Rand Paul defends troop withdrawal in Syria, reduction in Afghanistan

The senator from Kentucky praised President Trump for withdrawing 2,000 Americans troops from Syria

• Dec 23, 2018

Trump ousts Mattis 2 months early, taps Shanahan as acting defense chief

Decision follows a sharply critical resignation letter by defense secretary of the president's foreign policy

• Dec 23, 2018

Trump signs bill to honor son of Gold Star dad who slammed president

The president and Khizr Kahn waged a high-profile battle during the 2016 presidential race over Mr. Trump's Muslim ban

• Dec 23, 2018

Trump tweets about Mattis, Syria withdrawal and McGurk exit

Trump criticized the media, writing "if anybody but your favorite President, Donald J. Trump" withdrew troops from Syria, "that person would be the most popular hero in America"

• Dec 22, 2018

"I'm not sure how this ends": Shutdown could last until January

In a message to her caucus on Saturday evening, Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi warned "it is unlikely that there will be any progress to end the Trump shutdown in the next several days"

• Dec 22, 2018

Some national parks remain open during shutdown, others close

Because lawmakers did not broker a deal on Saturday, the partial government shutdown will continue through Christmas

• Dec 22, 2018

Pay on hold for federal law enforcement Trump vocally supports

Thousands of the federal law enforcement officers Trump praises will not receive pay until the shutdown ends — and there's no end in sight

• Dec 22, 2018

Top U.S. envoy in ISIS fight resigns

Brett McGurk, envoy for coalition to defeat ISIS, resigns over Trump's sudden decision to withdraw U.S. troops from Syria

• Dec 22, 2018

Russia’s U.N. envoy on U.S. relations: "We don't want to be loved," just "respected"

"We want a dialogue on issues which are important," said Russia's U.N. Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia

• Dec 22, 2018

420K employees will go without pay during government shutdown

Even a partial closure would force a huge number of federal workers to stay on the clock without earning a dime

• Dec 22, 2018

Here's what shuts down in a government shutdown

Government funding for key departments and agencies runs dry Friday night

• Dec 22, 2018

Ruth Bader Ginsburg has cancerous growths removed from lung

A spokesperson for the Supreme Court said that there was no evidence of remaining disease

• Dec 21, 2018

Infrastructure not compromised in midterms, says intel community

Russia, China and Iran all sought to influence American voters ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said

• Dec 21, 2018

Trump now describes his border wall as "steel slats"

Trump's description of the characteristics of his border wall evolve

• Dec 21, 2018

The tax law is 1 year old — here are the winners and losers

President Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act nearly a year ago -- so has it lived up to its billing?

• Dec 21, 2018

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