Governing

Riding in a motorcade, President Trump leaves the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J., earlier this year.

Trump's Third Home Away From Home To Cost Taxpayers Millions

7:46pm July 19, 2017

by Peter Overby

Bedminster, the New Jersey town that President Trump often visits, has been designated an official presidential residence and will receive $41 million in federal funds to help cover security costs.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks after a weekly meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

Republicans Scramble For A Health Care Endgame Strategy

6:25pm July 19, 2017

by Susan Davis

President Trump and Senate GOP leaders are making a last-ditch effort to try to piece together a health care proposal that can pass the narrowly divided Senate.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell attends a news conference following a party policy meeting at the U.S. Capitol on July 11.

Trump's Big Repealing Deal: 8 Takeaways On The Senate's Health Care Meltdown Moment

5:16pm July 19, 2017

by Ron Elving

Trump seems to have wanted to show up for the trophy ceremony, not for the game. But even if Trump had plunged into the trenches, his presence there might not have made the difference.

President Trump attends a January press conference at Trump Tower with children Ivanka and Donald Jr., who is the latest member of the Trump team to hire a lawyer.

Politics & Government

As Team Trump Lawyers Up, Who's Paying The Attorney Fees?

3:22pm July 19, 2017

by Peter Overby

President Trump's re-election campaign paid Donald Trump Jr.'s lawyer $50,000. White House lawyers are paid government salaries, by taxpayers, but it's unknown how the private lawyers are being paid.

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In 2015, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti (center) signs into law an ordinance raising the city's minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. Though California isn't one of them, 27 states have passed laws requiring cities to abide by state minimums.

As Cities Raise Minimum Wages, Many States Are Rolling Them Back

11:23am July 19, 2017

by Yuki Noguchi

Legislatures and city halls are battling over who gets to set the minimum wage, and increasingly, the states are winning. Business groups argue that complying with disparate city laws is too complex.

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Artificial intelligence poses an existential risk to human civilization, Elon Musk (right) told the National Governors Association meeting Saturday in Providence, R.I.

Musk's Warning Sparks Call For Regulating Artificial Intelligence

11:11am July 19, 2017

by Dave Blanchard

Elon Musk is warning that artificial intelligence is a "fundamental existential risk for human civilization." Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper is looking into how states can respond.

Speaker of the House Paul Ryan, R-Wis., (center) and House Republicans released a fiscal year 2018 budget that would increase military spending and cut other discretionary spending.

Here's What's In The House Republican Budget (And Why It Matters)

10:29am July 19, 2017

by Danielle Kurtzleben

The House budget slashes safety net spending and boosts military spending, but arguably the most important thing it does is serve as a vehicle for tax overhaul.

Sen. Susan Collins of Maine arrives on Capitol Hill on Tuesday. She is one of three Republicans who said publicly that she opposes a GOP plan to repeal Obamacare without a replacement.

McConnell Backup Plan To Repeal Affordable Care Act Falters

5:38pm July 18, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Three GOP senators, Lisa Murkowski, Shelley Moore Capito and Susan Collins, say they will oppose any measure to kill the Affordable Care Act without a suitable replacement.

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach talks with a reporter in his office in Topeka, Kan., in May of this year, after he was appointed by President Trump to co-chair the Presidential Commission on Election Integrity.

Politics & Government

When Is A Meeting 'Open' To The Public?

12:48pm July 18, 2017

by Scott Neuman

Several rights groups are suing President Trump's commission looking into election fraud, saying the panel is skirting a federal law that allows public access to its meetings.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky faces a tough choice — irritate the GOP base and work with Democrats or risk passing legislation that is not very meaningful.

Where The Senate Health Care Defeat Leaves Trump, GOP

12:47pm July 18, 2017

by Domenico Montanaro

Republicans are continuing to vow not to work with Democrats. Instead, the president is encouraging a full repeal and passing a new bill. Senate leadership is pushing along similar lines.