So argues Reed Hundt in his new book, "A Crisis Wasted."

Special counsel Robert Mueller hasn't closed the door to a hearing but has said his report includes everything he'd have to say. Lawmakers could play by those rules and still learn something new.

Research using fetal tissue that otherwise would be discarded has been funded by the government, under leadership of both political parties, for decades — and has led to life-saving advances including development of vaccines for rubella and rabies, and drugs for the HIV virus.

With the tariffs set to start next Monday, fellow Republicans in Congress warned the White House they are ready to stand up to the president.

The changes, which bar "people-to-people" tours, are intended to further squeeze the Cuban economy while keeping U.S. dollars "out of the hands" of the communist government.

The letters from the White House to the Judiciary panel are the latest effort by the White House to thwart congressional investigations into President Donald Trump.

The president said at a press conference with British Prime Minister Theresa May that new economic restrictions would begin to bite, possibly even during negotiations between the two sides.

On Monday, the president made an official visit to the United Kingdom, already embroiled in controversy.

Jim Braude and his guests discuss some of the main stories shaping news and politics this week.

The state visit may be more officious and formal than Trump's tour of the U.K. last summer, but that didn't stop the president from hurling insults at London Mayor Sadiq Khan.