Trump administration proposal would cut food stamp benefits for 3.1M
About 3.1 million people would lose food stamp benefits under the Trump administration's proposal to tighten automatic eligibility requirements for the food stamp program.
About 3.1 million people would lose food stamp benefits under the Trump administration's proposal to tighten automatic eligibility requirements for the food stamp program.
President Trump says deal struck with congressional leaders on federal budget, ensuring no shutdown
President Donald Trump and congressional leaders announced late Monday they had struck a critical debt and budget agreement. The deal amounts to an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to avoid politically dangerous tumult over the possibility of a government shutdown or first-ever federal default.
President Donald Trump and congressional leaders announced late Monday they had struck a critical debt and budget agreement. The deal amounts to an against-the-odds victory for Washington pragmatists seeking to avoid politically dangerous tumult over the possibility of a government shutdown or first-ever federal default.
President Trump says he will nominate Eugene Scalia for labor secretary
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate Gene Scalia, son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, for labor secretary.
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will nominate Gene Scalia, son of late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, for labor secretary.
Trump says American warship destroyed Iranian drone
A U.S. warship on Thursday destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, President Donald Trump said. The incident marked a new escalation of tensions between the countries less than one month after Iran downed an American drone and Trump came close to retaliating with a military strike.
A U.S. warship on Thursday destroyed an Iranian drone in the Strait of Hormuz after it threatened the ship, President Donald Trump said. The incident marked a new escalation of tensions between the countries less than one month after Iran downed an American drone and Trump came close to retaliating with a military strike.
House approves $15 minimum wage, Senate prospects are dim
House Democrats approved legislation Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, to $15 an hour, but the bill has almost no chance in the Republican-controlled Senate.
House Democrats approved legislation Thursday to raise the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade, to $15 an hour, but the bill has almost no chance in the Republican-controlled Senate.
House orders Pentagon to reveal whether it turned ticks into biological weapons
House lawmakers passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) last week that ordered the Pentagon to reveal whether the U.S. military made ticks into biological weapons.
House lawmakers passed an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) last week that ordered the Pentagon to reveal whether the U.S. military made ticks into biological weapons.
House condemns Trump 'racist' tweets in extraordinary rebuke
In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump's Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn't "a racist bone in my body."
In a remarkable political repudiation, the Democratic-led House voted Tuesday night to condemn President Donald Trump's "racist comments" against four congresswomen of color, despite protestations by Trump's Republican congressional allies and his own insistence he hasn't "a racist bone in my body."
Trump digs in on incendiary tweets against lawmakers, says ‘if you're not happy here, you can leave'
President Trump was unbowed by criticism of his incendiary tweets against four U.S. congresswomen of color, saying, “If you're not happy here, then you can leave.”
President Trump was unbowed by criticism of his incendiary tweets against four U.S. congresswomen of color, saying, “If you're not happy here, then you can leave.”
Trump abortion restrictions effective immediately
Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration said Monday, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious conservatives and denounced by medical organizations and women's rights groups.
Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration said Monday, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious conservatives and denounced by medical organizations and women's rights groups.
‘Agenda of white nationalists': Democratic congresswomen attacked by Trump call for impeachment
The four Democratic congresswomen of color, who are the targets of President Donald Trump's racist tweets, held a news conference on Monday at Capitol Hill after Trump doubled down on his comments earlier in the day.
The four Democratic congresswomen of color, who are the targets of President Donald Trump's racist tweets, held a news conference on Monday at Capitol Hill after Trump doubled down on his comments earlier in the day.
Leave the US, Trump tells liberal Democratic congresswomen
President Donald Trump on Sunday assailed a group of Democratic congresswomen of color as foreign-born troublemakers who should go back to the "broken and crime infested places from which they came," ignoring the fact that the women are American citizens and all but one was born in the U.S.
President Donald Trump on Sunday assailed a group of Democratic congresswomen of color as foreign-born troublemakers who should go back to the "broken and crime infested places from which they came," ignoring the fact that the women are American citizens and all but one was born in the U.S.
Trump abandons effort to put citizenship question on census
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is dropping his bid to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is dropping his bid to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census.
Latino Trump supporter in Pico Rivera receives racist letters
A Pico Rivera man and his family are living in fear claiming they have been the targets of a series of extremely racist letters mailed to them ever since they moved into their home a year ago.
A Pico Rivera man and his family are living in fear claiming they have been the targets of a series of extremely racist letters mailed to them ever since they moved into their home a year ago.
‘Bible tax': Publishers fear Bible shortage if Trump's new tariffs go into effect
Hundreds of millions of Bibles are printed in China each year, and President Donald Trump’s most recent proposed tariffs on Chinese imports could create a Bible shortage in the U.S, some publishers say.
Hundreds of millions of Bibles are printed in China each year, and President Donald Trump’s most recent proposed tariffs on Chinese imports could create a Bible shortage in the U.S, some publishers say.
These are the 27 candidates running for president in 2020
The field of 2020 presidential candidates is crowded, with 25 Democrats currently making a bid for the White House along with two Republicans — one of whom is President Donald Trump.
The field of 2020 presidential candidates is crowded, with 25 Democrats currently making a bid for the White House along with two Republicans — one of whom is President Donald Trump.
California billionaire Tom Steyer launches 2020 presidential campaign
Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor and activist, said Tuesday he's joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, reversing course after deciding earlier this year that he would forgo a run.
Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor and activist, said Tuesday he's joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, reversing course after deciding earlier this year that he would forgo a run.
Drenched Trump supporters, protesters mark July 4 in DC
In a sweltering capital threatened by storms, the traditional Fourth of July parade Thursday served as a warm-up act to a distinctly nontraditional evening event at the Lincoln Memorial, where President Donald Trump planned to command the stage against the backdrop of a show of military muscle.
In a sweltering capital threatened by storms, the traditional Fourth of July parade Thursday served as a warm-up act to a distinctly nontraditional evening event at the Lincoln Memorial, where President Donald Trump planned to command the stage against the backdrop of a show of military muscle.
California becomes first state to ban hairstyle discrimination
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Wednesday a bill making California the first state to ban workplace and school discrimination against black people for wearing hairstyles such as braids, twists and locks.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Gov. Gavin Newsom signed into law Wednesday a bill making California the first state to ban workplace and school discrimination against black people for wearing hairstyles such as braids, twists and locks.
2020 Census to be printed without citizenship question
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday started the process of printing the questionnaire without the controversial query.
Days after the U.S. Supreme Court halted the addition of a citizenship question to the 2020 Census, the U.S. Census Bureau on Tuesday started the process of printing the questionnaire without the controversial query.
Town pulls Nike plant incentives over Kaepernick, Betsy Ross flag shoe sneaker
The City of Goodyear was celebrating after the West Valley city put the finishing touches on a deal with Nike, but now those plans might be in jeopardy due to outrage over another Nike story making headlines.
The City of Goodyear was celebrating after the West Valley city put the finishing touches on a deal with Nike, but now those plans might be in jeopardy due to outrage over another Nike story making headlines.