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February 18, 2020

US designates 5 Chinese media outlets as foreign missions

The Trump administration on Tuesday designated five state-run Chinese news outlets that operate in the United States as ...

February 18, 2020

Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall

The Trump administration said Tuesday that it is waiving federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.

February 18, 2020

Judge hears arguments in Jill Stein's voting machine lawsuit

Pennsylvania's top elections official spent hours in federal court Tuesday, defending the certification of voting machines ...

February 18, 2020

Trump to visit South Carolina ahead of Democratic primary

He’s not competing in a primary in the state, but President Donald Trump is planning to make an appearance in South Carolina ...

February 18, 2020

US border clampdown forces Venezuelan teen into Mexico alone

A Venezuelan teenager has been forced back to Mexico by U.S. government authorities who denied her claims that she was ...

February 18, 2020

US sanctions Russian oil trading firm for role in Venezuela

The Trump administration announced sanctions Tuesday on a Russian state-controlled brokerage that has helped the Venezuelan ...

February 18, 2020

Boy Scouts seek bankruptcy, urge victims to step forward

The Boy Scouts of America urged victims to come forward Tuesday as the historic, 110-year-old organization filed for ...

February 18, 2020

Trump opposes possible ban on sale of jet engines to China

President Donald Trump signaled Tuesday via Twitter that he opposes efforts to block the sale of jet engines to China.

February 18, 2020

Trump says he knows identity of 'Anonymous' tell-all writer

President Donald Trump said Tuesday he knows the identity of the author known as “Anonymous,” the senior administration ...

February 18, 2020

White House correspondents' dinner returns to comedic roots

Comedians are making their return to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner after last year's hiatus. Kenan Thompson of ...

February 18, 2020

US lawmaker defends meeting with Iran FM in Munich

Sen. Chris Murphy on Tuesday defended a weekend meeting he held with Iran's foreign minister in Europe, after his actions ...

February 18, 2020

Pete Buttigieg's next test: Winning over minority voters

So far, Pete Buttigieg has made it look easy. The once little-known former mayor of a midsize Midwestern city vaulted over ...

February 18, 2020

DOJ taps U.S. attorneys to coordinate Ukraine investigations

The Justice Department has appointed U.S. attorneys in New York and Pennsylvania to coordinate federal investigations into ...

February 18, 2020

Ethiopia says US plans 'substantial financial support'

America’s top diplomat in his final Africa stop on Tuesday discussed dramatic political reforms with Ethiopia’s Nobel Peace ...

February 18, 2020

India hastily builds wall along slum ahead of Trump visit

A half-kilometer (1,640-foot) brick wall has been hastily erected in India's Gujarat state ahead of a visit by U.S.

February 18, 2020

Netanyahu corruption trial to begin weeks after March 2 vote

The corruption trial for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will begin March 17, just two weeks after national ...

February 18, 2020

Killing of 7-year-old stokes anger in Mexico over femicides

The killing of a 7-year-old girl on the southern outskirts of Mexico City has stoked rising anger over the brutal slayings ...

February 18, 2020

Mexico attorney general says case of ex-oil chief 'symbolic'

Until recently, Mexico had done little to pursue corruption revealed by the investigation into Brazilian construction giant ...

February 17, 2020

The Latest: Warren calls for party unity in taking on Trump

The Latest on the 2020 presidential campaign (all times local): 2 p.m. Elizabeth Warren is preaching Democratic unity in ...