Trump, in Texas, bashes Democrats as 'crazy,' unpatriotic

President Donald Trump tried to turn impeachment rancor into a political rallying cry Thursday, using a Texas rally to bash Democrats as "crazy" and unpatriotic as they push forward with their investigations.

White House: Ukraine aid held up in part over election probe

The White House acknowledged Thursday that it held up military aid to Ukraine as President Donald Trump pushed the country's new leader to investigate the Democratic National Committee in the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign, a central question in the House impeachment inquiry.

Vice President Pence says Turkey agrees to cease-fire in Syria

Vice President Mike Pence announced Thursday that the U.S. and Turkey had agreed to a five-day cease-fire in northern Syria to allow for a Kurdish withdrawal from a security zone roughly 20 miles south of the Turkish border, in what appeared to be a significant embrace of Turkey's position in the week-long conflict.

Maloney to serve as acting chair of House Oversight and Reform Committee

A veteran House Democrat from New York City will for now take over the House committee that the late Rep. Elijah Cummings chaired.

'See you at the polls': Trump and Pelosi have it out

He said she's a third-rate politician. She said he's having a meltdown. And with that President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi chalked up the latest explosive meeting that ended abruptly with a walkout at the White House.

NJ Transit graduates badly needed train engineers

New Jersey Transit is trying to cope with a staffing problem. It doesn't have enough train engineers. So now it is training a new crop to deepen its bench.

Trump defends Syria pullout
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Even GOP lawmakers are slamming President Trump for pulling American troops out of northern Syria, triggering Turkey to invade and target Syrian Kurds.

NJ Transit staffing problems
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New Jersey Transit is working to rebuild its bench of train engineers. Seven people just graduated from training classes. NJ Transit has seven engineer training classes being done concurrently. Previously announced cash within the state budget is allowing the agency to increase hiring efforts.

‘It brought tears to my eyes’: Sanitation worker walks elderly woman up driveway in act of kindness

After an elderly woman fell while bringing in her trash can, a Waste Management worker has stepped up to help the woman every week since in a touching act of kindness captured on video.

Gov. Cuomo backs creation of statue honoring Mother Cabrini

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has thrown his support behind the idea of building a statue honoring Frances Xavier Cabrini, known best as Mother Cabrini, an Italian immigrant who founded dozens of schools, orphanages and hospitals across three continents. 

Trump backs Giuliani, but some aides wish he would cut ties

President Donald Trump on Saturday stood behind personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, one of his highest-profile and most vocal defenders, amid reports that federal prosecutors in the city Giuliani led as mayor are eyeing him for possible lobbying violations.

Trump: Kevin McAleenan out at Homeland Security

President Donald Trump says Kevin McAleenan is out as the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and says he will be announcing a new acting secretary in the next week.