Politics

Is Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rouke running for President? He’s definitely considering it, he told Oprah Winfrey. “I have been thinking about running for President,” said the Democrat, who recently lost a race for a Texas seat in the U.S. Senate to Republican Ted Cruz, indicated. He made his remarks while taping an interview with

WASHINGTON — Kellyanne Conway, counselor to President Donald Trump, told reporters that he will call for cooperation and comity in Tuesday’s State of the Union address, his first delivered to a divided government. Trump’s 2020 presidential campaign, however, warned its supporters in an email blast Monday that “Nancy & Chuck don’t want me to speak,

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) was headlining two fundraisers for her 2020 presidential campaign on Saturday, as the first Democratic candidate to hold official events aimed at the large pool of Los Angeles and showbiz donors. Universal’s Jeff Shell and his wife Laura hosted Harris at their Beverly Hills home for an early evening reception, drawing

WASHINGTON — Net neutrality was back before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday, in what was an oral argument marathon: four hours, largely devoted to complex issues of the FCC’s authority, past court precedent, and how those decisions have been interpreted. The legally wonkish nature of the proceedings belied the more simple characterizations

WASHINGTON — Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) launched his presidential campaign on Friday, with a video in which he talked about the need for unity. “I grew up knowing that the only way we could make change is when we come together,” Booker said in his announcement, which focused on his biography and experience. Booker in

WASHINGTON — A Treasury Department official said that Secretary Steven Mnuchin sold his stake in RatPac-Dune Entertainment to a “third party unconnected” to Leonid Blavatnik, the Ukrainian-born billionaire and entertainment investor linked to a Russian company that was recently removed from the U.S. sanctions list. The statement came in response to a letter sent by

WASHINGTON — The future of net neutrality once again will come before a federal court on Friday, the latest legal showdown over just what types of rules of the road should dictate how internet providers deliver content to customers. At issue is the Republican-led FCC’s rollback of most of the Obama-era FCC rules that prohibit

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told reporters that the attack this week on “Empire” star Jussie Smollett was “horrible” and “doesn’t get worse.” “I can tell you that it’s horrible. It doesn’t get worse,” Trump said in response to a question on Thursday from April Ryan, Washington bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks. The

January 30, 2019 5:10PM PT WASHINGTON — The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division will hold a two-day workshop to look at how online advertising affects the competitive landscape for local TV stations. That is potentially significant for broadcasters, who argue that the competition from tech giants should be weighed as regulators and government attorneys assess

January 30, 2019 2:39PM PT Universal’s Jeff Shell will host a fundraiser for Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign Saturday, in what is expected to draw heavily on entertainment industry supporters. Sources said that Harris will appear at the event after one earlier in the day hosted by David Cooley, the CEO and founder of the Abbey,

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) will raise money for her presidential campaign in Los Angeles this weekend, making her the first of 2020’s presidential contenders to schedule a formal fundraiser with the city’s deep-pocketed base of donors. David Cooley, the CEO and founder of the Abbey in West Hollywood, will host an event at his Hancock

January 29, 2019 4:31PM PT Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti plans to announce on Tuesday that he will not run for president in 2020, according to Politico. A source familiar with Garcetti’s plans confirmed that he would not enter the race. Garcetti’s advisers declined to comment. Garcetti had said that he was considering a presidential bid, and

WASHINGTON — Roger Stone was expected to plead not guilty to charges brought against him by special counsel Robert Mueller. He did. He was expected to pay close attention to his sartorial look. He did, in a neatly tailored grayish blue suit, color-coordinated tie and pocket square. And the scene outside the federal courthouse was

January 29, 2019 8:17AM PT WASHINGTON — Jeff Flake, the former U.S. senator from Arizona, said that he will not run for president in 2020. He will be joining CBS News as a contributor. There had been speculation that Flake, a Republican, could challenge President Donald Trump for the GOP nomination next year. Flake was

January 28, 2019 2:30PM PT WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi invited President Donald Trump to deliver the State of the Union address on Feb. 5, a week later than originally planned. Trump was scheduled to deliver the State of the Union on Tuesday, Jan. 29, but Pelosi said it should be rescheduled until after

WASHINGTON — Michael Bloomberg is warning former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz and any other figure considering an independent presidential run that they would “end up re-electing” Donald Trump. Bloomberg released a statement on Monday claiming that such an independent candidacy — which Schultz said on “60 Minutes” that he is considering — would split the

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) officially kicked off her presidential race at an Oakland rally in which she promised to counter President Trump’s administration with a campaign that would “always speak with decency and moral clarity, and treat all people with dignity and respect.” Her speech drew a huge crowd — some journalists put it at

Alyssa Milano is an actress, activist, producer, and former singer, and the “Charmed” star might add politician to her plate. When asked about a possible bid for political office at the BlogHer Health Conference In Los Angeles on Friday , she said, “It’s something that I think about.” “It’s not much different than what I’m

WASHINGTON — The Newseum, a museum dedicated to journalism and the First Amendment, and located in a prime piece of real estate along Pennsylvania Avenue, will close at the end of 2019. The Freedom Forum, the creator and primary funder of the museum, announced the closure as part of the building’s sale to Johns Hopkins

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced that he would agree to a deal to temporarily reopen the government, bringing to an end the 35-day government shutdown, the longest on record. The agreement, reached on Friday between the White House and congressional leaders, would temporarily reopen the government by providing full funding through Feb. 15. Although

Democrats who enter the 2020 presidential race seeking to line up Hollywood donors may not be getting full endorsements anytime soon. Many of the early candidates figure to be untested. But even those who have earned their battle scars on the national stage will need to convince backers of one overriding attribute: that they can

WASHINGTON — Roger Stone, the longtime associate and confidant to Donald Trump, was arrested on Friday in the latest indictment brought by special counsel Robert Mueller. Stone is accused of misleading the House Intelligence Committee about his attempts to communicate with WikiLeaks during the 2016 presidential campaign. WikiLeaks released a trove of hacked emails from

WASHINGTON — The Senate voted down two proposals — one offered by President Donald Trump and the other by Democrats — to end the shutdown on Senate on Thursday. It’s now likely that the impasse, which has led to 800,000 government workers furloughed or working without pay, will extend at least through the weekend. Senate

WASHINGTON — Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former lawyer, has been subpoenaed by the Senate Intelligence Committee, according to CNN and other news outlets. The report comes a day after Cohen’s lawyer, Lanny Davis, said that Cohen wanted to indefinitely postpone his voluntary public testimony before the House Oversight Committee and private testimony before the

WASHINGTON — The drama over President Donald Trump’s insistence on delivering his State of the Union address in the House chamber next Tuesday ended when he announced that he will give the speech when the shutdown ends, just as Speaker Nancy Pelosi suggested. Trump’s decision to back off of his demand — unusual in such

WASHINGTON — After Netflix’s decision to join the Motion Picture Association of America, the obvious question is, will others follow? Charles Rivkin, the chairman and CEO of the MPAA, suggested that it was a possibility. In an interview with Variety, he said that the MPAA’s board last month “gave me full authority, unanimous authority, to

WASHINGTON — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former attorney, is postponing his planned appearance before a congressional committee on Feb. 7, as Cohen’s attorney cited “threats against his family” from the President and Rudy Giuliani. Lanny Davis, one of Cohen’s attorneys, said in a statement that “due to ongoing threats against his family from President Trump

WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would not allow President Donald Trump to deliver the State of the Union address in the House chamber until after the shutdown is over and the government has reopened. “I am writing to inform you that the House of Representatives will not consider a concurrent resolution authorizing

WASHINGTON — Pete Buttigieg, the 37-year-old mayor of South Bend, Ind. and Afghanistan veteran, launched a longshot bid for the White House on Wednesday by forming a presidential exploratory committee. If he were to win the Democratic nomination, Buttigieg would be the first openly gay man to do so. In an announcement video where he

WASHINGTON — The president of the White House Correspondents’ Association said the apparent end of the daily White House press briefing “sets a terrible precedent.” President Donald Trump tweeted on Tuesday that he told press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders “not to bother” with the daily briefing, which has been a longtime tradition in which a