Politics and Government

Cuba's foreign minister rejected President Donald Trump's new policy toward the island, saying Monday that "we will never negotiate under pressure or under threat" and refusing to return U.S. fugitives who have received asylum in Cuba.

Attorney Jay Sekulow said a Friday tweet from the president was specifically directed at a story in The Washington Post about the expanding probe into Russia's election meddling.

Last week's shooting at a Republican baseball practice alarmed those who fear the left is becoming more radicalized.

Some items in the news you may have missed over the weekend.

The nation's top military leader answers questions at the National Press Club about the fight against the Islamic State and other terrorist groups, the situation in Afghanistan and North Korea, and the strength of U.S. alliances.

Will they get their to-do list done? Capitol Hill's calendar is filled with recesses and holidays -- and September is devoted to spending bills that keep the government up and running.

The party adjourned its city convention Saturday night after a 5-ballot battle failed to give any of the contenders the support the party required to endorse a candidate for mayor.

A judge says he's inclined to let a group of individual members of American Indian tribes join a lawsuit over the Dakota Access oil pipeline, but only if they agree to not add President Donald Trump as a defendant.

In his first public comments since the shooting, Dr. Jack Sava of MedStar Washington Hospital Center said it's a "good possibility" that the Louisiana Republican will be able to return to work in his full capacity.

Montana's incoming congressman is calling for civility in politics as heads to Washington with a conviction for assaulting a reporter.