Obama lawyers move fast to join fight against Trump

By Lawrence Hurley | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON When Johnathan Smith resigned from the U.S. Justice Department on Inauguration Day, he looked forward to spending time with his infant son, but that plan unraveled a week later when President Donald Trump unveiled his...

Trump budget opens new fight among Republicans

By Richard Cowan and Roberta Rampton | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON Republican U.S. Representative Todd Rokita keeps a clock hanging on the wall of his Capitol Hill office that tracks the U.S. government's rising debt in real time and reminds him of his top priority: reining...