Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government. They are insisting they won’t back away from demands that Congress take up health care benefits. The repetition of votes on the funding bill has become a daily drumbeat in Congress. It … Read moreSenate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton has been charged with illegally storing and transmitting classified information. The investigation burst into public view in August when the FBI searched Bolton's Maryland home and Washington office for classified records he may have illegally r… Read moreEx-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged in probe of mishandling of classified information

President Donald Trump is warning Hamas that “we will have no choice but to go in and kill them” if internal bloodshed persists in Gaza. The grim warning from Trump came Thursday after he previously downplayed the internal violence in the territory since a ceasefire and hostage deal between … Read moreTrump warns Hamas 'we will have no choice but to go in and kill them' if bloodshed persists in Gaza

President Donald Trump has announced plans to meet with Russia's Vladimir Putin to discuss ending the war in Ukraine. The meeting is set to take place in Budapest, Hungary, though a date hasn't been confirmed. Trump shared on social media that he believes a Thursday phone call with Putin mad… Read moreTrump says he'll meet with Putin in Hungary. He first meets Friday with Zelenskyy at the White House

President Donald Trump has confirmed that he authorized the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela. The president on Wednesday also said he's considering land operations following recent U.S. military strikes on alleged drug-smuggling boats from Venezuela. Trump told reporters at … Read moreTrump confirms the CIA is conducting covert operations inside Venezuela