WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is meeting with Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis (BAHB-ish). The president and first lady Melania Trump have welcomed the prime minister and his wife, Monika Babisova, to the White House with smiles and handshakes. The two leaders have much in common. Babis, like Trump, is a wealthy businessman who Read more about Trump, Czech Prime Minister Babis hold talks in Oval Office[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer (all times local): 12:30 p.m. The Senate intelligence committee is interested in re-interviewing Donald Trump Jr. and other witnesses after President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, Michael Cohen, spoke to the committee last week. That’s according to a person familiar with the probe Read more about The Latest: Senators interested in re-interviewing Trump Jr.[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden isn’t a presidential candidate yet. But with two key rivals already getting out of the way, the former vice president has more space to court voters who could help him claim the Democratic nomination. Ohio Sen. Sherrod Brown said Thursday he wouldn’t run for president, following an announcement earlier this Read more about Back-to-back departures from 2020 race could boost Biden[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nomination of a career prosecutor for the third-highest spot in the Justice Department creates a vacancy that could allow him to name the person who will oversee the most politically charged cases in Washington. Trump is nominating Jessie Liu as associate attorney general. She currently serves as the U.S. Read more about New Justice pick opens key job for post-Mueller probes[…]

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Beto O’Rourke is sitting in his kitchen hours after a closer-than-expected Texas Senate race loss to Ted Cruz, musing about how his campaign brought out the best in thousands of supporters. “Somehow we’ve got to continue that way,” he tells his wife, Amy, who stares into his face without reply. But Read more about O’Rourke documentary provides no hints on possible 2020 run[…]

SALEM, Ore. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon announced Tuesday he has decided after months of consideration not to enter the increasingly crowded race for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination. Merkley said in an interview that he decided he would be more effective in championing issues by running for his third term in Read more about Sen. Merkley decides to stay out of crowded White House race[…]

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will speak in New Hampshire next month as he weighs a primary challenge to President Donald Trump. The Republican Hogan, who remains popular in liberal leaning Maryland and won re-election last fall, will speak at “Politics & Eggs” on April 23. The program from the New England Read more about Potential challenger to Trump will head to NH next month[…]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on the 2020 presidential candidates campaigning throughout the country this weekend: (all times EST): 3:45 p.m. Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren is emphasizing the need for Democrats to focus on policies over personal attacks, and to remain united in order to win the 2020 presidential race. Campaigning in Waterloo, Iowa, Read more about The Latest: Warren urges positivity over personal attacks[…]

NEW YORK (AP) — Michael Cohen gave Congress a who’s who of President Donald Trump’s allies and business associates during his testimony Wednesday. Trump’s former personal lawyer and fixer rattled off more than a dozen names, giving the House Oversight and Reform Committee a potential roadmap for future hearings. A look at Cohen and the Read more about Cohen gives who’s who of Trump allies, potential witnesses[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats on Wednesday postponed indefinitely a vote on a resolution condemning anti-Semitism after a contentious meeting in which some new members confronted leaders over their push to rebuke Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota. In the party’s weekly closed meeting, Democrats protested the way Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other leaders tried to Read more about Dissent among Dems postpones action on anti-Semitism measure[…]