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Trump again rips attorney general but many want him to stay

WASHINGTON – Congressional Republicans and influential conservatives rallied around Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Wednesday as President Donald Trump kept up his public pelting of the na...

Trump gets do-over with youth after panned Boy Scouts speech

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump got another chance Wednesday to connect with young people after a widely panned political speech to Boy Scouts this week. But he couldn’t part company wit...

Fed leaves rates alone but moves closer to selling off bonds

WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve is keeping its key interest rate unchanged at a time when inflation remains persistently low. But it signaled Wednesday that it’s edging closer to gradually ...

New York eyes ‘textalyzer’ to bust drivers using phones

Technology criticized by some for being too invasive

Trump says transgender people should be barred from military

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Wednesday he wants transgender people barred from serving in the U.S. military “in any capacity,” citing “tremendous medical costs and disruption.” ...

Standoff between Trump, Sessions escalates

Fellow conservatives tell AG to stand his ground

Senate opens ‘Obamacare’ debate at last but outcome in doubt

McCain returns after being diagnosed with brain cancer

Trump shows the Boy Scouts how to start a political fire

President criticized for remarks at Jamboree

Trump vents anew on Sessions, who’s under pressure to quit

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump turned up the heat on Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday, launching a fresh Twitter tirade against him while musing privately about firing the man ...

US soldier pleads not guilty to support for Islamic State

HONOLULU – A U.S. Army soldier based in Hawaii pleaded not guilty Monday to charges of attempting to support the Islamic State group. Sgt. 1st Class Ikaika Kang was arraigned in f...

Judge clears way for Trump commission to collect voter data

Did not say that any states must comply with the commission’s request

VFW slams House plan to fix VA budget gap as hurting vets

WASHINGTON – The leader of Veterans of Foreign Wars is taking aim at President Donald Trump over a House plan to fill a sudden budget shortfall at the Department of Veterans Affairs. ...