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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

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

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

Charges, insults fly after Trump aide assails congresswoman

The White House on Friday rushed to defend chief of staff John Kelly after he mischaracterized the remarks of a Democratic ...

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

Bannon brings message of Republican revolt to California

Former White House adviser Steve Bannon wants to oust Republican senators he feels are disloyal to President Donald Trump.

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 ...

October 20, 2017

Sessions defends 'sanctuary' ban to sheriff challenging it

U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday defended a ban on "sanctuary cities" at a meeting attended by a Texas sheriff ...

October 20, 2017

Dems struggle to avoid discord for unified counter to Trump

Nine months into the Donald Trump era, Democrats are still searching for a standard-bearer and a crisp message to corral ...

October 20, 2017

The Latest: DC appeals court blocks teen's abortion access

The Latest on the ruling of a federal appeals court in Washington on the ability of a pregnant 17-year-old being held in a ...

October 20, 2017

Russian-Israeli citizen extradited in money laundering plot

A dual citizen of Israel and Russia has been extradited to the United States to face charges in a money laundering case.

October 20, 2017

The Latest: Graham says senators to be briefed on Niger

The Latest on a dispute over White House condolence calls to military families (all times EDT): 4:40 p.m. A senior Republican ...

October 20, 2017

Ahoy! Old Ironsides, oldest warship afloat, tours harbor

The newly refurbished USS Constitution has taken its first spin in three years. Friday's joyride from Charlestown Navy Yard ...

October 20, 2017

US says 2 more American victims confirmed in Cuba attacks

Two more U.S. government workers have been confirmed to be victims of invisible attacks in Cuba, the United States said ...