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Starbucks takes on federal labor agency at US Supreme Court
If the high court sides with Starbucks, it could make it tougher for the agency to step in when it alleges corporate interference in unionization efforts.
By Dee-Ann Durbin
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Army to slash thousands of jobs in major revamp for future wars
The cuts will mainly affect already-empty posts — not actual soldiers.
By Lolita C. Baldor, The Associated Press
Trump EPA rolls back Obama rule on coal-fired power plants
Environmental Protection Agency chief Andrew Wheeler, a former coal industry lobbyist, signed a replacement rule that gives states leeway in deciding whether to require efficiency upgrades at existing coal plants.
How 5G is the key to protecting US interests
Preserving the United States' dominance in the technology sector is a must for national security and to curb China’s global push for power.
By James “Spider” Marks
Trump poised to veto Congress’ measure rebuking border order
A dozen defecting Republicans joined Senate Democrats on the joint resolution Thursday, which capped a week of confrontation with the White House as both parties in Congress strained to exert their power in new ways.
Senate rejection of Trump border emergency no longer certain
It has long looked like the Republican-run Senate would join the Democratic-led House in voting to block President Donald Trump's border emergency. That would set up the first veto of Trump's presidency. But there have been signs that opposition by a few GOP mavericks is softening.
House Judiciary panel launches sweeping Trump probe
Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler said that the document requests, with responses to most due by March 18, are a way to "begin building the public record" and that the committee has the responsibility to investigate and hold public hearings.
US general says no military threat on southern border
President Donald Trump has declared a national emergency along the southern border to fund his proposed wall, and he plans to use Defense Department funds from military construction and counter-drug programs to pay for it. Members of Congress are challenging that.
GOP senators to watch on Trump’s emergency declaration
Enough Republicans are chewing over whether to support Trump's plan to create suspense about the vote and how the issue will play in the 2020 elections.
Congress OKs border deal; Trump will sign, declare emergency
In an unusual joint statement, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said such a declaration would be "a lawless act, a gross abuse of the power of the presidency and a desperate attempt to distract" from Trump's failure to force Mexico to pay for the wall, as he's repeatedly promised for years.
Mattis: Putin tried to ‘muck around’ in US midterm elections
Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Saturday took aim at Russian President Vladimir Putin, accusing him of trying to "muck around" in the U.S. midterm elections, of duplicity in arms control and of acting irresponsibly in last weekend's naval confrontation with Ukraine.
By Robert Burns, The Associated Press
A stronger defense-industrial base starts with Congress
In an era of great power competition, America cannot afford to depend solely on one of our competitors; it leaves the country unacceptably vulnerable.
By Gen. Hawk Carlisle (ret.)