Partisan tensions rise as Mueller bill delayed Legislation protecting special counsel Robert Mueller is running into steep political headwinds even as President Trump is weighing cracking down on the Russia investigation. The bill got a boost of momentum when GOP Sen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) said it would get a committee […]

Kentucky governor apologizes for saying teachers’ strike left children vulnerable to harm, sexual assault and drugs Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin issued an apology Sunday for remarks he made Friday that suggested a state-wide teachers’ strike left schoolchildren vulnerable to harm, sexual assault and drugs, saying his remarks had “unintended consequences.” […]

Trump Bowed to Pentagon Restraint on Syria Strikes President Donald Trump deferred to his Pentagon chief’s caution and tempered his preference for a more robust attack on Syria over allegations it used deadly gas on civilians, the first hints at the direction of his revamped national-security team. The decision late […]

Trump agrees to leave state-legal marijuana programs alone America’s fast-growing marijuana industry could be poised for supercharged expansion after President Trump promised to respect state-legalized pot in a deal with a Colorado senator who had been blocking presidential nominees. Republican Sen. Cory Gardner on Friday announced he’d received assurances from […]