Trump abortion restrictions effective immediately

Taxpayer-funded family planning clinics must stop referring women for abortions immediately, the Trump administration said Monday, declaring it will begin enforcing a new regulation hailed by religious conservatives and denounced by medical organizations and women's rights groups.

‘Agenda of white nationalists’: Democratic congresswomen attacked by Trump call for impeachment

The four Democratic congresswomen of color who were the targets of President Donald Trump's controversial tweets held a news conference on Monday on Capitol Hill after Trump doubled down on his comments earlier in the day. 

Hahnemann University Hospital's plight spurs aid pledge, Sanders rally

Hahnemann University Hospital will stop admitting emergency room patients this week as its impending closure drew pledges of millions in aid to the community Monday and condemnation during a rally at the hospital by Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

Trump moves to effectively end asylum at Southern border

The Trump administration said Monday it will end asylum protections for most migrants who arrive at the U.S.-Mexico border in a major escalation of the president's battle to tamp down immigration.

Leave the United States, Trump tells Democratic congresswomen of color

President Donald Trump on Sunday assailed a group of Democratic congresswomen of color as foreign-born troublemakers who should go back to the "broken and crime infested places from which they came," ignoring the fact that the women are American citizens and all but one was born in the U.S.

Pence tour of migrant center shows men crowded in cages

Vice President Mike Pence toured two detention facilities on the Texas border Friday, including a Border Patrol station where hundreds of men were crowded in sweltering cages without cots.

Special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony delayed until July 24

WASHINGTON (AP) — Special counsel Robert Mueller's testimony to Congress has been delayed until July 24 under an agreement that gives lawmakers more time to question him.

Ex-US Rep. Fattah loses bid to cut prison term

A longtime Pennsylvania congressman has lost his bid to have his 10-year prison term for corruption reduced after four counts were tossed on appeal.

Mnuchin warns US government could 'run out of cash,' urges Congress to quickly raise debt limit

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told congressional leaders that the debt ceiling should be raised before lawmakers leave for their August recess to avert the potential of an unprecedented default on the national debt.

United States Secretary of Labor Alexander Acosta stepping down, Trump says

Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta said Friday he is resigning following renewed scrutiny of his handling of a 2008 secret plea deal with wealthy financier Jeffrey Esptein , who is accused of sexually abusing dozens of underage girls.

Trump abandons effort to put citizenship question on census

President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is dropping his bid to include a citizenship question on the 2020 census.

After Trump request, Lockheed keeps Coatesville helicopter plant open

Lockheed Martin has decided to keep its Sikorsky helicopter plant in Pennsylvania open following a request from President Donald Trump.

Shoppers boycott Home Depot over donations to Trump's campaign

Some shoppers are boycotting Home Depot because one of the store's co-founders, Bernie Marcus, plans to donate to President Trump's reelection campaign.

Acosta to take questions on handling of Epstein case

Hoping to stave off intensifying calls for his resignation, Labor Secretary Alex Acosta plans to make a statement Wednesday regarding his handling of a sex-trafficking case involving now-jailed financier Jeffrey Epstein.

US appeals court tosses lawsuit against Trump hotel

A federal appeals court has ordered the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel, handing Trump a significant legal victory on Wednesday.

Mayor: Trump's July 4 celebration 'depleted' security fund

D.C.’s mayor says President Donald Trump’s special Salute to America – along with the protests and demonstrations surrounding it – has bankrupted the District’s security fund, which is used to provide security at rallies and state funerals.

Judge blocks government lawyers from quitting census fight

The Justice Department can't replace nine lawyers so late in the dispute over whether to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census without explaining why they are doing so, a judge says.

Dems want Acosta to quit for role in Jeffrey Epstein plea deal

A growing collection of congressional Democrats say President Donald Trump's labor secretary should resign because of his role in a 2008 plea deal that let a billionaire financier escape prison time for alleged sex crimes.