctions
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration on Friday slapped sanctions on three Iran-backed Iraqi militia leaders for violent suppression of protests that ...
Economic adviser: China wants to keep negotiating with Trump
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's economic adviser said Friday that he doesn't think China is slow-walking trade talks with the United States to s...
As Dems zero in on White House, Trump racks up court losses
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump knows he has fierce Democratic adversaries in Congress. But there is also powerful sentiment against him from the ...
Doctor’s report says Elizabeth Warren ‘in excellent health’
WASHINGTON — Elizabeth Warren “is in excellent health,” according to a doctor's report released by the Massachusetts senator on Friday, becoming the f...
‘Dark money’ ties raise questions for GOP Sen. Ernst of Iowa
WASHINGTON — An outside group founded by top political aides to Sen. Joni Ernst has worked closely with the Iowa Republican to raise money and boost h...
A locker, a chirp: How tiny clues help solve child sex cases
FAIRFAX, Va. — It was the odd-looking locker handles that caught their eye.
GOP Rep. pitches LGBTQ rights bill with religious exemptions
As Democrats champion anti-discrimination protections for the LGBTQ community and Republicans counter with worries about safeguarding religious freedo...
Democrats move toward impeaching Trump, with scant grumbling
WASHINGTON — House Democrats are charging toward impeaching President Donald Trump but not without pockets of division, as lawmakers who began the sum...
Biden scrap with voter risks overshadowing critique of Trump
NEW HAMPTON, Iowa — Joe Biden sought to capitalize on President Donald Trump's icy reception from world leaders by portraying himself on Thursday as s...
Articles of impeachment: Explaining what’s next in the House
WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that Democrats will draft articles of impeachment against President Trump, a crucial step toward...
Senate passes bill to save funding for black colleges
The Senate on Thursday passed a bipartisan deal that would permanently restore funding to historically black colleges and universities and other schoo...
Democrats say Trump impeachment charges must come swiftly
WASHINGTON — House Democrats moved aggressively to draw up formal articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump on Thursday, with Speaker Nan...
Pelosi sets Medicare showdown on drug costs and new benefits
WASHINGTON — The House will hold a showdown vote next week on Speaker Nancy Pelosi's bill empowering Medicare to negotiate drug prices, expanded Thurs...