In the chaotic aftermath at the FBI following Director James Comey's firing, a half-dozen senior FBI officials huddled to set in motion the move to open an investigation into President Donald Trump that included trying to understand why he was... Read More.

The partial U.S. government shutdown entered its 21st day Friday, tying the record for longest lapse in federal funding.The distinction comes on the same day that US workers miss paychecks.  About 800,000 federal employees are either furloughed or temporarily working without pay as the... Read More.

Cyntoia Denise Brown, a woman serving a life sentence for killing a man who bought her for sex when she was 16 years old, has been granted clemency, the Tennessee governor's office said Monday. Brown, 30, will be released to parole supervision on... Read More.

Pelosi, elected speaker 220-192, took the gavel saying U.S. voters “demanded a new dawn” in the November election that swept the Democrats to a House majority and are looking to “the beauty of our Constitution” to provide checks and balances on power. She faced... Read More.

Lawmakers are away from Washington for the holidays and have been told they will get 24 hours’ notice before having to return for a vote. Although both the House the Senate were slated to come into session briefly Thursday afternoon, few senators or representatives... Read More.

More than a year after her daughter’s body was found in a hotel freezer, Kenneka Jenkins’ mother has announced that she is suing the Rosemont establishment for $50 million dollars in damages.Tereasa Martin alleges that the Crowne Plaza hotel staff, its security staff and a... Read More.

The New Voices Foundation, which was founded by Richelieu Dennis, has acquired the one-time home of Madam C.J. Walker known as the first Black woman to become a self-made millionaire in the U.S. The Villa Lewaro estate will be used as a “learning institute, or... Read More.