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Former Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro (D) announced Saturday that he will launch a bid for the White House in 2020. "I am a candidate for president of the United States of America," he said during a speech in his hometown of San Antonio, where he served as mayor until 2014. Castro, 44, had long been rumored to be in the running for president, after sitting out the 2018 Texas gubernatorial and Senate elections. The former Obama-era housing chief announced last month that he was forming an exploratory committee for a possible 2020 run. If elected, he would be the cou

The Hawaii delegation in Congress has long been known as one of the most tightly-knit in Washington, but that tradition was shattered this week when Rep.

The partial government shutdown is now officially the longest funding lapse in modern history, surpassing a 21-day record set during the Clinton administration. The infamous distinction comes as the shutdown, which began Dec.

Democrats are struggling to come up with a way to provide back pay for low-wage contractors losing income because of the partial shutdown, a complicated process that hasn’t been tackled during previous government closures. Contracted maintenance workers, cleaners, security guards and cafeteria staff at government buildings are among the hardest hit by the shutdown, which began Dec.

According to the New York Times, law enforcement officials became so concerned by President Trump’s behavior in the days after he terminated Comey that they began investigating whether he had been working for Russia against U.S. interests.

According to the New York Times, law enforcement officials became so concerned by President Trump’s behavior in the days after he terminated Comey that they began investigating whether he had been working for Russia against U.S. interests.

Saturday on Fox News Channel’s “Justice,” President Donald Trump blamed congressional Democrats for the current shutdown based on their opposition to a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Trump called it “bad politics for them,” and said he was still open to the possibility of declaring a “national emergency.” Partial transcript as follows: Follow Jeff Poor on Twitter @jeff_poor

Saturday on Fox News Channel’s “Justice,” President Donald Trump blamed congressional Democrats for the current shutdown based on their opposition to a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Trump called it “bad politics for them,” and said he was still open to the possibility of declaring a “national emergency.” Partial transcript as follows: Follow Jeff Poor on Twitter @jeff_poor

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Opinion | Margery Eagan Elizabeth Warren and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez are actually closer to the mainstream of what Americans want from their government.   The Mass. Democrat made her first stops in the state Saturday.