President signs law to reduce robocalls, though they won't end

An anti-robocalls measure signed into law Monday by President Donald Trump should help reduce the torrent of unwanted calls promising lower interest rates or pretending to be the IRS, though it won't make all such calls disappear.

GOP Senator Collins says she's open to impeachment witnesses

Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says she's open to calling witnesses as part of the Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump, but she says it is “premature” to decide who should be called until senators see the evidence that is presented.

Iraqi supporters of Iran-backed militia attack US Embassy compound in Baghdad

Angered by deadly airstrikes targeting an Iran-backed militia, dozens of Iraqi Shiite militiamen and their supporters broke into the U.S. Embassy compound in Baghdad on Tuesday, smashing a main door and setting fire to a reception area in one of the worst attacks on the embassy in recent memory.

Veteran Maryland statesman Ulysses Currie passes away

Ulysses Currie, a former Maryland state senator who grew up the son of a sharecropper and rose to be an influential voice in state politics, passed away at his Forestville home Friday morning at the age of 82.

FDA: It's illegal to sell tobacco or vaping products to anyone under 21

The FDA said it is now illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone under the age of 21 after the national age was raised from 18 last week.

Trump says North Korea may be planning nice 'Christmas gift'

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may be planning to give him “a nice present" such as a “beautiful vase” for Christmas rather than a missile launch.

House committee raises prospect of more impeachment articles

The House Judiciary Committee is holding open the possibility of recommending additional articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump.

Critics attack Bevin's pardon of man convicted of child rape

Former Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin received backlash after he pardoned a man convicted of raping a child. Bevin said there was no physical evidence of a rape.

Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of Union on Feb. 4

President Donald Trump will deliver the State of the Union to a joint session of Congress on Feb. 4.

After impeachment, House bestows big trade victory on Trump

One day after its historic impeachment votes, the Democratic-led House gave President Donald Trump an overwhelming bipartisan victory Thursday on a renegotiated trade agreement with Canada and Mexico.

Evangelical magazine Christianity Today: Trump must go

A major evangelical Christian magazine founded by the late Rev. Billy Graham on Thursday published an editorial calling for President Donald Trump’s removal from office.

Nancy Pelosi demands impeachment trial info before sending charges

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insisted on Thursday that before she will send the Republican Senate the articles of impeachment her Democratic chamber approved against President Donald Trump, GOP leaders must provide more detail about how they will handle the expected trial.

7 Democrats to take stage in final presidential debate of 2019

Only a day after the House voted to impeach the president, Thursday’s debate in Los Angeles will underscore the concern for Democratic voters regarding who can beat Trump in November.

President Trump tweets morning after impeached by House

President Donald Trump was active on Twitter the morning after he became just the third president in American history to be impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives.

Mitch McConnell blasts impeachment, says Senate ensures stability

The top Senate Republican is denouncing the "unfair" House impeachment of President Donald Trump and reassuring Trump and his supporters that "moments like this are why the United States Senate exists.”

President Trump ally US Rep. Mark Meadows won't seek reelection

Republican congressman Mark Meadows, a top ally to President Donald Trump, said Thursday that he won't seek reelection.

President Trump impeached by US House, 3rd in history

President Donald Trump was impeached by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday night, becoming only the third American chief executive to be formally charged under the Constitution’s ultimate remedy for high crimes and misdemeanors.