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September 19, 2018

Trump: Declassified Russia probe papers expose 'bad things'

President Donald Trump is flexing his executive power to declassify secret documents in the Russia investigation, an ...

September 13, 2018

Chile's congress passes 'historic' gender identity law

After a five-year battle, Chile's congress passed a gender identity law Wednesday that allows transgender people over 14 ...

September 10, 2018

High stakes as 2-month sprint to Election Day begins

Control of Congress and the future of Donald Trump's presidency are on the line as the primary season closes this week, ...

September 09, 2018

US lawmaker in Macedonia to promote name deal with voters

An American lawmaker who chairs a U.S. Senate subcommittee on regional security in Europe is urging Macedonia's voters to ...

September 08, 2018

Stabbing of candidate shakes Brazil's presidential race

The stabbing of a leading Brazilian presidential candidate jolted an already wildly unpredictable campaign to lead Latin ...

September 06, 2018

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Sept. 4 The Baltimore Sun on an endorsement deal between ...

September 05, 2018

Philippine senator defies Duterte's arrest order in standoff

A Philippine senator who is President Rodrigo Duterte's fiercest critic in Congress remained holed up in the Senate on ...

September 05, 2018

Will Russian hackers affect this year's US election?

Nearly a year after Russian government hackers meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, researchers at cybersecurity firm Trend ...

September 04, 2018

Republicans hit Trump for criticizing Justice Department

President Donald Trump encountered bipartisan criticism on Tuesday for complaining that his own Justice Department's ...

September 04, 2018

Duterte voids amnesty of critical senator, orders his arrest

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the arrest of his fiercest critic in Congress after revoking the senator's ...

September 04, 2018

Trump attacks Sessions, suggests DOJ hurt GOP in midterms

President Donald Trump escalated his attacks on Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday, suggesting the Department of ...

September 01, 2018

Blumenthal co-sponsors bill on 1966 Spain H-bomb accident

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal is co-sponsoring a bill that would ensure health care and other benefits for military veterans ...

September 01, 2018

Both sides prepare for marathon confirmation hearing

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh isn't the only one engaging in practice sessions ahead of next week's grueling ...

September 01, 2018

The Latest: Thousands line up to pay tribute to McCain

The Latest on memorial services for the late Sen. John McCain (all times local): 4:20 p.m. Thousands of people lined up for ...

September 01, 2018

DeVos says she won't take action on funding to arm teachers

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Friday that she has "no intention of taking any action" regarding any possible use of ...

August 26, 2018

War hero and presidential candidate John McCain dies at 81

Sen. John McCain, who faced down his captors in a Vietnam prisoner of war camp with jut-jawed defiance and later turned his ...

August 26, 2018

The Latest: Diamondbacks fans give McCain a standing ovation

The Latest on the death of Sen. John McCain (all times local): 11:10 p.m. Arizona Diamondbacks baseball fans gave a standing ...

Donald Trump, Jeb Hensarling, Tom Cotton

August 24, 2018

Trump and Sessions spar as Trump rages

Attorney General Jeff Sessions punched back hard at President Donald Trump's latest sneering criticism Thursday as their ...

August 23, 2018

Republicans _ and some Democrats _ reject impeachment talk

The day after President Donald Trump was implicated in a federal crime, members of both parties dismissed talk of ...