Democrats running for president in 2020 say the rapid job growth and low unemployment under President Donald Trump isn’t enough, and say America needs to strive for a “moral” economy. Their calls seem to reflect a consensus among Democrats on how to attack what many agree is a healthy economy that’s creating jobs under Trump, and […]

President Donald Trump will sign a directive on Tuesday that will formally establish the early version of a U.S. Space Force, though he will stop short of creating a 6th branch of the armed services. The big picture: The president’s directive, known as Space Policy Directive 4, would create the Space Force as an armed service […]

The new Democratic majority is making a major push to outlaw states from asking their voters to show ID at the polls, arguing that such laws push minorities and older people from voting. According to a major new study, they’re wrong — strict voter ID laws have no significant effect on voter turnout, don’t keep […]

President Donald Trump on Monday said he would build his long-desired wall along the southern border regardless of whether Congress approves funding for it. “Just so you know, we’re building the wall anyway,” Trump said at a campaign rally in El Paso, Texas, which sits directly across the Rio Grande from Mexico. Trump spoke shortly […]

The acting attorney general also told lawmakers he won’t discuss his ‘private conversations’ with the president. Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker told the House Judiciary Committee on Friday that he has never interfered with special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election, but he declined to discuss any conversations he’s had […]