By KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democratic leaders are placing an early emphasis on healthcare as they discuss their immediate priorities upon the swearing-in of the new Congress on Jan. 3. Early votes in the House next year are expected to focus on boosting ...
By ALI SWENSON, SARAH RANKIN and AMELIA THOMSON-DEVEAUX Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Andy Soma, 24, doesn't identify with either political party, and he's been skipping elections since he became old enough to vote. But this year, disappointed with the economy and President Donald ...
JERUSALEM (AP) — In the space of about 24 hours, U.S. President Donald Trump suggested cutting off aid to Israel, a staunch critic of Israel won a key Senate race and the vice president partly blamed his own party's landslide defeat on U.S.-Israel relations. The rupture caused by Israel's ...
By REBECCA SANTANA Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — After Democrats' overwhelming midterm victories this week, winning candidates spoke of the need, once they are sworn in, to rein in President Donald Trump's mass deportation machine. Some suggested putting forward a new vision for ...
By SAFIYAH RIDDLE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday requested to dismiss its own lawsuit that sought to stop California from counting roughly 20,000 ballots it alleged went to noncitizens until their immigration statuses could be verified. The ...
By The Associated Press U.S. President Donald Trump discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East in a telephone call with Qatar's emir, the Gulf state leader's office said Friday, as the U.S. military launched new targeted strikes on Iran and the region remained on ...