Area legislators are back at their normal places of business, serving their communities in different capacities after the 87th Texas Legislative Session ended on May 31.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue — whether to ban consideration of race in college admissions.
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The Latest on the NATO summit taking place in Brussels:
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is leaving in place the convictions of two men who as members of a white supremacist group participated in a white nationalist rally in Virginia in 2017 that turned violent.
CNN's John Avlon tells us about the importance of vaccine diplomacy under President Joe Biden and notes the difference between America's relationship with allies under Biden versus Trump.
The parents of former United States Marine Trevor Reed, who is imprisoned in Russia, are pleading with Presidents Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin to work out a deal to send him home.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden frequently talks about what he sees as central in executing effective foreign policy: building personal relationships.
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BRUSSELS (AP) — President Joe Biden made his entrance at the NATO summit aiming to consult European allies on efforts to counter provocative actions by China and Russia while highlighting the U.S. commitment to the 30-country alliance that was frequently maligned by predecessor Donald Trump.
CNN's Barbara Starr speaks out after reports emerged that former President Trump's Justice Department seized her records in 2017 without her knowledge, including tens of thousands of personal emails.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Marty Walsh remembers what it was like when a Cabinet secretary would come to town.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has vowed to mend America’s trade relations with its European allies, which were stretched to the breaking point by President Donald Trump’s mercurial behavior, combative policies and aversion to multinational alliances.
CNN's Pamela Brown reports on Lara Trump's, former senior adviser to Donald Trump, recent calls for citizens at the US-Mexico border to "arm up," saying that violent rhetoric runs in the Trump family.
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WINDSOR, England (AP) — President Joe Biden and his aviator sunglasses met Queen Elizabeth II on a bright Sunday afternoon.
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ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — President Joe Biden and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan have known each other for years, but their meeting Monday will be their first as heads of state. And it comes at a particularly tense moment for relations between their two countries.
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NEWQUAY, England (AP) — President Joe Biden on Sunday said the United States had restored its presence on the world stage as he used his first overseas trip since taking office to connect with a new generation of leaders from some of the world’s most powerful countries and more closely unite…
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The Latest on the Group of Seven nations meeting being held in England:
Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells CNN's Dana Bash that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is a "valued member" of the House Democratic caucus.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells CNN's Dana Bash that she is "very pleased" that a bipartisan group of senators reached an agreement on an infrastructure package, but "let's see" how lawmakers plan to pay for it and whether she will support it.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Apple informed former Trump White House counsel Don McGahn and his wife that the Justice Department had subpoenaed information about accounts belonging to them in 2018, a person familiar with the matter said Sunday, days after two House lawmakers disclosed they, too, had th…
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York tells CNN's Dana Bash that "this isn't the best that we can get" and she will continue pushing for a larger infrastructure package.
Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York tells CNN's Dana Bash that Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's recent comments were "absolutely mischaracterized" and some of her fellow Democrats were feeding into "right-wing vitriol."
Secretary of State Antony Blinken says President Biden's meeting with Vladimir Putin on Wednesday in Geneva is not going to be a "flip-the-light-switch moment."
Speaker Nancy Pelosi talks in a wide-ranging, exclusive interview with CNN's Dana Bash on infrastructure negotiations, subpoenas by the Trump DOJ against Democratic lawmakers, a January 6 commission, recent comments by Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and more.
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FALMOUTH, England (AP) — The Group of Seven wealthy democracies have wrapped up their first face-to-face summit in two years at a seaside resort in southwest England. The leaders of the G-7 — Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States — made commitments o…
CNN's Dana Bash talks with Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez about the progressive push for infrastructure and voting rights, the Garland Justice Department, recent comments by Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar and whether Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer should retire.
President Joe Biden says he agrees with Russian President Vladimir Putin's assessment that US-Russia relations are at a low point ahead of the two leaders' upcoming meeting.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) says that she's 'inclined' to agree with colleague Rep. Mondaire Jones (D-NY) that 82-year-old Associate Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer should retire at the end of the court's term so President Biden can appoint a young liberal successor, but wanted…
CNN legal and national security analyst Carrie Cordero says under normal justice department process then-Attorney General Bill Barr would have been briefed about the effort to secretly obtain information about lawmakers, but the chaos inside the Trump Justice Department makes it plausible th…
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