Biden claims momentum as Buttigieg drops out of race

Joe Biden said Sunday he can "unite this country, the whole country” after scoring a comeback victory in South Carolina’s Democratic primary that could force moderate rivals out of the race and blunt the rise of progressive leader Bernie Sanders.

Democratic candidates join Selma bridge march

Thousands of people joined the Democratic presidential candidates on Sunday to march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma in honor of the black civil rights protesters attacked by white police there.

Steyer ends Democratic presidential campaign

Billionaire activist Tom Steyer is ending his Democratic presidential campaign on Saturday evening after pouring millions of dollars into his bid.

Takeaways from the South Carolina primary: Joementum

South Carolina provided Joe Biden with a lifeline he desperately needed, propelled by the power of the black vote, but his victory does not necessarily provide clarity to the race.

California voting changes raise concerns for Super Tuesday

More than 2.7 million of a record nearly 20.7 million registered voters had returned ballots in early voting, Secretary of State Alex Padilla said. California is among several states holding elections on “Super Tuesday," and the state's 416 delegates are a rich prize for the Democrats.

President Trump picks Ratcliffe to be top intelligence official again

President Donald Trump has picked Rep. John Ratcliffe again to be the nation's top intelligence official, overseeing the 17 U.S. spy agencies that the president has repeatedly scorned.

Appeals court temporarily halts Trump’s ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

A federal appeals court temporarily halted a major Trump administration policy to make asylum seekers wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. immigration courts.

Democrats eye Super Tuesday even as South Carolina primary looms

The South Carolina primary is just ahead, but the race is quickly going national as candidates pivot to the 14 states that vote on Tuesday.

Cuomo: Trump is punishing New York for being too blue

Cuomo said Trump is punishing New York over its politics. The Republican president has made his disdain for New York's Democratic leaders plain, calling them "sleazy," inept and worse.

Federal court sides with Trump in 'sanctuary cities' grant fight

The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to cooperate with U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Wednesday in a decision that conflicted with three other federal appeals courts.

Suffolk County considers creating government watchdog

The Suffolk County Legislature met on Wednesday to reintroduce a bill that would create an Office of Inspector General for the county.

House makes lynching a federal crime, 65 years after Emmett Till murder

Sixty-five years after 14-year-old Emmett Till was lynched in Mississippi, the House has approved legislation designating lynching as a hate crime under federal law.

FACT CHECK: Dems implore fact checkers to back them up

The last debate before a crucial stage of the primaries was an often unruly affair as the Democratic presidential contenders powered past the moderators in a scramble to take credit and occasionally dodge blame on a range of subjects.

Sanders faces attacks in Democrats' debate-stage clash

Bernie Sanders is facing an unprecedented assault from his Democratic rivals as the party's turbulent nomination fight threatens to explode on the debate stage.

NJ ranked worst for real estate property taxes

New Jersey is ranked worst in the country when it comes to real estate property taxes and it isn't even close.

11-year-old girl brings loaded AR-15 to Idaho hearing

An 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 appeared Monday at a legislative hearing with her grandfather, who is supporting a proposal that would allow visitors to Idaho who can legally possess firearms to carry a concealed handgun within city limits.

Trump defends Modi, refuses to weigh in on citizenship law

President Donald Trump says he's optimistic about the prospects of inking a trade deal with India. Trump commented on the final day of his two-day visit to the country.