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Matt Gaetz flirts with a run for Florida governor, adding a bit of chaos to the race
Rep. Byron Donalds has Trump’s support, but both former Rep. Matt Gaetz and Florida first lady Casey DeSantis are also eyeing potential bids.
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Why Kamala Harris could run for California governor and bypass another White House bid
After a bitter loss to President Donald Trump, former Vice President Kamala Harris is thinking hard about her next job.
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Nancy Pelosi speaks on Trump's spending bill
Lawmakers in Washington are debating President Donald Trump’s spending bill. Raj Mathai speaks with House Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi on this.
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Supreme Court sides with Maine state rep. censured over IDing trans teen online
The Supreme Court on Tuesday found that the Maine legislature must count the votes of a GOP lawmaker who was censured after she identified a transgender teen athlete in a viral social-media post.
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NJ Rep. LaMonica McIver charged with assault after skirmish at ICE center, prosecutor says
New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor said Monday that she’s charging Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver with assault after a skirmish with federal officers who arrested the Newark mayor outside an immigration detention center.
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Republicans look to get Trump's big bill back on track with rare Sunday committee session
The same panel voted against advancing the measure, which includes massive tax cuts and changes to border security, two days earlier.
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The old slang term '86' probably started as restaurant-worker jargon. Suddenly it's in the news
The slang term at the center of a political firestorm around former FBI Director James Comey likely originated as food-service-industry jargon before extending to other uses. In a since-deleted Instagram post, Comey shared a photo of shells in the shapes of “86 47.” He said he took it as a political message, since President Donald Trump is the 47th president,...
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Vice President Vance attends private fundraiser in the Bay Area
Vice President JD Vance was in the Bay Area Friday evening for a fundraiser with a small group of Silicon Valley elites.
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Vice President Vance to attend private fundraiser in the Bay Area
Vice President JD Vance will be in the Bay Area Friday evening for a fundraiser with a small group of Silicon Valley elites. Robert Handa reports.
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Former FBI Director James Comey under investigation for post seen as a potential threat to Trump's life
A now-deleted photo posted by former FBI Director James Comey has triggered a federal investigation after officials linked its message to a possible threat against President Trump.
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Trump's $4.9 trillion tax plan targets Medicaid to offset costs
House Republicans proposed sweeping tax breaks Monday in President Donald Trump’s big priority bill, tallying at least $4.9 trillion in costs so far, partly paid for with cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and green energy programs used by millions of Americans. The House Ways and Means Committee named its package “THE ONE, BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’’ in all capital letters, a...
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Checks and Balances: Trump's big gift offer, visit to Saudi Arabia
President Donald Trump was offered a lavish jet from the Qatari government and called it a “gimme.”
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Trump administration welcomes 59 white South Africans as refugees
A flight loaded with 59 South African refugees arrived in the U.S. on Monday. President Donald Trump suspended the U.S. refugee admissions program, but granted an exception for South Africa’s Afrikaners.
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Proposed cuts to federal rental aid program
There’s new concerns for those living just one paycheck away from potentially being homeless. Scott Budman reports.
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Trump big-budget biopic, friendlier than ‘The Apprentice,' being sold at Cannes
The project is backed by Italian producer Andrea Iervolino, who has worked on several biopics, including “Ferrari” and “The Music of Silence.”
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White House slams federal judge's order to release Tufts student from ICE detention
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt pushed back on a federal judge’s ruling that freed a Tufts student from ICE detention during a press briefing Friday.
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Treasury looking into costs of producing nickels as penny phase out looms
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says the U.S. Treasury is investigating ways to lower the costs of producing nickels as the penny may be phased out.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez won't seek top Democratic seat on House Oversight Committee
The progressive New York congresswoman said she believed Democrats would favor a more senior member in the role, as they did in the previous race.
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Harris accuses Trump of ‘wholesale abandonment' of American ideals in major post-election speech
Former Vice President Kamala Harris used a high-profile speech Wednesday to sharply criticize President Donald Trump amid speculation about whether she will mount another presidential campaign or opt to run for California governor. Ginger Conejero Saab reports.
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Checks and Balances: GDP declines; Trump backing off on auto tariffs?
America’s GDP declined in the first quarter, President Donald Trump is backing off a bit on auto tariffs and former VP Mike Pence is among the latest critics of Trump’s tariffs.