BuzzFeed wins defamation case related to Trump dossier story

A Russian technology executive had sued Buzzfeed over the publication of the unverified dossier

• Dec 20, 2018

DNC announces 12 debates for 2020 presidential campaign

There will be six Democratic primary debates in 2019 and six in 2020. DNC Chairman Tom Perez also announced a "level playing field" for the debates

• Dec 20, 2018

Trump struggles to defend decision to pull out of Syria

He declared ISIS defeated in Syria and claimed Russia, Iran and Syria are unhappy with his decision

• Dec 20, 2018

House Intel votes to release Roger Stone transcript to Mueller

Earlier this month, Adam Schiff, the top Democrat on the panel, said Mueller should be provided with Stone's testimony for evidence of perjury

• Dec 20, 2018

Rod Rosenstein, Chris Wray announce indictment of Chinese hackers

The deputy attorney general and the FBI director are unsealing charges against Chinese hackers accused of penetrating networks of U.S. agencies and companies

• Dec 20, 2018

GoFundMe for border wall raises over $10M

The goal is to raise more than $1 billion on the platform

• Dec 21, 2018

House Speaker Ryan takes questions from the press – watch live

House Speaker Paul Ryan will take questions in one of his final media availabilities before leaving Congress

• Dec 20, 2018

MLB announces Cuban players won't have to defect to play in U.S.

The league has reached an agreement with the Cuban Baseball Federation -- but the Trump administration could still intervene

• Dec 20, 2018

Republicans move to protect Trump from primary challenges

One state is even considering canceling its Republican primary to help insulate Trump ahead of the general election in 2020

• Dec 20, 2018

Senate approves stopgap spending measure to avoid shutdown

President Trump has recently said he would be "proud" to shut down the government to get funding for the border wall

• Dec 19, 2018

Obama visits D.C. children's hospital

Clad in a Santa hat and carrying a bag of gifts, Mr. Obama said "Ho, ho, ho, Merry Christmas" as he walked in

• Dec 19, 2018

Senate votes to make lynching a federal crime

The bill insures that lynching would have an enhanced sentence, like other federal hate crimes

• Dec 19, 2018

Backlash mounts over Trump's withdrawal from Syria

Trump ally Lindsey Graham declared it an "Obama-like mistake," and one senior administration official called the situation a "catastrophic disaster"

• Dec 19, 2018

DC attorney general sues Facebook over privacy scandal

Lawsuit accuses social media giant of misleading users about the security of their personal data

• Dec 19, 2018

GAO says VA failed to spend millions allocated for suicide prevention

A report from the Government Accountability Office found the VA only spent $57,000 of $6.2 million for suicide prevention

• Dec 19, 2018

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