Key Democrats said Wednesday they want to protect Social Security in the short term by reversing Trump administration cuts to the agency and in the long term by raising taxes on the wealthy to pay for an expansion of benefits.

Texas Democrats said Wednesday they will "issue demands" for a planned second special session as they consider whether to return to Austin when the current special session adjourns Friday.

The Trump political team is joining the hoopla surrounding the Sydney Sweeney jeans ad by creating its own denim product.

A recent Wall Street Journal article revealed that President Donald Trump discussed reclassifying marijuana at a high-dollar fundraising event — a move that profit-driven cannabis corporations are aggressively pushing. These businesses have poured millions into political campaigns, eyeing lucrative federal tax breaks and business advantages that rescheduling would unlock. Their goal is clear: expand profits and continue […]

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An Illinois judge on Wednesday declined Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s (R) request to hold Texas Democrats who fled there in contempt. Paxton reached across state lines to seek a ruling that would effectively force the blue state to comply with efforts to arrest the lawmakers and return them to Texas to end their quorum...

Officials in a small Tennessee town voted Tuesday to reopen a former prison to serve as an immigration detention facility as cities across the country ramp up efforts to advance President Trump’s sweeping immigration agenda.  Leaders in Mason, Tenn., a town near Memphis, approved the revitalization of the West Tennessee Detention Facility as a site...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared on Wednesday that Democrats will not go along with a potential request by President Trump to extend federal control of the Washington, D.C., police department and deployment of the National Guard in the District. Trump can unilaterally control the department for up to 30 days, but any extension...

President Trump is raking up global support in his push for a Nobel Peace Prize — garnering nominations from Pakistan, Cambodia, Israel and GOP lawmakers as he touts his role in talks to end various global conflicts. Friday may be Trump's biggest diplomatic test yet when he sits down with Russian President Vladimir Putin to...