Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in Washington, D.C. | Samuel Corum/Getty Images technology The social media giant’s founder spent three days engaged in quiet diplomacy with members of Congress and President Donald Trump. By…
De Blasio turns back to New York after…
De Blasio, who never hit 2 percent in the polls, said his hopes for the Democratic presidential nomination dimmed when he couldn't qualify for the last Democratic debate. | Yana Paskova/Getty Images For at least…
Biden calls for release of Trumps phone call…
Former Vice President Joe Biden. | Sean Rayford/Getty Images Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Friday called on President Donald Trump to make public a July phone call at the center of a report that…
Trump allies jolt into action to deflect Ukraine-whistleblower…
President Donald Trump did not deny that he discussed Joe Biden with a foreign leader and told reporters the allegations against him were lodged by a "partisan" intelligence official. | Win McNamee/Getty Images Here we…
Ben Carson defends transgender remarks, blames media mischaracterizations
Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson | Zach Gibson/Getty Images Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson defended his comments about transgender people this week in an agency-wide email late Friday afternoon, calling press…
Iowa Dems pitch out-of-state caucuses
Joshua Lott/Getty Images CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Iowa Democrats could hold some of their 2020 primary caucuses outside of the state — perhaps as far away as Arizona and Florida — to accommodate “snow birds”…
Pelosi backs changing the law to allow a…
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. | Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Speaker Nancy Pelosi endorsed changing federal law to specify that a sitting president can be indicted, even as she indicated she was no closer to moving to…
Facebook announces tens of thousands of app suspensions
Facebook suggested many of the affected apps were taken down because developers didn't respond to inquiries. | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Facebook today announced that its internal probe of application developer conduct has led to tens…
Warren to headline major DNC fundraiser
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren | Joshua Lott/Getty Images Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will headline a big-ticket fundraising event for the Democratic National Committee in October, according to an invitation…
Trump doesnt deny asking world leader about Biden
President Donald Trump. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images President Donald Trump on Friday did not deny that he discussed former Vice President Joe Biden with a foreign leader during a conversation that is reportedly the subject…
Top Commerce trade official resigns
Gilbert Kaplan's resignation is effective immediately. | Ng Han Guan/AP Photo Gilbert Kaplan, the Commerce Department’s top trade enforcement official, resigned Thursday, further underscoring the turmoil that has gripped the agency under the leadership of…
