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WASHINGTON ― Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) devoted a significant chunk of his speech at a union conference Wednesday to talking about defined-benefit pension plans. Most voters reflexively check their phones when such an unsexy subject comes up, but Sanders knew exactly who his audience was. “A promise made must be a promise kept,” the presidential…

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s administration can continue to send asylum-seekers back to Mexico to wait for their U.S. immigration court proceedings. The policy will temporarily remain in place while immigration advocates challenge its legality in court. The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit marks the…

Televangelist Paula White, a spiritual adviser to President Donald Trump, is stepping down from her role as senior pastor of an evangelical church in Florida ― and announcing big plans for the future.  White officially installed her son, Brad Knight, and his wife, Rachel Joy Knight, as senior pastors of New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka, Florida, during a…

Seth Meyers wants President Donald Trump to at least act his age ― whatever that may be. The president tweeted “no redos for the Dems” as Democrats attempted to set a date for special counsel Robert Mueller to testify before Congress. Mueller’s 448-page report about Trump’s ties with Russia’s election interference, while not finding a…

WASHINGTON ― As the White House takes its stonewalling of congressional investigations to historic levels, Democrats are getting creative to make the Trump administration comply. All week, the wrangling between Congress and the White House has been coming to a breaking point as House Democrats try in vain to get administration officials to cooperate with…

The House Judiciary Committee moved Wednesday toward holding Attorney General William Barr in contempt of Congress for failing to produce an unredacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller’s report and its underlying evidence. The committee, led by Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.), voted 24-16 to refer a contempt resolution to the full House after Barr skipped…

SAN FRANCISCO ― Drivers for ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft went on strike in cities across the country Wednesday, demanding higher pay and better working conditions.   Thousands of drivers were expected to participate in the strike, as well as rallies and pickets, organized by local driver groups in at least 10 cities nationwide, including…

The House Intelligence Committee issued a subpoena on Wednesday to Attorney General William Barr over documents related to the special counsel investigation into the 2016 presidential election, the latest effort by congressional lawmakers to force the Justice Department to turn over special counsel Robert Mueller’s full report. Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), the chairman of the…

The jurors in the federal trial of Keith Raniere saw a video on Wednesday in which the accused NXIVM cult leader appeared to promote sex with 12-year-olds ― in other words, raping children. The video, which was shown by prosecutors in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn, featured a sermon written by Raniere and delivered by…

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen, the former lawyer, media attack dog and all-around fixer for President Donald Trump, is scheduled to begin serving a three-year prison sentence Monday for crimes including campaign finance violations related to hush-money payments made on Trump’s behalf. Cohen faces a 2 p.m. deadline to report to the Federal Correctional…