Missing American reporter Austin Tice is believed to be alive, says U.S. official

The Marine-turned-reporter vanished in Syria in 2012, and the U.S. is pressing Russia for help in freeing him

• Nov 14, 2018

Kevin McCarthy elected House minority leader and Steve Scalise will be minority whip

House Republicans held leadership elections for the 116th Congress on Wednesday

• Nov 14, 2018

Fox News, CBS News and other outlets back CNN in legal fight against White House

CNN has sued the Trump administration for pulling White House hard pass for reporter Jim Acosta

• Nov 14, 2018

Yvette Herrell, New Mexico Republican who lost U.S. House race. seeks to impound ballots

A New Mexico Republican who lost her bid for a U.S. House seat is seeking to impound absentee ballots in a key county that decided the race for the Democrat,

• Nov 14, 2018

Democrats launch investigation into Acting AG Whitaker's involvement in controversial company

Democrats poised to take over critical House committees are going to investigate Whitaker’s involvement with World Patent Marketing

• Nov 14, 2018

Lawmakers near prison reform deal, but Trump support crucial

Senators have reached a tentative accord on the first major rewrite of criminal justice sentencing in a generation

• Nov 14, 2018

First lady's office, deputy national security adviser clash

The future of deputy national security adviser Mira Ricardel appears uncertain after the first lady's office publicly called for her ouster

• Nov 14, 2018

Postal Service delivers red ink for 12th year

Postmaster General pleads for relief: "We cannot generate enough revenue or cut enough costs to pay off our bills"

• Nov 14, 2018

Gov. Rick Scott to step down from elections board that is certifying his results

Scott will recuse himself from the state's canvassing commission, which officially signs off on election results in state and federal races

• Nov 14, 2018

Graham says he supports bill to protect Mueller

Sen. Lindsey Graham, a close ally to President Trump, says he would support legislation to protect Robert Mueller's job

• Nov 14, 2018

Here's how Justice Dept lawyers argue Whitaker's appointment is lawful

Critics of the Trump administration are already suing over Matt Whitaker's appointment

• Nov 14, 2018

GOP congressmen identify problems with their party in post-election opinion pieces

GOP Reps. Jason Lewis, Mark Sanford and Mike Gallagher each wrote pieces on the issues confronting Republicans in Congress

• Nov 14, 2018

Matt Whitaker walked away from taxpayer-funded project in 2016: AP

Whitaker's professional history has come under scrutiny since he was named acting attorney general

• Nov 14, 2018

Overheating machines complicate Florida's recount battle

Lawyers in the Florida recount are heading back to court today, as a new problem arose: Palm Beach County's tallying machines have overheated, causing mismatched results with recount of 174,00 early ballots

• Nov 14, 2018

EPA holds hearing on rollback of air rules

EPA is holding its only public hearing today on the Trump administration's plans to roll back Obama-era rules on methane pollution

• Nov 14, 2018

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