Jon Stewart lashes out at Congress over 9/11 victims fund
WASHINGTON (AP) — Comedian Jon Stewart scolded Congress Tuesday for failing to ensure that a victims' compensation fund set up after the 9/11 attacks never...
House panel moves toward contempt vote over census documents
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats are moving to hold Trump administration officials in contempt of Congress for failing to comply with subpoenas for documents related...
McConnell: ‘We’d fill’ any Supreme Court vacancy in 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate majority leader says if there's a vacancy on the Supreme Court during next year's election cycle, the Republican-controlled Senate would...
Sweeping civil-rights bill for LGBT people passes U.S. House; Senate's another story
Sexual orientation and gender identity "deserve full civil-rights protections - in the workplace and in every place," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. But a similar...