Pentagon memo urges military members not to use DNA ancestry kits

The Pentagon issued an internal memo that urged military personal to avoid using consumer DNA kits due to safety concerns, according to a report from Yahoo News.

21 years ago, Bill Clinton became the second president to be impeached

Almost exactly 21 years after Congress impeached then-President Bill Clinton, Congress once again voted to approve articles of impeachment, this time against President Donald Trump. Here's a look back at the second presidential impeachment in American history.

Trump threatens to bypass nonprofit charged with running debates

President Donald Trump made clear Monday that he intends to participate in at least three general election debates, but he is threatening to sidestep the nonprofit group charged with running them.

Antibiotic-resistant superbugs kill 35K Americans each year — and CDC warns worst is yet to come

In recent decades, scientists have consistently warned that humanity was headed full-speed toward an antibiotic-resistant future. A new report from the CDC says that future is already here.

Trump advisers want to ‘modernize’ national parks with wifi, food trucks and Amazon deliveries

A committee of advisers delivered a set of recommendations to the Trump administration last month that they claim will revitalize America’s national parks and make a dent in the $11.9 billion maintenance backlog faced by the National Park Service.

World Series champion Nationals to visit White House on Monday

The World Series champion Washington Nationals will visit the White House on Monday, according to the administration.

White House declares November ‘Veterans and Military Families Month’

For the third year in a row, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring all of November as a month to honor American veterans and military families as an extension of Veterans Day.

Trump identifies 'Conan,' military dog in Baghdadi raid, says she will visit White House

President Donald Trump shared a photo of the heroic military dog on Twitter, who he later identified as “Conan" and said would be visiting Washington, D.C. soon.

Astros fans descend on Washington D.C.
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Astros fans are making themselves at home in D.C. to cheer on the Astros.

Biden: Trump 'deserves' to be investigated over Ukraine call

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump urged the new leader of Ukraine this summer to investigate the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, a person familiar with the matter said. Democrats condemned what they saw as a clear effort to damage a political rival, now at the center of an explosive whistleblower complaint against Trump.