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A nationwide movement that began 53 years ago to reform the pretrial incarceration and money bail process has finally reached the legislative committees and political bargaining tables in Washington and Sacramento. Reform advocates – including legislators, prosecutors, attorneys, judges and grassroots organizations – contend that the use of a money bail system for pretrial release is unfair to the poor and unsafe for the public.

It's depressing to admit, but let's do it anyway: there are few politicians in the world more skilled at manipulating Twitter than President Trump.

So over the past few months, 48-year-old Congressman Ted Lieu (D-California) has decided to try and master the platform, slowly emerging as the President's most adept social media opponent. It might seem like an embarrassing game to play — after all, world leaders don't historically conduct foreign policy in 140 characters or less.

A handful of House Democrats are calling on federal authorities to suspend Jared Kushner's security clearance amid a wide-ranging probe into Trump associates' contacts with Russian officials.

Representative Ted Lieu, D-CA, speaks on the meeting between Rex Tillerson and Vladimir Putin. He also discusses the United States policies regarding Syria.