Senate Democrats are weighing whether to bring the chamber's business to a halt next week in an effort to voice their objections to the GOP health care push, according to sources familiar with the effort.
Alexandria shooting victim Matt Mika is showing "positive results" after undergoing additional surgery and is expected to make a full recovery, his family said in a statement Saturday.
Tensions are building inside the Justice Department as Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein contemplates whether he will become a witness in the ongoing investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 US elections.
Seven US sailors are missing and the commanding officer of a US destroyer is among the injured after the warship and a merchant ship collided off the coast of Japan, the US Navy said.
When President Donald Trump traveled to Saudi Arabia last month, he danced with a sword and sipped coffee with the king, but made no mention of the country's political oppression or routine beheadings.
A list of names -- including some Republican members of Congress -- was found with the Alexandria shooter, according to a law enforcement source and Rep. Mo Brooks, who was on the list and present at the practice but unharmed by the shooting.
President Donald Trump's longtime attorney and adviser Michael Cohen has hired a lawyer to represent him in the investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, Cohen told CNN on Friday.
President Donald Trump's decision to delegate authority over troop levels in Afghanistan has been lauded by those who feel he's correcting Obama administration overreach, even as it raises concerns that he may be ceding too much civilian control of the military.
An investment group that U.S. authorities say is run by Russian mobsters and linked to the Russian government sent at least $900,000 to a company owned by a businessman tied to Syria's chemical weapons program, according to financial documents obtained by CNN.
President Donald Trump's immigration enforcer doubled down Friday on recent comments that undocumented immigrants "should be afraid" under the Trump administration.
A retired US Navy Captain and former naval attaché was sentenced to three and a half years in prison on Friday for his role in the massive "Fat Leonard" bribery scandal that has engulfed 20 current and former Navy officials.
In the aftermath of Wednesday's shooting at a congressional baseball practice, the question arises, where does this leave the gun control debate? Members of Congress have called for unity to replace divisive, hateful rhetoric, which some argue motivated the attack on Republican congressmen -- but few have pushed for legislative measures on gun control in response. And with at least one mass shooting occurring every month (under the most narrow definition), gun violence may continue to be a significant issue. CNN reached out to Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence, for answers about whether this shooting will spur action on gun control reform and what Congress' approach should be for curbing gun violence in the future. This interview, conducted via email, has been lightly edited for flow.
Health and Human Services Secretary Ben Carson said Friday that he believes special counsel Robert Mueller should be given a chance to do his job, but added that "there's nothing to find" in relation to the Donald Trump's campaign and Russian meddling in the 2016 election.
President Donald Trump, in a furious Friday morning message, confirmed that he is being investigated for his role in firing FBI Director James Comey and seemed to accuse the deputy attorney general of overseeing a "witch hunt" against him.
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