Republicans slam Rep. King for what they call racist remarks

House Republicans on Thursday criticized a fellow GOP lawmaker for making what they said were "racist" comments.

Federal workers protest as payday without pay hits as government shutdown drags on

Payday will come Friday without any checks for about 800,000 federal employees affected by the government shutdown, forcing workers to scale back spending, cancel trips, apply for unemployment benefits and take out loans to stay afloat.

President Trump threatens emergency declaration, visits US-Mexico border

President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to declare a national emergency to circumvent Congress if he can't reach a deal with Democrats to fund his promised border wall.

Trump walks out of shutdown talks with Dems, says 'bye-bye'

President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — "I said bye-bye," he tweeted— as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Rosenstein expected to leave Department of Justice once new attorney general confirmed

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who appointed special counsel Robert Mueller and remains his most visible Justice Department protector, is expected to leave his position soon after William Barr is confirmed as attorney general, a person familiar with the plans said Wednesday.

President Trump tries to hold jittery GOP in line on shutdown

The White House is trying to hold jittery congressional Republicans in line on the 19th day of the partial government shutdown, with no end in sight to the impasse over President Donald Trump's demand for a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.

‘Get these folks back to work': Gov. Hogan calls for end to government shutdown

In an interview with FOX 5's Steve Chenevey, Gov. Larry Hogan called for an end to the 'political nonsense' and for both parties to come to a resolution to end the government shutdown.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib apologizes over Trump slam, but only for causing 'distraction'

(FOX NEWS) - Freshman Rep. Rashida Tlaib, who last week made expletive-laced remarks about impeaching President Trump, characterized the comments Tuesday as “a distraction,” which she reasoned was the only cause for apology.

Maryland General Assembly begins session Wednesday
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Maryland's legislative session is beginning with 60 new lawmakers in the 188-member General Assembly.

Trump taking demand for wall to prime-time TV, Democrats to air rebuttal

Ready to make his case on prime-time TV, President Donald Trump is stressing humanitarian as well as security concerns at the U.S.-Mexico border as he tries to convince America he must get funding for his long-promised border wall before ending a partial government shutdown that has hundreds of thousands of federal workers facing missed paychecks.

Filing accuses Manafort of lying about sharing poll data with alleged Russian associate

Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort shared polling data during the 2016 presidential campaign with a business associate accused of having ties to Russian intelligence, and prosecutors say he lied to them about it, according to a court filing Tuesday.

On The Hill, Episode 4: A chat with Gina Foote, former chief of staff to Congressman Ted Poe

Gina Foote, the vice president of the Glover Park Group Government Affairs Division and former chief of staff to Republican Congressman Ted Poe, goes "On The Hill." As the new 116th Congress gets down to business in Washington, one of the hallmarks of this New Year are the record number of women who have been elected.

Dems push gun control on anniversary of Giffords shooting

Days after reclaiming the House majority, Democrats introduced gun control legislation timed for the anniversary of the shooting of former Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords.

Trump announces plans to visit border as House leaders continue pressure to end shutdown

With no breakthrough in sight to end the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump plans a Tuesday night address to the nation and a Thursday visit the U.S.-Mexico border to highlight his demands for a border wall. Newly empowered House Democrats — and at least a few Republican senators — are stepping up pressure on Trump and GOP lawmakers to reopen the government.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls herself 'radical,' says her mistakes don't compare to Trump's 'lies'

Rising Democratic star Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told CBS News' '60 Minutes' in an interview broadcast Sunday that she is 'a radical' who wants to use her newfound position in Congress to make new progressive laws in America.

Trump stands by border demands amid shutdown talks

President Donald Trump stood by his demands for funding for a border wall Sunday as another round of shutdown talks failed to break an impasse, while newly empowered House Democrats planned to step up the pressure on Trump and Republican lawmakers by passing legislation this week to reopen parts of the government.

Airstrike kills al-Qaida operative wanted for involvement in USS Cole attack

A U.S. military spokesman confirms that an American airstrike killed an al-Qaida operative accused of involvement in the attack nearly two decades ago on the USS Cole that killed 17 sailors.