GOP Rep. Sean Duffy announces that he will resign House seat

"With much prayer, I have decided that this is the right time for me to take a break from public service," Duffy wrote

• Aug 26, 2019

Joe Kennedy says he's considering run for U.S. Senate

Kennedy has been mulling a primary bid against Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey

• Aug 26, 2019

Former congressman accused of sexually abusing teen in 1960s

Gary Ackerman is accused of abusing a then-17-year-old at a Boy Scout camp five decades ago

• Aug 26, 2019

Trump skips G-7 climate meeting

This is not the first time the president has skipped attending a climate-related event

• Aug 26, 2019

Trump says Macron "asked me for approval" of Zarif's G-7 visit

President insists French leader didn't surprise him by inviting Iran's U.S.-sanctioned top diplomat to join world leaders

• Aug 26, 2019

Death row prisoners to argue sentences tainted by race

The inmates say a repealed law on race and capital punishment should still let them be resentenced life without parole

• Aug 26, 2019

Jill Biden makes her pitch to rural voters in South Carolina

It was the first time a presidential surrogate had ever come to Great Falls, a small town in Chester County

• Aug 25, 2019

Iran's foreign minister makes surprise G-7 appearance

Mohammad Javad Zarif arrived as fissures emerged among G-7 leaders over how to deal with Iran

• Aug 25, 2019

Klobuchar open to keeping military "footprint" in Afghanistan

Since a U.S.-led coalition invaded Afghanistan in 2001, U.S. troops have been entangled in what has become the longest war in American history

• Aug 25, 2019

Graham warns Trump against "really risky" Afghanistan drawdown

Many of the Democrats vying to challenge the president in 2020 have vowed to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan

• Aug 25, 2019

Kudlow: China is bearing the brunt of trade war with U.S

The White House economic adviser dismissed fears that reciprocal protectionist policies between the two economic giants will harm the American economy and precipitate a potential recession

• Aug 25, 2019

CBS poll on the economy: Optimism, but Trump tweets and trade raise concerns

New CBS News poll also finds partisanship plays a role in perceptions of Americans' financial situations

• Aug 25, 2019

Joe Walsh, former congressman, to challenge Trump in 2020 primary

Walsh announced his candidacy during an interview on ABC's "This Week'"​ on Sunday

• Aug 25, 2019

Trump regrets not raising China tariffs higher, White House says

The president had earlier signaled some remorse for an escalating trade war with China at the G-7 summit in France

• Aug 25, 2019

Trump attends dinner at G-7 summit after days of bashing allies

Mr. Trump had lunch with French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of a dinner with other G-7 members

• Aug 24, 2019

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