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The latest on the Democratic presidential debates. Read more
The latest on the Democratic presidential debates. Read more
President Donald Trump and Democrats are blaming each other for the deaths of a migrant father and his toddler daughter whose bodies were seen in searing photographs, symbolizing the perils faced bythose trying to cross illegally into the United States. Read more
Next steps are unclear, but Pelosi quickly dismissed speculation that the Democratic-controlled House will simply accept the Senate measure. Read more
Mueller’s unusual back-to-back testimony in front of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees is likely to be the most highly anticipated congressional hearing in years. Read more
Russia-U.S. ties have sunk to their lowest level since the Cold War over the crisis in Ukraine, the war in Syria and Russian meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential election. Read more
North Korean and U.S. officials are holding “behind-the-scenes talks” to arrange a third summit between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un on the fate of the North’s expanding nuclear arsenal, South Korea’s president said. Read more
Sixty seconds for answers, a television audience of millions and, for some candidates, a first chance to introduce themselves to voters. Read more
Don’t envy NBC News executive Rashida Jones, who is behind this week’s inaugural Democratic presidential debate and will have to juggle 20 candidates, five news personalities and, it’s likely, one tweeting president. Read more
It took last-minute changes and a full-court press by top Democratic leaders, but the House passed with relative ease today a $4.5 billion emergency border aid package to care for thousands of migrant families and unaccompanied children detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. Read more
Democrats said today that Robert Mueller has agreed to testify publicly July 17 before the House Judiciary and intelligence committees after both panels issued subpoenas to him. Read more
The Justice Department is suing former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman, alleging she failed to file a legally-required financial disclosure after she was fired from her post. Read more
The Democratic speaker of the Maine House of Representatives announced today that she is challenging longtime Republican U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, who has found her long-standing image as a moderate sympathetic to abortion rights under fire in an increasingly polarized Washington. Read more
Sanders’ bill and Warren’s plan are part of their broader appeal to liberal voters on issues such as health care, technology and education. Read more
The sanctions follow Iran’s downing of a more than $100 million U.S. surveillance drone over the Strait of Hormuz. Read more
Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg faced criticism from angry black residents of South Bend, Indiana, at an emotional town hall meeting a week after a white police officer fatally shot a black man in the city where he is mayor. Read more
President Donald Trump said he’d prefer to run for re-election against Joe Biden, suggesting that the former vice president won’t be the “great candidate” Hillary Clinton was in 2016. Read more
President Donald Trump sent North Korean leader Kim Jong Un an “excellent” letter, the North’s state-run news agency reported Sunday, quoting Kim as saying he would “seriously contemplate it.” Read more
White House adviser Jared Kushner will present the economic portion of his Mideast peace plan on June 25 in Bahrain, with some key players missing. Read more
The move came after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had called Trump on Friday asking him to call off the operation. Read more
The president said he aborted a military strike set for Thursday after learning 150 people would be killed. Read more
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Army Secretary Mark Esper for defense secretary following the messy withdrawal of the president’s previous choice, acting Secretary Patrick Shanahan. Read more