George Lopez says comment about killing Trump for Iran was a 'joke' after online backlash

Comedian George Lopez says a comment he made about collecting an alleged bounty on President Donald Trump's head was "a joke" after catching backlash on social media.

Coup, revolution and war: Events that propped up Soleimani reveal why Iran is split on his death

In the wake of Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani’s death, many in Iran have mourned the loss of a martyr while others have celebrated the end of a dangerous military leader. The duality of this response is a window into the polarization that envelops Iranian politics as well as the shadowy conflict overshadowing U.S.-Iranian relations for decades.

John Bolton says he would testify in Senate impeachment trial if subpoenaed

The former U.S. national security adviser said he's "prepared to testify" before the Senate in President Trump's impeachment trial if subpoenaed.

Kennedy to run in NJ against party-switching Van Drew

A member of the Kennedy family, a former public school teacher, said Monday she will run as a Democrat against party-switching Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Van Drew in New Jersey.

Congress demands answers from Trump on Soleimani killing

Two top Senate Democrats are calling on President Trump to immediately declassify the administration's reasoning for the deadly strike on an Iranian official.

Pelosi moves to limit Trump’s actions in Iran with War Powers Resolution vote

“This week, the House will introduce and vote on a War Powers Resolution to limit the President’s military actions regarding Iran,” Pelosi wrote.

Medicaid, pot to drive NY politics in 2020

New York lawmakers are set to return to Albany this week for the start of the new legislative session, and a second year of near-total control of state government by Democrats.

Legal basis for US killing of Iranian general depends on threat

Did President Trump have the legal authority to order the killing of a top Iranian general in Iraq? The answer depends largely on facts that aren’t publicly known yet.

From resort amid palm trees, Trump settled on Iran strike

At the midway point of his annual Christmas vacation, President Donald Trump huddled at his Florida club with his top national security advisers. Days earlier, a rocket attack by an Iranian-funded group struck a U.S.-Iraqi base, killing an American contractor and wounding several others.

With an eye on impeachment, judges weigh House-Trump disputes

With an eye on impeachment, federal judges are weighing whether to grant House Democrats' demands for testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn and access to secret grand jury materials from special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

Amy Klobuchar says in interview she will declassify UFO documents if elected president

Democratic Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, who is running for president in 2020, said in an interview on Monday that she would declassify UFO documents if she is elected president. 

Trump claimed in 2011, 2012 that Obama would start war with Iran to get reelected

President Donald Trump, currently facing an impeachment trial in the Senate while aiming for reelection in 2020, claimed in 2011 that then-President Barack Obama would start a war with Iran to get reelected. 

Trump says US took action ‘to stop a war’ in Iran

President Donald Trump spoke on Friday from Palm Beach, Florida, as he was leaving his Mar-a-Lago property to attend a rally, in his first on-camera public comments since his order to kill a powerful Iranian general. 

Trump says Iranian should have been ‘taken out’ years ago

In his first comments since the strike against the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force early Friday, Trump said Soleimani was also responsible for killing and wounding “thousands” of Americans and many more in the region.

Super Tuesday an ‘important thermometer’ of voter support for candidates looking to clinch nomination

While Iowa and New Hampshire get much of the hype during primary season, equally important if not more is Super Tuesday — a day early on in an election year when voters in roughly a dozen states go to the polls. 

Democrat Julián Castro drops out of 2020 presidential race

The former Obama housing secretary was the only Latino candidate in the field and one of the biggest voices on immigration.