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Report: Ivanka Trump Used Personal Email for Government Work
Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter and a top White House adviser, sent hundreds of emails about government business from a personal email account last year, The Washington Post reported Monday.
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Report: Trump Discussing Combat-Zone Visit to Troops
President Donald Trump has started talking about visiting troops in a combat zone for the first time in his presidency amid criticism for his failure to visit service members in Afghanistan or Iraq, The Washington Post reported.
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Women's March Founder Calls on Its Leaders to Step Down
The founder of the Women's March on Monday called on four of its leaders to step down, saying they'd "steered" the political-protest movement off course by their refusal to condemn anti-Semitic and homophobic allies."
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White House Correspondents' Assoc. Resists New White House Rules
The White House Correspondents' Association said Monday it "fully" expects reporters will continue to ask follow-up questions at presidential news conferences - pushing back on new rules limiting the practice."
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CBS Poll: 40 Percent of Dems Don't Want Pelosi as Speaker
Forty percent of Democrats in a new survey would rather have someone other than Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., serve as the next speaker of the House.Key results in the CBS News poll:
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House Dems Want Rule Change to Allow Hijabs, Yarmulkes
House Democrats are aiming to relax an 181-year-old ban on hats that'll allow religious headwear - like a hijab or kippah - on the floor of the lower chamber.
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Mueller Prosecutors: Whitaker Has 'No Effect' on Legal Work
Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's appointment will have "no effect" on legal work currently underway by special counsel Robert Mueller, prosecutors say.
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Sen. Ron Wyden to CIA: Release Khashoggi Murder Report
A longtime Senate Democrat said Monday the nation's intelligence community needs to publicly release its assessment of how a Saudi dissident journalist was killed in Turkey last month - which the CIA reportedly believes was ordered by...
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Sens. Lee, Cotton Clash Over Criminal Justice Reform Bill
Two conservative GOP senators have clashed over a proposed overhaul of the criminal justice system that has the backing of President Donald Trump.
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WH Rolls Out Rules of the Road for Press Corps
The White House Monday rolled out a set of rules for reporters at future news conferences, following its decision to restore White House access to CNN correspondent Jim Acosta.
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Rep.-Elect Waltz Hails Fellow Veterans Joining Congress
Sixteen former service member non-incumbents won a seat in Congress in the recent midterm elections, more than have been elected in nearly a decade, according to a report from The Hill.
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Dem Rep. Quigley Blasts Trump's 'Juvenile Name-Calling'
Rep. Mike Quigley, D-Ill., on Monday blasted President Donald Trump for giving California Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff a vulgar nickname, saying his "juvenile name-calling" is the best the president can do."
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Rep. Brown: Troops 'Demoralized' by Border Deployment
National Guard troops should have never been deployed to the U.S.-Mexico border, Rep. Anthony Brown, a veteran and member of the Armed Services Committee, said Monday.
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Report: White House Won't Seek Again to Revoke Acosta's Press Pass
The Trump administration will not seek to revoke CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta's press pass for a second time, Fox News reported Monday, citing two unnamed sources....
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Trump Critic Hurd Keeps Texas US House Seat for Republicans
Rep. Will Hurd, one of few Republican critics of President Donald Trump in Congress, narrowly won his re-election bid Monday in a sprawling Texas district that has been a perennial battleground.Democratic challenger Gina Ortiz Jones conceded Monday, nearly two weeks after...
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Adam McKay: 'I Would Choose Trump Over Bush and Cheney'
Director Adam McKay, whose new movie is a biopic on former Vice President Dick Cheney, said in an interview released Monday that he would take President Donald Trump over former President George W. Bush “any day of the week.”
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Rick Scott: Florida Recount Issues Were 'Frustrating'
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, whose election over Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson is now official, said Monday the continuing issues surrounding the ballot were "very frustrating," as he had a commanding lead when he announced his victory on Election Night.
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Ocasio-Cortez Now Backing Pelosi for Speaker
Since House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is the "most progressive candidate" running, Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., announced Monday she will back her for speaker, according to Talking Points Memo.
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DeSantis: Gillum 'Formidable' But I Had the Votes
Democratic opponent Andrew Gillum was a "formidable opponent" who helped bring out voters in droves for "kind of a blue wave," according to Florida Gov.-elect Ron DeSantis on Monday.
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Neighbors Wage Shadow Campaigns in NH for 2020
Even before they announce their White House intentions, New Hampshire's ambitious neighbors are in the midst of a shadow campaign to shape the nation's first presidential primary election of the 2020 season.Democrats on the ground expect a rush of presidential announcements...
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Koch Groups Call for End of Expired Tax Breaks
Congress should not to renew tax breaks that have expired, according to officials with two groups backed by the Koch brothers who are saying they do not give fair advantages to companies and businesses.
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Democrats' Digital Spending Ramping Up for 2020
Offering a lesson for potential presidential contenders in 2020, ramped-up digital advertising played a key role in midterm battleground races, according to one of the largest outside Democratic groups.
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Trump Uses Derisive Nickname for Rep. Adam Schiff in Tweet
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Report: Fla. Election Chief Snipes Resigns
Following a messy recount in Florida for Senate, governor and agriculture commissioner, beleaguered Broward County election chief Brenda Snipes submitted her resignation Sunday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reported.
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Feud Between Retired Admiral and Trump Intensifies
The tit for tat between President Donald Trump and Retired Adm. William McRaven intensified on Sunday as the admiral lashed out at the president on Sunday on CNN after Trump dismissed him as a "Hillary Clinton backer."