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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday appeared to hold the United States partially accountable for the case of Washington Post journalist and Saudi critic Jamal Khashoggi, who vanished after entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul and is believed to…

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Thursday he would not attend an investment summit in Saudi Arabia, amid tensions over the disappearance of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.…

The super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell raised $37.6 million in September, according to fundraising totals provided to POLITICO, a gargantuan sum that Republicans will need in the coming weeks as they seek to protect their Senate…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday he told President Donald Trump to give Saudi Arabia "a few more days" to complete its probe into the disappearance and alleged murder of Washington Post journalist and Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi.…

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to order the military to close the U.S.-Mexico border if the flow of migrants making their way northward toward the U.S. is not stopped.…

Former Vice President Joe Biden on Thursday said he hopes Democrats don't try to impeach President Donald Trump if they retake the House of Representatives following next month's midterm elections.…

Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi journalist believed to have been killed inside a Saudi Consulate earlier this month, called for the creation of a media "platform for Arab voices" free from government censorship in a Washington Post column published Wednesday night.…

And Don McGahn exits as White House counsel.

How a campaign event with Nancy Pelosi and Barbara Lee went terribly wrong.

Seven states — all currently led by GOP governors — are considered toss-ups.

A large contingent of his former staffers is looking to other candidates to carry the torch.

Weeks away from his own election, the 2012 GOP standard-bearer is using his clout to help embattled Republicans in the midterms.

Sen. Joe Manchin has found a few friends to come off the bench and endorse his West Virginia reelection campaign.…

Gavin McInnes claims to be a defender of normality—he’s not.

White House counsel Don McGahn departed the Trump administration on Wednesday, leaving the counsel’s office without a head as the midterms approach and the prospect of a deluge of subpoenas from a new House Democratic majority looms.…

The White House’s top lawyer leaves behind a legacy of conservative judges and regulatory rollback. But critics say he also left the president exposed to a Democratic reckoning in November.

SAN FRANCISCO — Sen. Dianne Feinstein, facing an unexpectedly contentious Democrat-on-Democrat battle for a fifth full term, faced attacks on Wednesday from her progressive challenger, Kevin de León, who argued that California’s coming battles against…

A Democratic activist employed by American Bridge, the party’s outside-group research arm, was fired on Wednesday after being arrested and charged with battery in Las Vegas the previous night following an alleged altercation with the manager of Nevada…

An American Indian tribe in Connecticut is asking a federal court to revive its lawsuit against Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke, alleging that he illegally bowed to political pressure before blocking them from opening a new casino last year.…

She is ‘still defending that vote’ to repeal the health law, says her Democratic rival for Congress.

Without a larger vision for 2019, Senate Republicans are touting successes on confirming judges.

President Donald Trump should visit U.S. troops in war zones to get a firsthand view of military operations and show gratitude to the thousands of American soldiers serving in harm’s way, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee advised…

The secretary of state's amiable tone toward the Saudis in public following the suspected murder of a journalist has drawn criticism.

The senior adviser allegedly leaked financial reports, including information related to Mueller's probe.

Trailing in the polls, the Democratic congressman released new TV ads and cut a more aggressive contrast with Cruz in Tuesday's debate.