Immigration agency chief defends striking 'nation of immigrants' from mission statement

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:31:58 -0400

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Director L. Francis Cissna on Wednesday defended striking "nation of immigrants" from his agency's mission statement, arguing that his agency ultimately serves the American ...

Poll: Dems lead GOP by 11 on generic ballot

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:29:57 -0400

Democrats hold an 11-point advantage over Republicans on a generic House ballot three months ahead of November's midterms, a CNN poll released Wednes...

Giuliani to Mueller: 'Write the damn report'

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:24:37 -0400

President Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani signaled Wednesday that his team is losing patience with special counsel Robert Mueller, urging the former FBI director to finish his Russian investigation ahead of the Novem...

Manafort trial becomes spectator sport

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 16:21:11 -0400

Dozens of people have waited in line each day to sit through hours of what has at times been dense testimony on bank and tax records in the criminal trial against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort -and it's not...

Trump wishes happy birthday to 'leader' of Dems Maxine Waters

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:18:13 -0400

President Trump tweeted a happy birthday message on Wednesday "to the leader of the Democrat Party, Maxine Waters!"The tweet came after a...

Poll: Republicans favor Scalise for Speaker; Dems favor Pelosi

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:15:23 -0400

A new poll shows Republican voters favor House Whip Steve Scalise (R-La.) to succeed retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) should the GOP keep control of the chamber in the midterm elections.A ...

NYT joins nationwide effort to publish editorials targeting Trump

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:12:09 -0400

The New York Times has announced that it will be joining a coordinated effort with newspapers across the country to publish editorials taking a stand against President Trump's repeated attacks on the media."As of T...

One Vermont Republican wins statewide nomination in six races

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:11:20 -0400

One Republican candidate won six GOP primary races in the state of Vermont on Tuesday after running unopposed in four of the races.H. Brooke Paige, a businessman and perennial candidate in the state, won Tuesday's...

Cook Political Report moves 4 GOP seats to 'toss-up' category

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 15:01:35 -0400

Four more Republican-held House seats are joining The Cook Political Report's list of "toss-up" races, the ...

NYT columnist: A tape of Trump saying N-word could make his supporters like him more

Wed, 15 Aug 2018 14:17:51 -0400

New York Times columnist Charles Blow said he thinks President Trump's supporters could like him even more if a tape of the president saying the N-word ever surfaces.