In a widely anticipated move, Senator Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., officially launched his second campaign for president on Tuesday. Sanders will once again seek the Democratic presidential nomination even though he is an independent and not a member of the party.
In a widely anticipated move, the Senate voted Thursday to confirm President Donald Trump's nomination of Republican lawyer William Barr as Attorney General. Barr will subsequently reclaim the position he held under former President George H.W. Bush from 1991 to 1993.
Hoping to avoid another prolonged government shutdown, Congressional negotiators have reached a tentative agreement on border security. Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Richard Shelby, R-Ala., a lead Republican negotiator, said late Monday the two sides have reached an "agreement in principle."
In contentious testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker claimed he has not interfered in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of alleged collusion between President Donald Trump's campaign and Russia.