President Donald Trump ignited a crowd at a campaign rally in Mississippi on Tuesday by mocking a woman who has claimed she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh decades ago. 

As Congress debates increasing work requirements for safety-net programs, new research from the Brookings Institution shows just how many Americans are dependent on that safety net. 

When Republicans in the House voted Thursday to repeal the Affordable Care Act and replace it with their own version, it marked a sea change in what Americans can expect for health insurance coverage. 

President Trump said on Friday that he may sign a brand-new travel ban next week, rather than  waiting for the courts to deal with his first one. 

Millions of voters will head to the polls next Tuesday to cast ballots in the 2016 presidential election (and some already have), but the outcome won’t be official for another two months, in January. That’s because the presidential election is decided by the Electoral College, and not the national popular vote.