WASHINGTON — South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham laid out a list of demands Friday that he said would enable him to relent and allow swift action on a $1.2 trillion package of full-year appropriations for several Cabinet departments and a temporary patch for another.

The Republican senator pressed for a commitment on separate votes at a later ...Read more

U.S. President Donald Trump intensified pressure on Iran, imposing fresh sanctions and urging the regime to “make a deal,” after Tehran signaled it was ready for talks if the White House ceased its threats.

“If we do make a deal, that’s good. If we don’t make a deal, we’ll see what happens,” Trump said Friday at the White House. ...Read more

President Donald Trump said he intends to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, according to a post on his Truth Social platform.

“I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best,” Trump wrote. “On top of everything else, he ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Banking Committee leaders are split on President Donald Trump’s choice of Kevin Warsh to be the next chairman of the Federal Reserve, while a key Republican on the panel is standing firm on his plans to oppose any nomination until a legal action against the Fed is resolved.

Trump announced his decision to tap Warsh, a ...Read more

Iran said it was prepared for talks with the U.S. if President Donald Trump ends his threats against the Islamic Republic and warned military strikes could trigger a wide conflagration in the Middle East.

Addressing reporters after meeting his Turkish counterpart, Hakan Fidan, in Istanbul on Friday, Araghchi accused Israel of encouraging Trump...Read more

President Donald Trump said he intends to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next chair of the Federal Reserve, according to a post on his Truth Social platform.

“I have known Kevin for a long period of time, and have no doubt that he will go down as one of the GREAT Fed Chairmen, maybe the best,” Trump wrote. “On top of everything else, he ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is preparing for the president to nominate Kevin Warsh to be the next Federal Reserve chair, according to people familiar with the matter.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he plans to announce his pick to lead the U.S. central bank on Friday morning.

The people, who requested anonymity to discuss ...Read more

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Donald Trump is setting the stage to sow doubts on the outcome of this year’s midterm elections, predicting that the president is heading for a bruising defeat and will dispute the results.

In a wide-ranging interview at a Bloomberg event in San Francisco, Newsom castigated Trump for his actions on ...Read more

LOS ANGELES — President Donald Trump’s foray this week into the fire rebuilding process in Pacific Palisades has been met with confusion and rolled eyes from local officials who say he’s now railing against projects that have never even been proposed.

Trump said Thursday he planned to stop a low-income housing project from being developed...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats reached a deal with the White House late Thursday to prevent a partial government shutdown by moving to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks, providing more time to negotiate new restrictions for federal immigration agents carrying out President Trump’s deportation campaign.

The ...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he would be announcing his pick for a nominee to chair the Federal Reserve on Friday morning, signaling an end to a months-long process that has spurred speculation over the future of the world’s most powerful central bank.

Trump, asked at an event Thursday evening in Washington when he would make ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senators reached a bipartisan deal Thursday to extend Homeland Security Department funding for two weeks as negotiations continue over how and whether to impose tighter restrictions on federal immigration agents.

The agreement on a short-term funding extension, through Feb. 13, likely clears the way for passing five other fiscal ...Read more

President Donald Trump sued the U.S. Treasury and IRS for at least $10 billion over an unauthorized disclosure of his tax returns to the press during his first term in office, potentially putting American taxpayers on the hook for a massive payout.

The suit was filed Thursday in Miami federal court by Trump, his sons Donald Jr. and Eric, and ...Read more

An investigative subcommittee that spent months examining U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick has found “substantial evidence of conduct” described in a criminal indictment against her last year and is bringing multiple charges against her.

The House Ethics Committee announced the findings of its investigative subcommittee on Thursday. The...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats reached a deal with the White House late Thursday to prevent a partial government shutdown by moving to temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security for two weeks, providing more time to negotiate new restrictions for federal immigration agents carrying out President Trump’s deportation campaign.

The ...Read more

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The Florida Attorney General’s Office said it is expanding its investigation into petition fraud and is asking local elections officials to hand over more documents related to a proposed recreational marijuana amendment — days ahead of the final deadline for signatures to be verified.

Statewide prosecutor Brad McVay on...Read more

WASHINGTON — House Republicans are working to put one of their top issues back in the spotlight: requiring photo IDs to vote.

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., has threatened to shut down the House floor next month if the Senate won’t take up a bill that would require proof of citizenship before registering to vote in federal elections.

And ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The arrival of a U.S aircraft-carrier strike group in the Middle East has given President Donald Trump new, more forceful options to carry out his threats to attack Iran, but the choices carry serious risks of retaliation from Tehran.

At the same time, Trump’s shifting messages about his goals — removing Iran’s leaders, ...Read more

WASHINGTON — California officials, Democrats and civil rights groups told the Supreme Court on Thursday the state should be able to use its new congressional map in the midterm elections this fall, arguing the lines were drawn for political rather than racial reasons.

The filings were in response to an appeal from the state Republican Party ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Senators reached a bipartisan deal Thursday to extend Homeland Security Department funding for two weeks as negotiations continue over how and whether to impose tighter restrictions on federal immigration agents.

The agreement on a short-term funding extension, through Feb. 13, likely clears the way for passing five other fiscal ...Read more