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The controversial Dakota Access Pipeline project -- bitterly opposed and vilified by Native Americans and environmentalists -- might be a big step closer to fruition.

The rebuke of Sen. Elizabeth Warren is going to have a "long-lasting effect" to women's rights activists, said the longest serving woman in the history of the Senate on Thursday.

President Donald Trump on Thursday accused Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal of misrepresenting Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch's criticism of Trump, even though Gorsuch's own White House-appointed spokesman confirmed the criticism on Wednesday.

President Donald Trump, concerned his travel ban could be stopped cold in the judicial branch after a less-than-stellar rollout, is leaning into fear, attempting to ratchet up terror concerns by telling audiences that he has learned considerably more about terror since taking office last month.

Washington has never been this bad.

Melania Trump's Washington calendar can officially begin to fill up: The first lady appointed Anna Cristina Niceta Lloyd, known as Rickie, as White House social secretary, the White House announced Wednesday evening.

From the travel ban to high-stakes confirmation hearings, we are tracking President Trump's third week in office.

President Donald Trump has a lot of running room with the working class voters who propelled him to the White House, according to bestselling author and conservative commentator J.D. Vance.

From Moscow to Monrovia, there's a new guessing game: What's going on with US foreign policy?

Senate Republicans Wednesday strongly defended their decision to employ a rarely-used and arcane Senate rule to cut off Sen. Elizabeth Warren late Tuesday, even though the move has turned into a publicity bonanza for the progressive senator and brought fresh attention to longstanding Democratic concerns about attorney general nominee Sen. Jeff Sessions.

Jorge Perez is happy to build buildings -- and he builds a lot of them around the world -- but not President Donald Trump's border wall.

Ivanka Trump is making her own quiet start in Washington, nearly three weeks since her father assumed office.

US President Donald Trump has written to his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, according to the White House, the first contact the two leaders have had since Trump's inauguration.

Illinois businessman Chris Kennedy, the son of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy and nephew of US President John F. Kennedy, announced Wednesday that he will join the state's Democratic race for governor.

House Speaker Paul Ryan believes President Donald Trump's attempt to mend relations with Russia is understandable yet doomed to fail.

A US official tells CNN that Iran fired a defensive surface-to-air missile (SAM) on Wednesday.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren tore into Jeff Sessions Wednesday night, saying she and her colleagues would oppose the Alabama politician's "radical hatred" as he moved to lead President Donald Trump's Justice Department.

GOP attempts to silence Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren Tuesday night only drew more attention to her opposition to Trump attorney general nominee Jeff Sessions

After being silenced by Senate Republicans, Sen. Elizabeth Warren continued urging her colleagues to read Coretta Scott King's 30-year-old letter opposing Jeff Sessions -- saying she sees King's concerns that Sessions fought against civil rights as "directly relevant" today.

Senate Democrats promised to drag out the fight Wednesday over President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general, Sen. Jeff Sessions, as they put pressure on Republicans to commit to party-line votes to confirm his Cabinet.