Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Defense Secretary James Mattis say they "respect" votes by the Senate Thursday to end military aid to the war in Yemen and condemn Crown Prince Mohammed bi…
White House Deputy Press Secretary Hogan Gidley says a new probe into funding for President Trump's 2017 inauguration "has nothing to do with the president or this administration. Gidley say…
The U.S. Senate votes 56-41 on a resolution ending military assistance in the war in Yemen. Senators also approve, by voice vote, a second resolution by Foreign Relations Committee Chair Bob…
President Trump tells reporters at the end of a press availability with the nation's newly elected governors that he is currently interviewing five people as possible replacements for outgoi…
Two-term Missouri Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill, who lost to Republican Josh Hawley in the November midterm elections, says the Senate is "broken" and that it "puts the 'fun' in dysfun…
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says that she has not spoken to the president about his $5 billion request for border wall funding since a telephone conversation Tuesday. She also says …
In farewell remarks to Senate colleagues, retiring Arizona Republican Senator Jeff Flake warns that democracies around the world, including the U.S. face uncertain futures as an "authoritari…
In a speech at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., National Security Adviser John Bolton unveils a newly approved strategy toward Africa. Mr. Bolton highlights three goals of the ne…
Nevada Republican Senator Dean Heller, who lost his bid for a second term in the November midterm elections to Democratic Representative Jacky Rosen, talks about his work on veterans' issues…
Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson, who lost his bid for a fourth term to Republican Governor Rick Scott, warns his colleagues that "tribalism is our problem and if not corrected it is g…
Utah Republican Senator Orrin Hatch says he believes the Senate is in crisis. The retiring senator says there has been a steady disintegration in political discourse and that we can't contin…
British Labour Party Leader Jeremy Corbyn accuses Prime Minister Theresa May of being contemptuous of Parliament for pulling a planned vote on her Brexit deal earlier this week over concerns…
Indiana Democratic Senator Joe Donnelly delivers farewell remarks on the Senate floor, in which he warns about the damage partisanship is doing to the institution and the ability to get thin…
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says that he hopes to have a "smooth landing" and reach a deal on government funding to avert a shutdown ahead of the holidays. His comments come in re…
North Dakota Democratic Senator Heidi Heitkamp delivers her farewell address, in which she reflects on her time in the Senate and the issues she worked on. She also pays tribute to family, f…
In a contentious meeting with congressional Democratic leaders, President Trump says he will take the blame if the government shuts down because of their ongoing dispute on funding a border …
Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair General Joseph Dunford tells the Washington Post's David Ignatius that he backed the president's decision to deploy troops to the border ahead of the November mid…
British Prime Minister Theresa May announces to a packed House of Commons that she is deferring a Tuesday vote on her Brexit deal because it "would be rejected by a significant margin" becau…
Former Trump Presidential Campaign Adviser Roger Stone says he has lived through "two and a half years of hell." He says he's had every aspect of his life looked into by "Mr. Mueller and his…
House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi says the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement needs to bolster labor and environmental enforcement provisions if it is to have a chance of being approved b…
