Mueller: Paul Manafort 'brazenly violated the law' for years

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort committed crimes that cut to "the heart of the criminal justice system" and over the years deceived everyone from bookkeepers and banks to federal prosecutors and "members of the executive branch of the United States government," according to a sentencing memo filed Saturday by special counsel Robert Mueller's office.

Trump nominates Jeffrey Rosen for deputy attorney general

President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Jeffrey Rosen, a longtime litigator and deputy transportation secretary, to replace Rod Rosenstein as deputy attorney general.

Trump wants California to pay back billions for bullet train

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it plans to cancel $929 million awarded to California's high-speed rail project and wants the state to return an additional $2.5 billion that it has already spent.

Hillary Clinton slams Trump's national emergency declaration in tweet

(FOX NEWS) - Hillary Clinton took to Twitter on Monday to slam President Trump for declaring a national emergency along the United States southern border. In her tweet, the former secretary of state said the “real national emergencies” were “relentless gun violence, children separated from their families at the border, climate change” and “Americans dying for...

California sues Trump over emergency wall declaration

California and 15 other states filed a lawsuit Monday against President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

California Gov. Newsom, President Trump spar over bullet train money

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is sparring with President Donald Trump over $3.5 billion in federal money the state was awarded to build a high-speed rail line between Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez expresses shock that lobbyists pay homeless to wait in line for hearings

First-term Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has expressed shock after discovering the controversial practice of lobbyists paying homeless people to hold spots in line for them to attend important Congressional hearings.

President Trump promises law enforcement that 'the wall is coming'

President Trump reiterated his pledge on Wednesday that the proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border will be built, while slamming the “radical left” for fueling attacks against police officers in the country.

Judge finds Manafort lied to investigators in Russia probe

A federal judge has found that Paul Manafort intentionally lied to investigators and a federal grand jury in the Russia probe.

Trump still coy on border deal - but expected to sign

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump isn't showing his hand yet. But with little Washington appetite for another shutdown, he's expected to grudgingly accept an agreement that would keep the government open but provide just a fraction of the money he's been demanding for his Mexican border wall.

Ted Cruz wants ‘El Chapo' and drug lords to pay for border wall

(FOX NEWS) - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz thinks convicted Mexican drug lord Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán should finance President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall.

California governor names new leaders on water, education

California Gov. Gavin Newsom named new leaders Tuesday to top posts in water, transportation and education policy, his latest moves to set the state government on a fresh path during his first months in office.

Newsom tweaks focus of high speed rail to Central Valley

California’s high-speed rail project is years behind schedule, over budget and some think the plan is slipping off the rails.

Bill would prosecute pregnant women for assault if their babies are born addicted to drugs

A bill introduced in Tennessee aims to prosecute pregnant women for assault if they use illegal drugs while pregnant and the child is born addicted or harmed by said drug use. 

Pro-Trump MAGA merch spotted on the 2019 Grammys Red Carpet

Joy Villa made her annual MAGA statement on the 2019 Grammys red carpet, and this time the "Make America Great Again" singer had some company: Ricky Rebel.

California governor plans to withdraw hundreds of National Guard troops from border

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans Monday to withdraw several hundred National Guard troops from the state's southern border with Mexico in defiance of the Trump administration's request for support from border states.

Florida politician resigns following accusations she licked men's faces

A city commissioner in Florida has resigned after the state ethics commission fined her over accusations she sexually harassed a former city official by licking his face and groping him.

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren officially announces presidential bid

Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren entered the 2020 presidential contest, after making the official announcement on Saturday.

Democrats seek Green New Deal to address climate change

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats launched a sweeping plan Thursday to transform the U.S. economy to combat climate change and create thousands of jobs in renewable energy, signaling its likely elevation as a central campaign issue in 2020 despite President Donald Trump's failure to mention climate change in his State of the Union address.