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October 21, 2017

Trump jabs back at 'wacky' congresswoman as spat rolls on

Unwilling to put the tussling behind, President Donald Trump on Saturday jabbed back at the Democratic lawmaker who has ...

October 21, 2017

Syria troops capture central town recently taken by IS

Syrian government forces and their allies regained control Saturday of a predominantly Christian central town that sleeper ...

October 21, 2017

Total number of US victims in Cuba attacks rises to 24

The United States says two more government workers are confirmed victims in the unexplained Cuba attacks. The State ...

October 21, 2017

Charges, insults fly after Trump aide assails congresswoman

The White House is defending chief of staff John Kelly after he mischaracterized the remarks of a Democratic congresswoman ...

October 21, 2017

Bannon faults George W. Bush for 'destructive' presidency

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon depicted former President George W. Bush as bumbling and inept, faulting him for ...

October 21, 2017

US probe alleges corruption by top Honolulu law enforcers

A curious allegation of mailbox theft unraveled into a tale of corruption that reached the highest levels of Honolulu law ...

October 21, 2017

The Latest: Bannon bashes GW Bush at California GOP meeting

The Latest on Steve Bannon speaking to California Republicans (all times local): 9 p.m. Former White House adviser Steve ...

October 21, 2017

The Latest: White House defends Kelly in fight over war dead

The Latest on a dispute over White House condolence calls to military families (all times EDT): 9:30 p.m. The White House is ...

October 21, 2017

Trump: UN has 'tremendous potential' under new leadership

President Donald Trump said Friday that the United Nations has "tremendous potential" but has been underutilized in recent ...

October 21, 2017

DC court blocks for now immigrant teen's access to abortion

A Washington appeals court is blocking for now an abortion sought by a pregnant 17-year-old immigrant being held in a Texas ...

October 21, 2017

Yellen says Fed's extraordinary policies may be needed again

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen on Friday defended the central bank's extraordinary efforts to fight the Great Recession ...

October 21, 2017

Appeals court takes early look at lawsuits in DACA cases

A federal appeals court in New York agreed Friday to take an early look at some legal issues surrounding President Donald ...

October 21, 2017

ICE arrest without warrant of man inside house investigated

After walking through the door of a home in Oregon, federal immigration officers acknowledged they didn't have a warrant.

October 21, 2017

Q&A on the GOP effort to overhaul the nation's tax system

Divided Republicans in Congress are tackling an ambitious overhaul of the nation's tax system that would deeply cut levies ...

October 21, 2017

White House: No required sentences in military justice cases

The White House said Friday that any military justice case must be "resolved on its own facts" after Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl ...

October 20, 2017

Breaking tradition, former presidents sparring with Trump

Former presidents are shedding a traditional reluctance to criticize their successors, unleashing pointed attacks on the ...

October 20, 2017

Top Dems nix White House demands to alter health care deal

Top Senate Democrats rejected White House demands Friday to add provisions weakening the Obama health care law to a ...

October 20, 2017

US official: IS burrowing for footholds from Asia to Africa

Losing real estate in the Middle East will not sharply affect Islamic State militants' ability to inspire attacks against the ...

October 20, 2017

Report: 152 Afghan trainees have gone AWOL in US since 2005

At least 152 Afghans sent to the United States for military training during the course of the war against the Taliban have ...