Interior Secretary talks about Trump's promise to "drain the swamp"

David Bernhardt, a former lobbyist, says that he is a "big believer in the president's agenda"

• Sep 20, 2019

Iowa Democrats propose satellite caucusing to expand access

Satellite caucusing would allow Iowans who can't attend in-person caucuses on February 3 to participate during extended hours at a location other than their precinct location

• Sep 19, 2019

Border Patrol agents screening migrant families for "credible fear"

Border Patrol agents — law enforcement officers — are now interviewing would-be asylum seekers who express fear about returning to their home countries

• Sep 20, 2019

Zuckerberg visits Trump at the White House

The Facebook CEO's trip to Washington D.C. comes as Congress has been debating a privacy law

• Sep 19, 2019

Justin Trudeau apologizes for brownface and blackface photos

Trudeau on Thursday spoke to reporters in Winnipeg where he apologized for past photos of him wearing brownface and blackface

• Sep 19, 2019

2020 Daily Trail Markers: Sanders gets to one million donors

"With 1 million contributors, this is the only Democratic campaign that has more supporters than Donald Trump," said campaign manager Faiz Shakir

• Sep 19, 2019

Administration reinstates deportation protections for sick immigrants

After a public uproar, the administration said it was reinstating a temporary reprieve from deportation offered to immigrants with life-threatening medical conditions

• Sep 20, 2019

What to know about the mysterious Trump whistleblower complaint

Democrats on Capitol Hill are frustrated they can't get their hands on a whistleblower complaint involving the president

• Sep 19, 2019

House votes to extend government funding through November

Congress has already passed a budget which suspends the debt ceiling for the upcoming fiscal year

• Sep 19, 2019

Betsy DeVos visits school with anti-transgender policy

"Why are you on a constant crusade against our #LGBTQ students & teachers?" one lawmaker fired at DeVos

• Sep 19, 2019

Bernie Sanders has 1 million donors

Sanders reached the milestone seven months after he announced his candidacy in February, faster than any candidate ever

• Sep 19, 2019

Pennsylvania state senator resigns after child porn arrest

Pennsylvania's governor called the charges "disgusting and beyond comprehension"

• Sep 19, 2019

McConnell backs amendment approving $250 million for election security

McConnell came under criticism from Democrats for not supporting separate election security legislation

• Sep 19, 2019

First lady reopens Washington monument after 3-year closure

The monument underwent an elevator modernization and new visitor screening facility construction

• Sep 19, 2019

EPA revokes California's authority to set own fuel standards

The administration says that its new rule will ensure that "there will be one, and only one, set of national fuel economy and greenhouse gas emission standards for vehicles"

• Sep 19, 2019

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