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Nick Sandmann Nathan Phillips video sparks targeting question

The viral face-off between a drum-beating elder and a Catholic teen has spurred questions over whether the encounter was random or a "set-up" staged by political activists.

January 21, 2019

Jamie Lee Curtis regrets ‘snap judgment’ about boys accused of harassing Native American elder

Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has apologized for making a "snap judgment" about the encounter between a Native American elder and a group of Catholic boys, saying she should have known better than to "judge a book by its cover."

January 21, 2019

Catholic teen in viral video condemns ‘outright lies,’ feared adults sought ‘larger conflict’

The boy seen staring at tribal elder Nathan Phillips in Friday's viral episode has condemned what he described as "outright lies" about the incident, saying he was trying to defuse a tense situation and worried that adult protesters were trying to "provoke a group of teenagers into a larger conflict."

January 21, 2019

John Yarmuth says he was joking about banning MAGA hats after incident with teens, tribal elder

House Budget Committee chairman John Yarmuth has retracted his call for a ban on Make America Great Again hats, saying he was joking, following a widely reported incident between MAGA-capped teens and a Native American elder.

January 21, 2019

Democrats stand firm on ending shutdown

Democrats showed no signs Sunday of taking up President Trump's compromise proposal on border security, even as the partial government shutdown entered its fifth week and some federal employees prepared to miss a second paycheck.

January 20, 2019

Nathan Phillips confronts teens with MAGA hats at March for Life, video shows

A group of Catholic boys, some wearing red Make America Great Again caps, has been decried for harassing an American Indian as he performed a drum ceremony, but now it appears that there may be more to the story.

January 20, 2019

BuzzFeed backs Michael Cohen-Trump Tower report as Republicans decry bias

Republicans unleashed Sunday on the media "obsession" with tearing down President Trump after last week's uproar over a since-disputed article in BuzzFeed, while the news outlet continued to stand by its report.

January 20, 2019

‘SNL’: Alec Baldwin’s ‘President Trump’ ends government shutdown with ‘hamberder’ deal

The partial federal shutdown provided the ingredients for a "Saturday Night Live" skit featuring "President Trump," played by Alec Baldwin, as a contestant on "Deal or No Deal."

January 20, 2019

James Clyburn: No border-security negotiations until Donald Trump ends government shutdown

House Majority Whip James Clyburn said Sunday there would be no negotiations on border security until President Trump agrees to end the partial federal shutdown.

January 20, 2019

Mike Pence decries media ‘obsession’ with attacking Donald Trump after BuzzFeed uproar

Vice President Mike Pence decried Sunday the media's "obsession" with tearing down President Trump after last week's uproar over a since-disputed report in BuzzFeed.

January 20, 2019

Kirsten Gillibrand accused of political opportunism on Al Franken, immigration

All presidential contenders bring baggage to their campaigns, and for Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York Democrat, the issue coming back to haunt her is political opportunism.

January 20, 2019

Rudy Giuliani: Trump Tower Moscow talks likely lasted until end of campaign, Michael Cohen ‘key guy’

Trump personal attorney Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that negotiations about building a Trump Tower in Moscow likely extended until the end of the 2016 presidential campaign.

January 20, 2019

Donald Trump says ‘Radical Democrat’ Nancy Pelosi lost control of party to far left

President Trump said in a Sunday tweetstorm that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has lost control of her party, becoming a "Radical Democrat" in order to appease the Democratic Party's far left.

January 20, 2019

Nancy Pelosi, Kirsten Gillibrand, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez steer clear of D.C. Women’s March

The anti-Semitism issue failed to stop some prominent Democrats from turning up Saturday at Women's March events across the country, but members of Congress largely stayed away from the flagship march in Washington, D.C.

January 20, 2019

Laura Loomer, conservative gadfly, rushes Women’s March NYC stage, accuses leaders of hating Jews

Conservative provocateur Laura Loomer rushed the stage Saturday at the Women's March rally in New York City, commandeered the microphone, and accused the organization of anti-Jewish sentiment before being escorted off by security.

January 19, 2019

Women’s March kicks off with release of agenda blasting pro-Israel, anti-BDS legislation

The Women's March kicked off Saturday in Washington, D.C., shortly after leaders released a sweeping policy document that includes opposition to legislation targeting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement.

January 19, 2019

Debbie Wasserman Schultz splits with Women’s March over anti-Semitism concerns

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, Florida Democrat, announced Friday that she would not participate in the Women's March, citing concerns about the leadership's record on anti-Semitism.

January 18, 2019

Nancy Pelosi faces backlash for placing Ilhan Omar on House Foreign Affairs Committee

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has been hit with a backlash over her decision to assign freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, despite the Minnesota Democrat's record of anti-Israel advocacy.

January 18, 2019

Mike Pence blasts wife’s media critics for ‘attacks on Christian education’

Vice President Mike Pence defended his wife Thursday against criticism over her job at a Northern Virginia Christian school that prohibits homosexual or other extra-marital activity on the part of students or parents, calling for an end to "attacks on Christian education."

January 17, 2019

Women’s March relocates to smaller Freedom Plaza venue

Three days before the 2019 Women's March, organizers announced they had moved to a smaller venue as the third annual march confronts bad weather, a government shutdown and a dramatic drop of support on the left.

January 16, 2019