Staffing shortages are contributing to ground delays, longer wait times and travel modifications at airports across the country due to the government shutdown. Passengers expecting speedy layovers and smooth transitions in some major cities have been jolted by unexpected delays or cancellations. More than 3,600 flights, both domestic and international, were delayed Tuesday, and 70...
House Democratic leaders will speak with reporters Wednesday afternoon as the Senate takes up another vote on stopgap funding bills that could reopen the government a week after the shutdown began. Democrats have thus far held firm on their demands for health care concessions to be included in any funding bill. House Minority Leader Hakeem...
Book publisher HarperCollins UK issued an apology Tuesday after a recent book made claims that first lady Melania Trump was introduced to her husband through convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The publisher worked with Andrew Lownie, author of "Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York," to remove "several passages of the book...
Jesse Jackson Jr. is seeking a return to Congress. Jackson, the son of civil rights advocate Jesse Jackson, announced on his YouTube channel Wednesday that he is running to represent Illinois’s 2nd Congressional District in the u.s. House. Jackson represented the Prairie State’s 2nd District from 1995 to 2012, resigning shortly after winning reelection for...
Former Vice President Kamala Harris took a shot at the Trump administration during her latest public event in Los Angeles, calling them "crazy" while dropping an f-bomb.
Houthi rebels attacked the Dutch vessel Minervagracht in the Gulf of Aden, killing one Filipino crew member and separately detaining United Nations humanitarian workers.
Joan Kennedy, the first wife of Sen. Ted Kennedy and last survivor of Camelot, died at the age of 89 on Wednesday, her family announced in a statement.
California gubernatorial candidate Katie Porter walked off the set of an interview after objecting to follow up questions from a local reporter centered on gerrymandering.
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Pearson is challenging 10-term House incumbent Steve Cohen, turning the Democratic primary into the latest test of the party’s debate...