President Trump, Justice Department announce bump stock ban

President Trump announced that the administration plans to ban bump stocks and other devices that can modify weapons, making them more dangerous and faulting the Obama administration for the legalization.

Trump signs $1.3 trillion budget after threatening veto

President Trump says he is "considering" a veto of a giant $1.3 trillion spending bill, citing concerns over "Dreamers" and border wall funding. 

Congress OKs $1.3 trillion budget, averting another shutdown

Congress gave final approval Friday to a giant $1.3 trillion spending bill that ends the budget battles for now, but only after late obstacles skirted close to another shutdown as conservatives objected to big outlays on Democratic priorities at a time when Republicans control the House, Senate and White House.

Republican candidate in second place for California governor's race

The latest poll in the California governor’s race shows new hope for Republicans with a relatively unknown Republican candidate in second place.

John Bolton replacing H.R. McMaster as national security adviser

Charging ahead with the dramatic remaking of his White House, President Donald Trump said Thursday he would replace national security adviser H.R. McMaster with the former U.N. Ambassador John Bolton, a foreign policy hawk entering a White House facing key decisions on Iran and North Korea.

President Trump's attorney resigns from legal team

President Donald Trump's lead lawyer in the special counsel's Russia investigation has resigned amid a shake-up of the president's legal team.

House announces $1.3 trillion budget deal, no protections for Dreamer immigrants

Congressional bargainers have announced a bipartisan $1.3 trillion budget deal financing government agencies for the rest of this federal fiscal year. Lawmakers now have until midnight Friday to approve it and prevent the year's third embarrassing government shutdown. 

Joe Biden compares President Trump to 'fattest, ugliest S.O.B in the room'

While speaking about sexual assault at the University of Miami on Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden responded to President Trump’s unseemly comments about women by stating he would “beat the hell out of” him if they were in high school. 

Zuckerberg asked to testify; data firm's CEO suspended

The head of Trump-affiliated data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica has been suspended, while government authorities are bearing down on both the firm and Facebook over allegations the firm stole data from 50 million Facebook users to manipulate elections.

Uninvited candidate crashes mayoral forum in SF's Castro, banner bearers bounced

A large crowd turned out in San Francisco Monday night at the Castro Theatre to hear from the top candidates in the race for mayor, but one uninvited guest crashed the event and ended up staying. 

How Facebook likes could profile voters for manipulation

Facebook "likes" can tell a lot about a person. Maybe even enough to fuel a voter-manipulation effort like the one a Trump-affiliated data-mining firm stands accused of -- and which Facebook may have enabled.

Jim Carrey criticized for portrait believed to be Sanders

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Jim Carrey is being criticized on social media for a portrait he painted that is believed to be White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders.

Trump calls for death penalty to 'get tough' on drug pushers

MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) - Embracing the tough penalties favored by global strongmen, President Donald Trump on Monday brandished the death penalty as a fitting punishment for drug traffickers fueling the opioid epidemic.

Facebook bans Trump-linked firm which mined profiles of 50 million users without permission

WASHINGTON (AP) - A data analysis firm employed by President Donald Trump's 2016 campaign tapped the Facebook profiles of more than 50 million users without their permission, allowing it to capitalize on the private social media activity of a large portion of the U.S. electorate, newspapers reported Saturday.

Trump jokes 'who's next?' as tumult engulfs his White House

President Donald Trump consumed Thursday morning's TV headlines with amusement. Reports of tumult in the administration were at a feverish pitch - even on his beloved Fox News - as the president reflected on the latest staff departures during an Oval Office conversation with Vice President Mike Pence and Chief of Staff John Kelly.

Sessions fires former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe

Attorney General Jeff Sessions says he has fired former FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe, a longtime and frequent target of President Donald Trump's anger, just two days before his scheduled retirement date.

Lawyer: Porn star who alleges Trump affair has faced threats

A porn actress who said she had sex with Donald Trump before he became president has been threatened with physical harm, her attorney said Friday.

NY Rep. Louise Slaughter dies, Oldest member of Congress

An aide to Rep. Louise Slaughter says the 88-year old Democratic congresswoman from upstate New York has died.

San Francisco Police Commission approves Taser policy

It was a long night Wednesday at the seven-member San Francisco Police Commission meeting held at City Hall. The commissioners along with the SF Police Department chief grappled with the wording and details that may finally arm officers with Tasers.