Man carrying knife arrested outside White House after threat

A man carrying a knife was arrested outside the White House after he told a U.S. Secret Service officer that he was there to kill the president, police said.

House OKs bill letting undocumented immigrants seek damages from employers

Like California's controversial Assembly Bill 5, one of the PRO Act's stated purposes is to end worker misclassification and stop employers from denying workers benefits by doing so. It passed in a 224-194 vote, mostly along party lines.

Impeachment trial: Split Senate votes to acquit Trump on abuse of power, obstruction of Congress

A majority of senators expressed unease with Trump's pressure campaign on Ukraine that resulted in the two articles of impeachment. But the final tallies — 52-48 favoring acquittal of abuse of power, 53-47 of obstruction of Congress' investigation — fell short.

State of the Union: Trump touts 'Great American Comeback' in address

Standing before a Congress and nation sharply divided by impeachment, President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday to extol a “Great American Comeback” on his watch, just three years after he took office decrying a land of “American carnage” under his predecessor.

Rush Limbaugh attends State of the Union address, receives Presidential Medal of Freedom

First Lady Melania Trump was seen putting the highest civilian award around Limbaugh’s neck. He sat next to her during the speech when the president made the announcement. Limbaugh appeared to be surprised by the honor. 

'Great American Comeback': Trump boasts of economic gains on eve of impeachment verdict

President Donald Trump used his State of the Union address Tuesday to extol a “Great American Comeback” on his watch, just three years after he took office decrying a land of “American carnage” under his predecessor.

Trump faces accusers: What to watch during State of the Union address

President Donald Trump will be facing his accusers Tuesday night during his State of the Union speech. The impeached president is speaking on the eve of what's anticipated to be his Senate acquittal on Wednesday.

Trump impeachment trial: Closing arguments aim at voters, history

The four hours of arguments provide one final chance to influence public opinion and set the record ahead of an expected Senate acquittal.

Polling: Americans dissatisfied with the state of the union

Approval of Trump has stayed persistently in negative territory, and the country is more polarized now than it has been under any other president in recent history.

Trump acquittal now likely Wednesday; Senate nixes witnesses

Democrats hopes hearing from witnesses in Trump’s impeachment trial faded after a late decision from Republican Sen. Lamar Alexander of Tennessee.

Trump curbs immigrants from 6 countries in election-year push

The Trump administration announced Friday that it was restricting immigrants from six additional countries that officials said failed to meet minimum security standards.

Trump impeachment trial: Dershowitz backtracks, Paul thwarted

President Donald Trump's impeachment trial has launched into a final day of questions and answers before a crucial vote on calling witnesses.