Haley to UN General Assembly: U.S. does not fear isolation
The United States voted against a UN resolution condemning America's economic embargo against Cuba on Wednesday. The embargo resolution was overwhelmingly approved in the 193-member General Assembly by a vote of 191-2, with Israel joining the U.S.
California Governor Jerry Brown answered questions about the National Guard being stationed at the U.S.-Mexico border during a session at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on April 17, 2018.
CIA Director Mike Pompeo gave an opening statement during his confirmation hearing for Secretary of State on April 12, 2018 in which he described who he was and what he hoped to do if he took on the new role.
Speaker of the House Paul Ryan announced that this year will be his last one in Congress, and that he will retire in January. He said he counts his time as speaker as one of the two "greatest honors of my life."
In two days of testimony on Capitol Hill, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg said repeatedly that AI tools potentially are more effective at monitoring the platform than humans.
While answering questions from reporters during a news conference on April 3, 2018, President Trump briefly discussed the border wall with Mexico and NAFTA renegotiations.
During his remarks for the 2018 White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, President Trump told the crowd, "Nothing is ever easy, but we have never had an economy like we have right now. And we're going to make it bigger and better and stronger."
President Donald Trump welcomed families to the White House Easter Egg Roll on April 2, 2018, commenting on the "perfect weather" before festivities got underway. Donald Trump Jr. helped his daughter roll an egg during one leg of the event.
After threatening to veto it, President Trump revealed that he would sign the omnibus bill passed by Congress late Thursday, noting that he was "unhappy" about "a lot of things" in the bill but that he'd approve it for "national security" reasons.
President Donald Trump's White House is threatened by allegations from his past, with court cases looming from an adult film star, a former Playboy model and a reality show contestant. Trump has denied accusations from all three women.
Kellyanne Conway, the adviser to President Donald Trump who is the White House official helping oversee the administration’s response to the opioid crisis, shared advice to young listeners: “eat the ice cream, have the french fry, don’t buy the st
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., received applause as he spoke during a hearing on gun violence and school safety on March 14, 2018. He called out lawmakers for their "weak responses" after the Parkland, Florida school shooting and their fears of the NRA
During a hearing on school safety and gun violence, Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., asked Acting FBI Deputy Director David Bowdich about the agency's authority to deny a gun sale to someone based on information that he or she threatened to commit a mass
President Donald Trump says he has "total confidence" in Mike Pompeo, his new pick for Secretary of State. Trump fired Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Tuesday, saying he would nominate CIA Director Mike Pompeo to replace him.
Robert Mueller is special counsel for the Department of Justice. He oversees the investigation into Russia's possible connections to the 2016 election and Trump campaign.
Nationality feels powerful, especially today. But the idea of identifying with millions of strangers just based on borders is relatively new. We explain why it was invented — and how it changed the world.
President Donald Trump said he will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports in response to what he called decades of unfair trade policies. Trump summoned steel and aluminum executives to the White House and told them that next week he would
