Where the investigations related to President Donald Trump stand and what may lie ahead for him: WHAT’S THIS ALL ABOUT? Special counsel Robert Mueller is looking into whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia and whether the president obstructed the investigation. Trump also plays a central role in a separate case in New York, where Read more about Where the investigations related to President Trump stand[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The family of a dual Saudi-U.S. citizen imprisoned in Saudi Arabia for more than a year are claiming that he has been subjected to routine torture and is on the verge of an emotional breakdown. After months of quietly trying to secure his release, the family of Dr. Walid Fitaihi is now Read more about Family claims dual Saudi-US citizen detained and tortured[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has beefed up its legal team. Its political team is ready to distract and disparage. And President Donald Trump is venting against Democratic prying. Trump’s plan for responding to the multiplying congressional probes into his campaign, White House and personal affairs is coming into focus as newly empowered Democrats Read more about Trump to battle investigations with condemnation and lawyers[…]

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Democratic presidential hopefuls are introducing themselves to voters in some of the earliest states that will weigh in on their campaigns to take on President Donald Trump in the 2020 election. Candidates are fanned out in South Carolina and Iowa on Saturday, spending time with voters in two of the states Read more about 2020 Democratic hopefuls fanning out in early-voting states[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Saturday he would soon sign an executive order requiring colleges and universities to support free speech if they want federal resources. Trump is highlighting concerns from some conservatives that their voices were being censored, whether on social media or at the nation’s universities. He did not go into Read more about Trump says he’ll issue order protecting campus free speech[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The remains of three air crew members who were lost during a resupply mission over Laos during the Vietnam War have been identified, more than 47 years after they were killed. In October 1997, a Joint U.S.-Lao People’s Democratic Republic team received information about a possible crash site. In late 2017, recovery Read more about Remains of air crew lost over Laos in Vietnam War identified[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will be making a significant request for border wall funds and seeking money to stand up Space Force as a new branch of the military in the White House budget being released next week, an administration official said. For the first time, Trump plans to stick with the strict Read more about AP source: Trump to seek money for border wall, Space Force[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the sentencing of former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort (all times local): 10:05 a.m. A judge says she’ll give former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort credit for accepting responsibility when she determines his sentence. Defendants in federal court normally can get a shorter sentence by pleading guilty and taking Read more about The Latest: Manafort judge to give some sentencing credit[…]

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is heading to Alabama to survey damage from a deadly tornado outbreak that devastated a small town, killing nearly two dozen people. Trump is expected to tour rural Lee County in eastern Alabama, where 23 people died Sunday in an E4 tornado that carved a path of destruction nearly Read more about Trump to tour tornado devastation in Alabama[…]

NEW YORK (AP) — The Latest on Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is making a second run for the Democratic presidential nomination (all times local): 12:20 p.m. Bernie Sanders is launching his second presidential campaign with a call for Americans from all walks of life to join his fight for a political revolution, one he’s Read more about The Latest: Sanders says his campaign built to beat Trump[…]