WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is planning new ways to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to give up power and other means to provide assistance to the people of the economically devastated South American nation after a weekend effort failed to deliver aid. Vice President Mike Pence travels Monday to the Colombian capital to Read more about US and Venezuela opposition to discuss ways to oust Maduro[…]

A pair of Democratic presidential candidates blasted President Donald Trump as racist on Tuesday, adding to a growing debate among the White House hopefuls over how far to go in criticizing the president. In a statement to The Associated Press, Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar directly called Trump a racist. “His policies on issues like voting Read more about Is Trump racist? 2020 Democrats are split on the question[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress’ border security measure and President Donald Trump (all times local): 4 p.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says if President Donald Trump declares a national emergency at the border he’s making an “end run around Congress.” Pelosi says there’s no crisis at the border with Mexico that requires a Read more about The Latest: Pelosi slams Trump plan to declare emergency[…]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House on Tuesday advanced a bill that would ban almost all abortions in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade. And if the high court doesn’t switch course, the Missouri bill would ban most abortions after a fetal heartbeat can be detected. That can Read more about Missouri House moves to restrict abortion[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday placed some limits on what longtime Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone and his lawyers can say publicly about his criminal case brought by the special counsel in the Russia probe. But U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson stopped short of imposing a broad ban on public comments Read more about Judge limits public comments in Trump confidant Stone’s case[…]

HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The Latest on the summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (all times local): 2:25 p.m. President Donald Trump is explaining the abrupt and early end to his Vietnamese summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un by telling reporters: “Sometimes you have to walk.” Trump Read more about The Latest: Trump says US unwilling to lift NKorea sanctions[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Louisiana Rep. Garret Graves says he hopes to broaden the focus of a special House committee on climate change as he becomes its leading Republican Graves, who was named to the panel Thursday, said the current climate debate centers on part of the equation. While protecting the environment is crucial, lawmakers also Read more about Louisiana Rep. Graves to lead GOP on House climate panel[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump and his national emergency declaration(all times local): 11:25 a.m. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says President Donald Trump is trying to “bend the law” with his declaration of a national emergency on the southern border. Schumer is calling on lawmakers to “speak up with one bipartisan Read more about The Latest: Schumer says Trump is trying to ‘bend the law’[…]

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The United States is planning new ways to pressure Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to give up power and other means to provide assistance to the people of the economically devastated South American nation after a weekend effort failed to deliver aid. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in the Colombian capital and Read more about Pence in Bogota to discuss ways to oust Venezuela’s Maduro[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a damning depiction of Donald Trump, the president’s former lawyer on Wednesday cast him as a racist and conman who used his inner circle to cover up politically damaging allegations about sex and lied about his business interests in Russia throughout the campaign that sent him to the White House. Cohen, Read more about ‘Racist,’ ‘conman’: Cohen assails Trump before Congress[…]