TRUMP’S FIRST 100 HOURS: A SHOCK TO THE SYSTEM. It’s a long tradition in American politics to evaluate a president by what he has accomplished in his first 100 days in office. Like so many other traditions of the presidency, Donald Trump has changed that. In his second term, he has been moving so fast on […]

The Senate is set to hold a final confirmation vote on Pete Hegseth's nomination for Defense secretary on Friday, a day after advancing his nomination by a slim margin with two Republicans opposing him. Hegseth is expected to be confirmed. GOP Sens. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine) were the only Republicans to vote...

The families of Riley Doggett and Samuel Sterling, both of whom died after being hit by law enforcement vehicles, have filed a series of lawsuits against the officers involved in the incidents. The families, represented by civil rights attorney Ben Crump and attorney Ven Johnson, have named Kent County Sheriff's Deputy Josiah McMains, who struck...

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) said Friday that President Trump invited him and California’s other Democratic senator, Alex Padilla, on a visit to California amid the wildfires ravaging in Los Angeles — an offer Schiff said he turned down only because the Senate is voting on high-profile Trump nominees.  “A number of us invited him to...