O'Rourke bets national attention will lift him in Texas raceSeptember 2, 2018 4:10 PMBy Associated PressIf elections were decided by viral videos and fawning media profiles, Democrat Beto O'Rourke would win Texas' Senate race in a landslide.
McCain buried at Naval Academy alongside a longtime friendSeptember 2, 2018 3:20 PMBy Associated PressSen. John McCain's final journey ended Sunday on a grassy hill at the U.S. Naval Academy within view of the Severn River and earshot of midshipmen present and future, and alongside a lifelong friend.
Father of slain Iowa student decries using her as 'pawn'September 2, 2018 12:25 PMBy Associated PressThe father of slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts in a Saturday opinion piece spoke out against using his daughter's death in support of "views she believed were profoundly racist."
Challenge for Congress: Consider Kavanaugh, keep lights onSeptember 2, 2018 11:50 AMBy Associated PressKeep the government running and confirm Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice. Those are the big-ticket items that Republican leaders in Congress hope to accomplish as lawmakers look to wrap up their work and head home to campaign for the November elections.
Wisconsin's tight governor's race puts Walker on defensiveSeptember 2, 2018 11:33 AMWisconsin's tight race for governor is putting Republican Gov. Scott Walker on the defensive about his record on education, roads and health care, while his Democratic challenger faces accusations he mismanaged his duties as the state schools chief.
Play3min 43secPresident Trump's description of what's 'fake' is expandingSeptember 2, 2018 8:55 AMBy Tamara Keith Over the course of Trump's presidency there has been an upward trend in tweets declaring everything from news to books "fake" or "phony."
Play6min 01secMother of Parkland victim wins school board seat: 'I won't stop' until kids are safeSeptember 2, 2018 7:05 AMBy Emma Bowman and Ian Stewart Lori Alhadeff's mission is to make all U.S. schools safe, starting with Broward County, Fla. After her daughter was killed in February's mass shooting, politics has become her vehicle for change.
Trump: Canada 'will be out' of trade deal unless it's 'fair'September 1, 2018 4:50 PMBy Associated Press"There is no political necessity to keep Canada in the new NAFTA deal," Trump said in one of a series of tweets.
California lawmakers pass net neutrality billSeptember 1, 2018 4:35 PMThe net neutrality protections, which advocates call the strongest in the country, now go to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown.
Play4min 24secThe man who could be White House counsel prepares for battleSeptember 1, 2018 1:55 PMBy Ryan Lucas and Tamara Keith Emmet Flood is currently the lawyer handling the Russia investigation for the White House, but his name comes up frequently as a possible replacement for outgoing White House counsel Don McGahn.