Cohen says he rigged online polls for President Trump in 2014, 2015

President Donald Trump's estranged former lawyer acknowledged Thursday that he paid a technology company to rig Trump's standing in two online polls before the presidential campaign.

President Trump signs bill giving federal workers back pay

The White House says President Donald Trump has signed a bill that will require some 800,000 federal employees to be compensated for wages lost or work performed during the partial government shutdown.

Pelosi asks Trump to reschedule State of the Union address until government shutdown ends

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has asked President Donald Trump to postpone his State of the Union address to the nation -- set for Jan. 29 -- until the government reopens.

Pentagon extends troops' southern border mission by 8 months as shutdown over border wall continues

As the ongoing partial government shutdown over funding for President Trump's proposed border wall continues and the White House debates declaring a state of emergency to pay for it, the Pentagon on Monday extended the military's mission on the southern border by eight months.

Trump's AG nominee defends memo criticizing Mueller probe

President Donald Trump's nominee for attorney general on Tuesday defended his decision to send an unsolicited memo to the Justice Department criticizing an aspect of the special counsel's Russia investigation, saying he was simply trying to warn senior Justice Department officials against "stretching a statute" to conclude that the president had obstructed justice.

FAA says it is recalling more aviation-safety inspectors

Federal officials say they are recalling more aviation-safety inspectors who were idled by the partial government shutdown.

Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in US history

As the partial government shutdown slipped into the record books Saturday, members of Congress had left town, no negotiations were scheduled and President Donald Trump tweeted into the void.

President Trump denies ever working for Russia, blasts investigators

President Donald Trump on Monday denied he ever worked for Russia against U.S. interests, addressing an extraordinary question that has haunted his presidency and shows no sign of going away.

Judge blocks Trump birth control coverage rules in 13 states

A U.S. judge in California has blocked Trump administration rules, which would allow more employers to opt out of providing women with no-cost birth control, from taking effect in 13 states and Washington, D.C.  

Report: $20M donated for border wall via disabled vet's GoFundMe page may be refunded

GoFundMe could be returning more than $20 million in donations to help fund a U.S.-Mexico border wall if donors don't redirect their funds to a newly created nonprofit, reports said Friday.

Trump dodges question on whether he has worked for Russia

President Donald Trump avoided directly answering when asked whether he currently is or has ever worked for Russia after a published report said law enforcement officials, concerned about his behavior after he fired FBI Director James Comey in 2017, had begun investigating that possibility.

Friday marks first payday without pay for federal workers as shutdown drags on

OGDEN, Utah (AP) - Payday will come Friday without any checks for about 800,000 federal employees affected by the government shutdown, forcing workers to scale back spending, cancel trips, apply for unemployment benefits and take out loans to stay afloat.

California fight on Trump birth control rules goes to court

 A U.S. judge will hear arguments Friday over California's attempt to block new rules by the Trump administration that would allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women.

Federal workers protest as payday without pay hits as government shutdown drags on

Payday will come Friday without any checks for about 800,000 federal employees affected by the government shutdown, forcing workers to scale back spending, cancel trips, apply for unemployment benefits and take out loans to stay afloat.

President Trump threatens emergency declaration, visits US-Mexico border

President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to declare a national emergency to circumvent Congress if he can't reach a deal with Democrats to fund his promised border wall.

Trump walks out of shutdown talks with Dems, says 'bye-bye'

President Donald Trump walked out of his negotiating meeting with congressional leaders Wednesday — "I said bye-bye," he tweeted— as efforts to end the 19-day partial government shutdown fell into deeper disarray over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Bill to legalize weed introduced in U.S. Congress is numbered 420

The Government is shutdown and employees are furloughed - but members of Congress are still working on introducing important laws. One of which is the federal legalization of marijuana - also known as House Resolution 420.