USA 'NOTHING TO DO WITH ME': Trump distances himself from controversies involving his business as scrutiny grows House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in a statement last week that Trump's properties "are a cesspool of corruption," and "a black hole for taxpayers' money." 09/09/2019
USA House Dems to probe Giuliani's efforts to get Ukraine to investigate Trump opponents The chairmen characterized Giuliani's efforts to pressure Ukraine on the Bidens and Paul Manafort as aiming to help Trump's reelection campaign. 09/09/2019
USA Congress returns with guns, Trump probes and spending bills on its plate Lawmakers haven't left themselves much time: The House is scheduled to be in session for only 45 days through the end of the year. 09/09/2019
USA More GOP challengers line up against Trump, more states cancel their primaries Republican Party leaders defended the decision not to let voters have a say about who they want on the ticket next year. 09/09/2019
USA Trump complains 'boring' John Legend, 'filthy mouthed' Chrissy Teigen didn't credit him for criminal justice bill "Imagine being president and spending your Sunday night hate-watching MSNBC hoping somebody — ANYBODY — will praise you," Legend responded. 09/09/2019
USA Read the full text of the House Judiciary resolution outlining impeachment probe Chairman Jerrold Nadler declared last month that his panel was proceeding with an impeachment investigation of Trump despite there being no vote to do so. 09/09/2019
USA House lays out its impeachment probe The House Judiciary Committee laid out the parameters on Monday of what it's calling its ongoing "impeachment investigation" of President Donald Trump. 09/09/2019
USA Tuesday's special election in North Carolina could reveal clues about 2020 First Read is your briefing from "Meet the Press" and the NBC Political Unit on the day's most important political stories and why they matter. 09/09/2019
USA North Carolina House race has an unlikely scandal hangover Ahead of Tuesday's election, Democrat Dan McCready is benefiting from a marathon campaign after last year's voter fraud upended the GOP field. 09/09/2019
USA Democratic freshmen holdouts on impeachment face rising pressure For many lawmakers this August recess, there was no dodging the issue on the home front, whether their districts were solidly blue or more closely divided. 09/09/2019
USA Air Force reviews layovers after crew stayed at Trump hotel "We must still be considerate of perceptions of not being good stewards of taxpayer funds," the service's top spokesman says. 09/09/2019
USA Secret Taliban peace talks at Camp David floated, scrapped within a week National security adviser John Bolton vehemently opposed the idea but the State Department argued it could move the parties closer to an agreement. 09/09/2019
USA Kamala Harris apologizes after appearing to laugh at slur Harris said she "didn't hear the words the man used in that moment, but if I had I would've stopped and corrected him." 08/09/2019
USA Pompeo defends plan to host Taliban leaders at Camp David "President Trump ultimately made the decision," Pompeo said. "He said: 'I want to talk to President Ghani. I want to talk to these Taliban negotiators.'" 08/09/2019
USA Tom Steyer appears to qualify for October Democratic debate Steyer received 2 percent in a CBS News/YouGov's Sunday battleground poll of Nevada voters. 08/09/2019
USA Former Rep. Mark Sanford announces he will challenge Trump in GOP primary Sanford is the third Republican to announce a primary challenge to Trump, joining former Rep. Joe Walsh, R-Ill., and former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld. 08/09/2019
USA Map: "Middle ground" America is disappearing The number of "competitive" counties have decreased by 72 percent in the past 20 years. 08/09/2019
USA End child marriage in the U.S.? You might be surprised who's opposed. Conservatives have found some surprising allies as they fight efforts to raise the marriage age. 08/09/2019
USA Warren and Clinton talk behind the scenes as 2020 race intensifies Analysis: Neither camp wants to talk about it, but the two women have recently grown closer. 07/09/2019
USA House stonewalled in probe of military sleepovers at Trump resort The House Oversight Committee says that since 2017, the U.S. military has spent $11 million at the Scotland property. 07/09/2019