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Vanessa Tyson accuses Justin Fairfax of 2004 sexual assault: Statement

The woman accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of rape released a statement Wednesday that refuted his claim that the sex was consensual and that the allegations were politically motivated.

February 6, 2019

Mark Herring, Virginia attorney general, admits wearing blackface

The racism and rape scandals engulfing Virginia's top Democrats spread Wednesday to state Attorney General Mark Herring, who admitted wearing blackface at a college party in 1980.

February 6, 2019

Donald Trump’s rally in El Paso to buck wall foes

President Trump will host a "Make America Great Again" rally Monday in El Paso, the Texas border town rocked by his State of the Union speech.

February 6, 2019

Democrats embrace nation-building in Central America as answer to migrant caravans

Democrats said their plan to stop migrant caravans overrunning the U.S. border is not to stiffen immigration laws here, but rather to do some nation-building in Central America.

February 6, 2019

Democrats slow to ‘believe the woman’ in sex assault accusation against Justin Fairfax

Sen. Sherrod Brown said Tuesday that he doesn't know if people should believe the woman who accused Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of rape.

February 5, 2019

Justin Fairfax says he had consensual sex with woman who accuses him of assault

Democrats who hoped they had found an answer to racism charges against Virginia's governor were stung Monday when his heir apparent, Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, had to fend off rape allegations.

February 4, 2019

Gov. Ralph Northam sorry for blackface, KKK photo in med school yearbook

Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday said he was "deeply sorry" for appearing in either blackface or a Ku Klux Klan robe and hood in a photo featured in his medical school yearbook, calling it "clearly racist and offensive."

February 1, 2019

Kamala Harris’ prosecutor past threatens 2020 White House bid

When Sen. Kamala Harris seized the mantle of criminal justice reform in launching her 2020 Democratic presidential run, it bowled over Phelicia Jones, a prominent civil rights advocate in San Francisco.

January 30, 2019

Michael Bloomberg comes gunning for Trump: ‘Shutdown was an utter failure of executive leadership’

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg on Tuesday accused President Trump of "totally incompetent management" that resulted in a partial government shutdown.

January 29, 2019

Donald Trump tweets set mood on Wall Street

President Trump types a tweet or makes an off-the-cuff remark to reporters about the Federal Reserve or China trade talks, and the Big Board starts moving. For Wall Street, that is the all-too-familiar story of the Trump presidency.

January 28, 2019

Despite border wall funding setback, Trump fans still support him

The no-wall deal that ended the government shutdown was a bitter pill for voters who sent President Trump to the White House, but they say they're still backing him as the border security fight with Democrats enters Round Two.

January 27, 2019

Donald Trump retains base support despite government shutdown setback

The no-wall deal that ended the government shutdown was a bitter pill for voters who sent President Trump to the White House, but they say they're still backing him as the border security fight with Democrats enters Round Two.

January 27, 2019

Trump vows to build border wall: ‘Negotiations with Democrats will start immediately’

President Trump on Saturday declared that the fight for border wall was not over now that the government shutdown ended.

January 26, 2019

Trump announces 3-week deal to end shutdown, delays bid for border wall funding

President Trump announced an agreement Friday to end the longest shutdown in history, conceding to a stopgap plan to reopen the government for three weeks without getting his demand for new border wall funding, handing a victory to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

January 25, 2019

Donald Trump shoulders government shutdown blame, bets Democrats will pay in 2020

The question for the White House is not who's to blame for the partial government shutdown but rather who will voters blame for weak border security in 2020.

January 22, 2019

Martin Luther King’s son slams Mike Pence for comparing Donald Trump with his father

The son of Martin Luther King Jr. criticized Vice President Mike Pence on Monday for comparing President Trump to the late civil rights leader.

January 21, 2019

Donald Trump visits Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial

President Trump on Monday observed Martin Luther King Jr. Day by visiting the memorial in Washington to the civil rights legend.

January 21, 2019

Shutdown flu: More TSA agents out sick, but wait times normal at security check

As the government shutdown drags on Transportation Security Administration agents are calling out sick at more than twice the normal rate, many claiming they can't afford the ride to work, TSA says.

January 21, 2019

Businesses across U.S. step up to assist federal workers during shutdown

With the White House and congressional Democrats locked in battle over the government shutdown, the private sector has jumped in to help federal workers caught in the crossfire.

January 20, 2019

Donald Trump bemoans mainstream media ‘disgraceful’ coverage of ‘phony’ BuzzFeed report

President Trump on Saturday blasted what he called the "phony" BuzzFeed story and the mainstream media's coverage of it.

January 19, 2019