Politics

Drew Angerer | Getty Images News | Getty Images Kris Kobach, Kansas secretary of state, arrives for his meeting with president-elect at Trump International Golf Club, November 20, 2016 in Bedminster Township, New Jersey.  In red Kansas, President Donald Trump has a chance to disrupt what should be a relatively …

Joshua Roberts | Reuters Rick Gates, former campaign aide to U.S. President Donald Trump, departs after a bond hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington, U.S., November 6, 2017. Rick Gates, the longtime business associate of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, returned to the witness stand Tuesday to give …

Getty Images Richard Gates arrives at the Prettyman Federal Courthouse for a hearing February 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. Rick Gates, the star witness in special counsel Robert Mueller’s fraud and conspiracy trial against former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort, will take the stand Monday to testify against his former …

ChinaFotoPress | Getty Images A docker works in front of a container ship at Qingdao Port in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. A senior administration official told CNBC on Friday that there was “zero” engagement between the Trump administration and China as the two countries ratchet up trade tensions. The …

Tom Williams | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Rep. Diane Black, R-Tenn. Rep. Diane Black lost the hotly contested Tennessee GOP gubernatorial primary this Thursday, making her the fifth House Republican this election cycle to lose a primary for statewide office. It’s a potentially ominous sign for Republicans as …

Justin Sullivan | Getty Images A view of homes that were destroyed by the Carr Fire on July 27, 2018 in Redding, California. A Redding firefighter and bulldozer operator were killed battling the fast moving Carr Fire that has burned over 126,000 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 homes. As …

Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images US President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at the Florida State Fairgrounds Expo Hall in Tampa, Florida, on July 31, 2018.  President Donald Trump has prodded his attorneys in recent days to arrange for him to be interviewed by special counsel …

Mark Wilson | Getty Images President Donald Trump talks about his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during a meeting with House Republicans in the Cabinet Room of the White House on July 17, 2018 in Washington, DC.  President Donald Trump is tired of hearing the conservative Koch network’s criticism …

Carlos Barria | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks during a joint news conference with Italy’s Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte in the East Room of the White House in Washington, July 30, 2018. President Donald Trump on Monday said that he would be willing to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani …

Leah Mills | Reuters President Donald Trump speaks with the news media before boarding Marine One for travel to Europe from the White House, in Washington, July 10, 2018. President Donald Trump told talk show host Sean Hannity that he could imagine the economy growing at 8 or 9 percent …