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Trump says Comey knew he was going to exonerate Clinton

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump took to Twitter on Wednesday to revive his long-standing complaint about the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email server investigation, alleging th...

Cochran’s illness shows risks to GOP leaders of aging Senate

WASHINGTON – Top Republicans coping with a razor-thin majority in the Senate as they try pushing a partisan agenda are running smack into another complication – the sheer age and health issu...

A short-term health deal by senators _ with Trump’s blessing

WASHINGTON – Republican and Democratic senators joined in announcing a plan Tuesday aimed at stabilizing America’s health insurance markets in the wake of President Donald Trump’s order to t...

Trump warns ‘I fight back’ after McCain hits foreign policy

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Sen. John McCain that “I fight back” after McCain questioned “half-baked, spurious nationalism” in America’s foreign policy. ...

Trump, McConnell: No matter what people say, we’re friends

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell reaffirmed their alliance of necessity Monday in a raucous Rose Garden news conference that also underscored their sharp differences. The garrul...

Dianne Feinstein, oldest U.S. senator, will seek re-election

WASHINGTON – Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., officially declared her intention to seek re-election Monday, ending months of speculation about her future and probably avoiding what would hav...

State Rep. Barbara McLachlan sums up education efforts

Freshman legislator spoke to American Association of University Women

Gubernatorial candidate Noel Ginsburg talks education, renewable energy

Democrat calls out competitors for unrealistic education promises

A senior Democrat says Pelosi should step down

WASHINGTON – A senior House Democrat said Thursday that it’s time for House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and two top lieutenants to prepare to step down and make way for the next ...

White House, NRA, Congress agree on regulating bump stocks

WASHINGTON – The National Rifle Association announced its support Thursday for regulating “bump stocks,” devices that can effectively convert semi-automatic rifles into fully automated weapo...

Scott Pruitt’s trip to Silverton among questioned costs

EPA head took chartered flight from Denver to Durango on taxpayers’ dime

Firebrand Alabama jurist Moore wins GOP primary runoff

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Firebrand jurist Roy Moore won the Alabama Republican primary runoff for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating an appointed incumbent backed by both President Donald Trump and...