Arnie Seipel

President Trump's former lawyer is scheduled to appear Feb. 27 before the House oversight committee. Members of Congress are expected to ask him about hush money payments ahead of Election Day 2016.

The Ohio Democrat told NPR on Wednesday that Democrats "need to win in the heartland" as he announced a tour of states holding the first primaries in 2020.

Saturday marks Day 22 of the partial federal government shutdown, stretching past the 21 days in 1995-96. Many federal workers missed their first paycheck on Friday.

The incoming House leadership plans legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security for a month. President Trump shows no sign of agreeing to their terms, digging in on funding a border wall.

The embattled Supreme Court nominee published an op-ed on the Wall Street Journal website Thursday evening while key GOP senators whose votes will be decisive continued to weigh their decision.

"You're telling me that my assault doesn't matter," one protester said to Arizona Republican Jeff Flake as he headed to a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting.

Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination was sailing through until Christine Blasey Ford came forward with a sexual assault allegation. Get caught up on what led to Thursday's hearing.

In an interview on Tuesday, President Trump said his frustration with Jeff Sessions goes beyond his recusal from the Russia investigation: "I'm not happy with numerous things."

The city hosted the Democratic National Convention that renominated Barack Obama in 2012. President Trump won North Carolina in 2016, a swing state key to his victory.

That designation was removed in 2008, when the North Korean government pledged to dismantle its nuclear program. The president says additional sanctions will be imposed.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has told people that he has no interest in returning to his old Senate seat from Alabama, as Moore continues to dig in against allegations of sexual misconduct.

Republicans Sen. Mike Lee and Jerry Moran have put their names in the no column, bringing to four the GOP senators opposed. As it stands, there aren't enough votes for an Obamacare replacement.

President Trump invited Senate Republicans to the White House to continue work on the issue. The bill is expected to undergo changes before a vote in mid-July.

Richard Cullen, a former U.S. attorney and member of George W. Bush's legal team during the 2000 recount, will respond to inquiries from special counsel Robert Mueller.

Democrats pounced as former FBI director James Comey raised the prospect that Sessions' role in the investigation is more intense than has been known previously.

The Arizona senator said he stayed up too late watching baseball, after television viewers across the country expressed confusion over his line of questioning for the former FBI director.

At first glance, it may seem as if the ex-FBI director has given contradictory statements about political pressure on the Russia investigation. That could come up when he testifies publicly next week.

Michael Dubke's departure comes as the Trump administration struggles to keep focused on its agenda while dealing with constant news about the multiple investigations relating to Russia.

The clock is ticking to a government shutdown, and President Trump keeps adding to the list of what he wants — 140 characters at a time.

Jason Chaffetz, the Utah Republican, says he will not seek any office in 2018 — tamping down speculation that he could challenge Sen. Orrin Hatch in a re-election bid.