WASHINGTON — The Washington Post says it was targeted by a conservative sting operation that tried to get it to print a dramatic but phony story about Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore and a pregnant teenager. The Post broke the story about alleged sexual misconduct by Moore and his reported pursuit of teenage girls when he […]
The question of who is in charge of a U.S. consumer protection agency is now the subject of a lawsuit filed in federal court, after the agency’s director resigned last week and a succession battle erupted between his deputy and President Donald Trump. Before stepping down, Richard Cordray appointed his former chief of staff, Leandra […]
WASHINGTON — This week could decide whether Republicans salvage one of President Donald Trump’s major agenda items during his first year in office or head into a midterm election year with no landmark legislative accomplishments to tout. In coming days, Senate Republicans hope to pass a bill overhauling America’s tax code, but it is not clear […]
Authorities on the Indonesian tourist island of Bali have raised the volcano alert to the highest level as Mount Agung continues to churn and belch menacing-looking ash and smoke. Landslides of lahar, wet volcanic debris, are making muddy trails down the volcano’s slopes. Officials have extended the danger zone around the rumbling volcano to 10 […]