[dropcap]E[/dropcap]L PASO, TEXAS — Rival political rallies in Texas – just over 200 yards apart – pitted the president of the United States against a possible election rival as they took opposite sides on the merits of a border wall with Mexico. “Today we started a big, beautiful wall right on the Rio Grande,” declared […]
[dropcap]C[/dropcap]APITOL HILL — The U.S. Capitol is the most recognizable workplace in the country, and for an estimated 80 to 100 lawmakers, it’s also the place they literally call home while in Washington, D.C. For three to four nights each week — 30 to 40 weeks a year — these lawmakers don’t leave Capitol Hill […]
In his annual State of the Union Address to Congress and the nation Tuesday, President Donald Trump said “the state of our union is strong.” But an honest assessment of the current political state of the union appears uncertain and fraying. In the wake of Trump’s speech, members of both U.S. political parties are […]
WASHINGTON — High-stakes political negotiations began Wednesday in Washington that could determine whether the U.S. government will be plunged into another partial shutdown come the middle of February. A bipartisan group of Senate and House members will try to craft a compromise on funding border security, the issue at the heart of the 35-day government shutdown […]