Politics News

October 17, 2017

Lawmaker: Mascot wrong to rally for kneeling cheerleaders

A Georgia lawmaker says Scrappy the Owl, the mascot at the university where five cheerleaders have been kneeling during the ...

October 17, 2017

US, Japan agree to maximize diplomatic pressure on N. Korea

U.S. and Japanese diplomats agreed Tuesday to maximize pressure on North Korea to resolve tensions over its nuclear program, ...

October 17, 2017

Global stocks mixed amid upbeat corporate earnings

Global stocks were mixed Tuesday amid upbeat corporate earnings report and as China prepared to open a key political meeting.

October 17, 2017

Trump's claim about predecessors, fallen troops disputed

For U.S. presidents, meeting the families of military personnel killed in war is about as wrenching as the presidency gets.

October 17, 2017

Bergdahl guilty pleas leave room for drama at sentencing

Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl's guilty plea to charges of endangering comrades in Afghanistan has set up a dramatic sentencing ...

October 17, 2017

Trump, McConnell make a show of unity, despite tensions

Donald Trump and Mitch McConnell have reaffirmed their alliance of necessity in a raucous Rose Garden news conference that ...

October 17, 2017

Exact cause of fatal Honolulu high-rise fire remains mystery

Honolulu investigators can't determine the cause of a deadly high-rise apartment building fire that resulted in more than ...

October 17, 2017

Trump returns favor by campaigning for an early supporter

President Donald Trump waded back into Southern politics Monday, showering praise on one of his earliest supporters, South ...

October 17, 2017

McCain condemns 'half-baked, spurious nationalism' in speech

U.S. Sen. John McCain jabbed Monday night at unnamed pushers of isolationist politics, saying at his National Constitution ...

October 17, 2017

Closing arguments set in blogger beheading plot trial

Attorneys are set to make their final pitches to jurors in the case of a man accused of participating in a plot to behead ...

October 17, 2017

Court documents provide details in Honolulu corruption case

A Honolulu police officer and a retired major are among those who participated in framing a man for stealing a mailbox from ...

October 17, 2017

Why the battle over the Iraqi city of Kirkuk matters

Three weeks after Iraq's Kurdish region held a referendum on independence, Iraqi forces entered the disputed city of Kirkuk, ...

October 17, 2017

Bannon-backed PAC backs Wisconsin, Arizona Senate candidates

The political action committee affiliated with former presidential strategist Steve Bannon acted Monday on his pledge to lead ...

October 17, 2017

The Latest: Unpaid leave for officer charged in mailbox case

The Latest on arrests of current and former Honolulu police officers (all times local): 4:15 p.m. The acting chief of the ...

October 17, 2017

Trump says predecessors didn't honor fallen; response heated

For U.S. presidents, meeting the families of military personnel killed in war is about as wrenching as the presidency gets.

October 17, 2017

Minnesota Somalis mourn, pray for those impacted by bombing

Members of Minnesota's large Somali community said Monday they are heartbroken and grieving but searching for ways to help ...

October 17, 2017

Haley says Iran move strengthens Trump's hand on North Korea

U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley says that President Donald Trump is strengthening his ability to resolve ...

October 17, 2017

Authorities make final arrest in border agent's killing

Authorities in Mexico have arrested the final of seven defendants accused in the killing of a U.S. Border Patrol agent whose ...

October 17, 2017

Democrat Bredesen confirms interest in Tennessee Senate race

Former Gov. Phil Bredesen, the last Democrat to win a statewide race in Tennessee, is considering a bid to succeed retiring ...