Senate Republicans are moving quickly to vote on President Donald Trump’s pick to run the country’s intelligence agencies, underscoring the level of anxiety in Washington over a temporary lapse in the federal government’s spy powers. The Senate Intelligence Committee scheduled a confirmation hearing for Jay Clayton the same day the president announced his nomination to […]

MARQUETTE, Mich. — Defense is crucial to winning in virtually any team sport. The same is true for politics, and it’s a lesson Democrats may learn the hard way in a Michigan Senate race that, until recently, seemed like an easy hold for Team Blue. The Wolverine State has voted Republican in a Senate race […]

As is customary for the last three weeks, the national average price for a gallon of regular gas fell again on Friday, dropping to $4.108, according to AAA. The string of decreases began after the Memorial Day weekend holiday, traditionally recognized as the start of the summer driving season — and, subsequently, the start of […]

The last time the U.S. federal government had a balanced budget was in fiscal 2001, when it recorded a surplus of about $130 billion. To a certain extent, that budget was a product of the conflict between Republicans in Congress and the recently departed Democratic President Bill Clinton. Republicans didn’t want a great deal more […]