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Attorney General Jeff Sessions defended his response to Sen. Al Franken in his confirmation hearing saying his answer was "correct," in a letter released by the Justice Department Monday, because he "did not mention communications (he) had had with the Russian Ambassador over the years because the question did not ask about them."

Freedom Caucus member and former Chairman Jim Jordan said Monday that he was still unimpressed with the House GOP's bill to repeal and replace Obamacare and had not seen significant enough changes to win back his support.

Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly said that President Donald Trump must have "convincing evidence" for his allegation on Twitter that President Barack Obama ordered a wiretap of his phones during the campaign.

For a man with 26.1 million Twitter followers, President Donald Trump follows back surprisingly few people on his @realdonaldtrump account - a mere 43. (See the full list here)

Republicans in Congress are determined to push full steam ahead with a key campaign pledge -- repealing and replacing Obamacare -- despite the President's bombshell wiretapping claims that have put pressure on congressional committees to launch investigations and answer questions about a claim for which they've seen no evidence.

Secretary of Homeland Security John Kelly confirmed that the department is considering separating children from their parents at the border.

Planned Parenthood swiftly rejected Monday a proposal by President Donald Trump that would have pledged his support for federal funding for the women's health organization if it ceased providing abortion services.

All Marvin Anderson ever wanted to be was a firefighter. Instead, at 18 years old, he was wrongfully convicted of rape, sodomy, abduction and robbery.

In a show of force, the heads of the departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security appeared together on Monday to make the case for President Donald Trump's new travel ban of people from six Muslim-majority countries and institute changes they believe will make it impervious to court challenges.

Donald Trump's chief White House strategist Steve Bannon said in 2013 that Sen. Joseph McCarthy was right in his 1950s campaign claiming widespread Communist infiltration into the United States government.

Rep. Keith Ellison of Minnesota summed up how it felt like to lose the Democratic National Committee race on February 25 in two words: "It sucked."

US Marine Corps officers on Monday huddled on how to proceed with tackling a new and shocking scandal: the online posting of potentially hundreds of explicit photos of current and former female Marines and other service members on a private Facebook page.

Dmitry Peskov, spokesman for Russian President Vladimir Putin, told CNN that "hysteria in official Washington and in the American media" is harming relations between the two nations.

President Donald Trump's updated executive order on travel appears to offer more flexibility to would-be travelers than its January predecessor, spelling out several exemptions to the ban on nationals from six designated countries, and giving others wiggle room to apply for waivers.

The Trump administration's second swipe at a travel ban and temporary suspension of the US refugee resettlement program has met with swift backlash from leading human rights groups and activist opponents, who are already planning protests in response to the Monday order.

A major outside group intended to serve as the political muscle behind Donald Trump's nascent presidency is sputtering and potentially splintering as tension tears the nonprofit further from its biggest donor, multiple sources close to the group told CNN.

Take Two of President Donald Trump's travel ban could once again bring refugee resettlement in the United States grinding to a halt.

More than 300 staff members at Alexandria City Public Schools have requested leave for "A Day Without a Woman" this Wednesday, prompting school closure for the day.

Former White House officials are strongly refuting President Donald Trump's stunning allegation that his predecessor, Barack Obama, wiretapped his phones at Trump Tower ahead of the 2016 election.