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Trump appoints budget chief Mick Mulvaney to replace John Kelly as White House chief of staff
By on December 14, 2018
Struggling to find anyone who wants the job, President Trump on Friday tapped Mick Mulvaney as acting White House chief of staff — even though he already serves in two »

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Trump breaks silence on Cohen sentencing, returns to Mexico wall claim
By on December 13, 2018
WASHINGTON — As federal investigators appear to be moving closer and closer to his doorstep, President Donald Trump broke his silence on several new legal developments but he returned Thursday »

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William Newsom, father of Gavin Newsom, dies at age 84
By on December 13, 2018
William Newsom, a retired state appellate court justice and father of Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, died Wednesday morning at his home in San Francisco. He was 84. Gov. Jerry Brown appointed »

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Pelosi, Schumer clash with Trump over government shutdown, border wall
By on December 11, 2018
It was a showdown over the shutdown. President Trump threw an Oval Office “temper tantrum” Tuesday during a meeting with Democratic leaders Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi, threatening to shut »

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Kavanaugh, Roberts join liberals to reject Planned Parenthood case
By on December 10, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court signaled Monday it is not anxious to revisit the abortion controversy in the year ahead, disappointing conservative activists who were cheered by the appointment of »

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Asylum-seekers in Tijuana face longest wait along southwest border, report finds
By on December 7, 2018
SAN DIEGO — The lines for asylum-seekers waiting to enter the U.S. at California ports of entry are the longest of any along the southwest border, according to a forthcoming »

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George H.W. Bush lies in state at Capitol
By on December 3, 2018
WASHINGTON — The Capitol welcomed the late President George H.W. Bush to the rotunda for the last time on Monday, with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell hailing the 41st president »

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New Mars lander will help answer deep questions
By on December 2, 2018
Last Monday, after an almost seven-month-long, 300-million-mile journey from Earth, the InSight spacecraft survived an intense plunge through the atmosphere of Mars and successfully landed on its surface. The plucky »

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