Elise Viebeck The Washington Post

President Donald Trump on the eve of his expected impeachment lit into congressional Democrats for what he deemed a "perversion of justice" and an "attempted coup," predicting Tuesday in a rambling and rageful letter that voters would punish Democrats and history would vindicate him.

House Democrats began to lay the groundwork for articles of impeachment Monday, lambasting President Donald Trump as a danger to the country during a contentious hearing that foreshadowed a party-line vote on charges that could include abuse of power, obstruction of justice and obstruction of Congress.

A divided House approved a resolution Thursday formally authorizing and articulating guidelines for the next phase of its impeachment inquiry, a move that signaled Democrats are on course to bring charges against President Donald Trump later this year.

Democratic challengers have unseated Republicans in at least 17 closely watched House races, moving the party closer to its long-sought goal of recapturing control of the House, according to projections based on exit polls and early returns from Tuesday's midterm elections.

The most consequential Supreme Court opening in a generation gave rise to the most bitter Senate hearing in memory Thursday, as California professor Christine Blasey Ford accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when both were teenagers and Kavanaugh angrily assailed Democrats for pushing what he said were false charges to "blow me ...

Daniels, who also goes by the name Stephanie Clifford, only occasionally speaks to the media, making her wide-ranging, 40-minute conversation with the Dutch program RTL Late Night with Twan Huys unusual.

Stephanie Clifford, better known as Stormy Daniels, is relishing her moment of revenge. The adult-film star whose alleged affair with Donald Trump was at the center of lawyer Michael Cohen's plea deal with federal prosecutors took to Twitter in the middle of Tuesday's firestorm to briefly reveal her delight.

More than 100 Ohio State University alumni have given investigators firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by former athletic doctor Richard Strauss, the school said Friday in an update on the probe.

Protesters confronted Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Monday over migrant family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border, a sign that outrage over the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policy is not abating.

Times are changing on Capitol Hill, where for the first time in history on Thursday, an infant was permitted on the Senate floor.

A White House speechwriter resigned Friday after his former wife claimed that he was violent and emotionally abusive during their turbulent two-and-a-half-year marriage - allegations that he vehemently denied, saying she was the one who victimized him.

A senior White House official said Wednesday that he would resign after his two ex-wives accused him of physical and emotional abuse, with one presenting pictures of her blackened eye.

Congress voted late Monday to reopen the government after a three-day shutdown, sending President Donald Trump a short-term spending bill that passed after Senate Republican leaders pledged to act on immigration policy next month.

The government shut down early Saturday morning on the first anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration after Congress failed to meet a midnight deadline to renew funding.

President addresses national convention of gun rights group that endorsed him early in last year's election.

President Donald Trump on the eve of his expected impeachment lit into congressional Democrats for what he deemed a "perversion of justice" and an "attempted coup," predicting Tuesday in a rambling and rageful letter that voters would punish Democrats and history would vindicate him.

House Democrats began to lay the groundwork for articles of impeachment Monday, lambasting President Donald Trump as a danger to the country during a contentious hearing that foreshadowed a party-line vote on charges that could include abuse of power, obstruction of justice and obstruction of Congress.

A divided House approved a resolution Thursday formally authorizing and articulating guidelines for the next phase of its impeachment inquiry, a move that signaled Democrats are on course to bring charges against President Donald Trump later this year.

Democratic challengers have unseated Republicans in at least 17 closely watched House races, moving the party closer to its long-sought goal of recapturing control of the House, according to projections based on exit polls and early returns from Tuesday's midterm elections.

The most consequential Supreme Court opening in a generation gave rise to the most bitter Senate hearing in memory Thursday, as California professor Christine Blasey Ford accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of sexually assaulting her when both were teenagers and Kavanaugh angrily assailed Democrats for pushing what he said were false charges to "blow me ...

Daniels, who also goes by the name Stephanie Clifford, only occasionally speaks to the media, making her wide-ranging, 40-minute conversation with the Dutch program RTL Late Night with Twan Huys unusual.

Stephanie Clifford, better known as Stormy Daniels, is relishing her moment of revenge. The adult-film star whose alleged affair with Donald Trump was at the center of lawyer Michael Cohen's plea deal with federal prosecutors took to Twitter in the middle of Tuesday's firestorm to briefly reveal her delight.

More than 100 Ohio State University alumni have given investigators firsthand accounts of sexual misconduct by former athletic doctor Richard Strauss, the school said Friday in an update on the probe.

Protesters confronted Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Monday over migrant family separations at the U.S.-Mexico border, a sign that outrage over the Trump administration's hard-line immigration policy is not abating.

Times are changing on Capitol Hill, where for the first time in history on Thursday, an infant was permitted on the Senate floor.

A White House speechwriter resigned Friday after his former wife claimed that he was violent and emotionally abusive during their turbulent two-and-a-half-year marriage - allegations that he vehemently denied, saying she was the one who victimized him.

A senior White House official said Wednesday that he would resign after his two ex-wives accused him of physical and emotional abuse, with one presenting pictures of her blackened eye.

Congress voted late Monday to reopen the government after a three-day shutdown, sending President Donald Trump a short-term spending bill that passed after Senate Republican leaders pledged to act on immigration policy next month.

The government shut down early Saturday morning on the first anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration after Congress failed to meet a midnight deadline to renew funding.

President addresses national convention of gun rights group that endorsed him early in last year's election.