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May 26, 2017

President Donald Trump's message Friday to mark the Muslim holy month of Ramadan was "inappropriate" because of his references to terrorism, Rep. Ted Lieu said Friday.


May 26, 2017

During President Trump's recent visit to Saudi Arabia, he and King Salman agreed on a controversial multibillion dollar arms deal.


May 25, 2017

WASHINGTON, May 25 (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers introduced legislation on Thursday seeking to stop at least a portion of President Donald Trump's sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia.

Republican Rand Paul and Democrats Chris Murphy and Al Franken introduced a resolution of disapproval in the Senate to force a vote on whether to block part of the sale.


May 25, 2017

In this time of intense partisanship, shiv-in-the-kidney politics and squabbles over the meaning of truth, can Americans come together and agree that a politician slamming a journalist to the ground for asking a question is wrong?

The answer, it turns out, is no.


May 25, 2017

WASHINGTON ― Progressive members of Congress on Thursday unveiled their own plan to overhaul the nation's crumbling roads, bridges and waterways ― an ambitious proposal that dwarfs plans offered both by President Donald Trump and


May 25, 2017

Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) says that his office is a "bodyslam free zone" for the media following an alleged physical confrontation between GOP House candidate Greg Gianforte and a reporter in Montana.


May 25, 2017

President Trump pledged on the campaign trail to create a trillion-dollar infrastructure program once elected, something that at first seemed like it might attract Democratic support.


May 25, 2017

Since President Trump took office, military posturing and bellicosity between the United States and North Korea has escalated. In recent weeks, it has grown to include reciprocal threats of the use of nuclear weapons.