WASHINGTON — Washington is bracing for a burst of legislative activity at the start of 2017. Topping the agenda for the Republican party, which will control both houses of Congress and the White House, is a full assault on President Barack Obama’s health care law, his signature domestic achievement that has dramatically reduced the number of […]
Russian government officials were in contact with members of Donald Trump’s campaign prior to Tuesday’s election, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov said Thursday. “Obviously, we know most of the people from his entourage,” Ryabkov told the Interfax news agency. “Those people have always been in the limelight in the United States and have occupied high-ranking […]
A few weeks ago, with Hillary Clinton polling high in the presidential race, Democrats were confident they would take control of the Senate. It even appeared there was an outside chance Democrats could win the House of Representatives. But as election results came in late Tuesday and early Wednesday, it became clear that not only […]
WASHINGTON—Majority Republicans on a U.S. congressional investigating panel are faulting the country’s military for failing to respond to a diplomatic outpost in Benghazi, Libya to prevent a 2012 terrorist attack that killed four Americans. The panel’s chairman, Congressman Trey Gowdy, said Tuesday, “No U.S. military assets were ever deployed to Benghazi” despite the orders of […]