Politics

Department of Defense photo U.S. Navy Aviation Electronics Technician signals to the crew of an EA-18G Growler on the flight deck of aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson. President Donald Trump approved a colossal defense policy bill Monday that authorizes a top-line budget of $717 billion to cover a litany of …

Dominick Reuter | AFP | Getty Images Omarosa Manigault, a staffer for US President-elect Donald Trump, listens as Martin Luther King III speaks to the media after meeting with the President-elect at Trump Tower in New York City on January 16, 2017. The White House on Friday blasted a new …

Aleksandra Michalska | Reuters Soybean farmer Raymond Schexnayder Jr. overlooks his farm outside Baton Rouge, in Erwinville, Louisiana, July 9,2018.  Weak farm income, coupled with reduced spending, has stressed the economy in rural America and led to “adverse” ripple effects on Main Street businesses, according to a new report from …

Getty Images U.S. first lady Melania Trump arrives in the Rose Garden to speak at the White House May 7, 2018 in Washington, DC. The parents of first lady Melania Trump became naturalized U.S. citizens on Thursday, taking the oath in a private ceremony in New York, according to their …

Dana Verkouteren | AP This courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates, right, answering questions by prosecutor Greg Andres as he testifies in the trial of Paul Manafort, seated second from left, at the Alexandria Federal Courthouse in Alexandria, Va., Monday, Aug. 6, 2018.  Special counsel Robert Mueller’s team of U.S. attorneys …

Sergei Karpukhin | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony following the talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 4, 2017. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — America’s top nuclear commander warned Tuesday that Russia and China are not “our friends” …

Leonhard Foeger | Reuters President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, July 16, 2018. President Donald Trump sent a letter to Russian President Vladimir Putin recently, emphasizing “the importance of further engagement in various …

Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images President Donald Trump (R) speaks, flanked by First Lady Melania Trump (2nd L), Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg (L) and CEO of PepsiCo Indra Nooyi (3rd L), during a dinner with business leaders in Bedminster, New Jersey, on August 7, 2018. President Donald Trump …

Jim Urquhart | Reuters Rick Gates, a former campaign official for U.S. President Donald Trump, departs U.S. District Court after he and Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort attended a hearing in the first charges stemming from a special counsel investigation of possible Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election …

Sergei Karpukhin | Reuters Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) shakes hands with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping during a signing ceremony following the talks at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia July 4, 2017. HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — America’s top nuclear commander warned Tuesday that Russia and China are not “our friends” …