While Alabama hasn't sent a Democrat to the Senate in 25 years, Doug Jones, a former federal prosecutor, may have an opening because of the the controversial record of his GOP opponent, Roy Moore.
"There is the feeling that all of this is diminishing our national character," one support group wrote, as a political debate unfolds over calls to the families of soldiers who died in combat.
The plaintiffs "have established that they are likely to succeed on the merits," District Judge Theodore D. Chuang wrote, dealing another setback to the Trump administration.
Following his acceptance of the Liberty Medal from the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, John McCain said U.S. abandonment of global leadership is "unpatriotic."
The Republican congressman from Pennsylvania is withdrawing days after reports that legislation he sponsored hindered the Drug Enforcement Administration in its fight against the U.S. opioid crisis.
Last week was heavy on White House executive actions. Ken Cuccinelli, president of the Senate Conservatives Fund, says that with ineffective congressional leadership, it's the president's best option.
After three failed attempts at passing GOP health plans, President Trump appears to be trying to negotiate with Democrats by showing he is willing to facilitate the Affordable Care Act's collapse.
For all his denunciations of the Iran nuclear deal, the president passed up a chance to exit from it. While the deal stays in place for now, plenty of questions remain about what might happen next.
The president became the first sitting president to address the Values Voter Summit, an annual D.C. gathering of religious conservatives, as he solidifies his ties to the GOP's evangelical wing.