Politics

Bill Clark | CQ Roll Call | Getty Images Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo. U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has cracked a rib of U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill while performing the Heimlich maneuver on the fellow Democrat when she began choking. A spokesman for Manchin tells the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that McCaskill …

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump pumps his fist as he steps from Air Force One upon arrival in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 23, 2018.  President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policy, which dominated headlines last week and resulted in more than 2,000 children being separated from their families …

Daniel Lin | AP Passersby gather to take photos in front of the Red Hen Restaurant, Saturday, June 23, 2018, in Lexington, Va. President Donald Trump lashed out Monday at a Virginia restaurant that refused to serve his press secretary, saying it is “filthy” and “badly needs a paint job.” …

For the first time since President Donald Trump took office, the CNBC All-America Economic Survey shows more than half the public approving his handling of the economy, and it appears to be having some impact on his overall job approval rating. The president’s economic approval rating surged 6 points to …

Getty Images President Donald Trump displays an executive order he signed that will end the practice of separating family members who are apprehended while illegally entering the United States on June 20, 2018 in Washington, DC. The Pentagon has been asked by the federal health department to provide housing on …

Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort departs U.S. District Court after a motions hearing in Alexandria, Virginia, May 4, 2018. A federal judge on Friday denied former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort’s bid to dismiss a money laundering charge against him in a pending criminal …

Mike Blake | Reuters Migrant children, many of whom have been separated from their parents under the “zero tolerance” policy by the Trump administration, are being housed in tents next to the Mexican border in Tornillo, Texas, U.S. June 18, 2018. An ICE spokesman said it does not detain unaccompanied …

VCG/VCG | Getty Images A PLA Navy fleet including the aircraft carrier Liaoning, submarines, vessels and fighter jets take part in a review in the South China Sea last April. China is currently testing the world’s most powerful naval gun and people with direct knowledge of a U.S. intelligence report …

Kevin Lamarque | Reuters First lady Melania Trump and Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar (L) listen during a roundtable meeting at the Lutheran Social Services of the South “Upbring New Hope Children’s Center” near the U.S.-Mexico border in McAllen Texas, June 21, 2018. A spokesperson for the …

ACF | HHS | Reuters Occupants at Casa Padre, an immigrant shelter for unaccompanied minors, in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., are seen in this photo provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, June 14, 2018. It costs $775 per person per night to keep the newly separated children …