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November 13, 2018

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema wins Arizona US Senate seat

Democrat Kyrsten Sinema won Arizona's open U.S. Senate seat Monday in a race that was among the most closely watched in the ...

November 13, 2018

Zinke '100 percent confident' he'll be cleared in probes

U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke declared Monday he's "100 percent confident" no wrongdoing will be found in pending ethics ...

November 13, 2018

Fires put pressure on California utilities despite new law

California utilities again are facing severe financial pressures from the possibility that their equipment sparked ...

November 13, 2018

The Latest: Gillum angry about emailed votes, Trump tweet

The Latest on the Florida election recount of 2018 (all times local): 8:30 p.m. Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew ...

November 13, 2018

Judge: Sides in Florida recount should 'ramp down' rhetoric

After Republicans, including President Donald Trump, made unsubstantiated accusations of illegal activity, a judge on Monday ...

November 13, 2018

Lynching remark puts spotlight on Mississippi Senate race

A video of a white U.S. senator from Mississippi making a flip reference to a "public hanging" is incensing voters in a ...

November 13, 2018

Kemp-Abrams feud highlights new landscape in divided Georgia

His election still undecided, Republican Brian Kemp is proceeding as a victorious candidate and promising to be a governor ...

November 13, 2018

Lawsuit alleges security guard shot while holding suspect

A police officer fatally shot an armed security guard who was wearing a hat with "security" emblazoned across the front and ...

November 13, 2018

The Latest: New guidelines issued for Georgia mail ballots

The Latest on the Georgia governor's race (all times local): 6:20 p.m. Georgia's secretary of state has ordered county ...

November 12, 2018

Congress returns to new dynamic, GOP shutdown threat

Congress returns to a changed political landscape Tuesday as newly-elected lawmakers arrive in Washington, the parties elect ...

November 12, 2018

Liz Cheney poised for ascent into Republican leadership

Liz Cheney has had a quiet first term as congresswoman, but that's about to change. She's seeking a House Republican ...

November 12, 2018

Ousted Minnesota Republican faults McCain for losing House

A recently defeated Republican congressman is blaming the Democratic House takeover on the late Republican Sen. John McCain's ...

November 12, 2018

Military vet Ojeda announces 2020 presidential campaign

A retired Army paratrooper and current West Virginia lawmaker seeking to restore the Democratic Party's blue-collar roots ...

November 12, 2018

Abu Dhabi summit: Oil production cuts may be necessary

OPEC and allied oil-producing countries will likely need to cut crude supplies, perhaps by as much as 1 million barrels of ...

November 12, 2018

Fight involving Atlantic City officials under investigation

Authorities are investigating an apparent fight at an Atlantic City casino that involved the mayor, a city councilman and ...

November 12, 2018

Pakistan frees 2 Taliban members as US envoy visits region

Pakistan released two Taliban officials on Monday during U.S. envoy Zalmay Khalilzad's latest visit to the region, in what ...

November 12, 2018

Trump largely alone as world leaders take aim at nationalism

For President Donald Trump in Paris, America First meant largely America alone. At a weekend commemoration of the 100th ...

November 12, 2018

Trump complains about allies' spending after France trip

Fresh from a trip to France where his brand of "nationalism" drew rebuke from his hosts, President Donald Trump says "much ...

November 12, 2018

Pence in Japan to discuss trade, N. Korea before summits

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Tokyo on Monday to discuss North Korea and other issues with Japanese officials ...