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October 19, 2017

Letters from young Obama show a man trying to find his way

A young Barack Obama questioned his place in the world and his racial identity, agonized over whether he'd make enough money ...

October 19, 2017

Trump rejects claims he was disrespectful to grieving family

President Donald Trump emphatically rejected claims Wednesday that he was disrespectful to the grieving family of a slain ...

October 19, 2017

Families of fallen have mixed experiences with Trump, if any

Some got sympathy and solace. Some got silence. One got a promise of cash. Relatives of people who died in military service ...

October 19, 2017

The Latest: Trump denies disrespecting grieving family

The Latest on President Donald Trump and honoring the nation's fallen (all times EDT): 9:45 p.m. President Donald Trump is ...

October 19, 2017

Obama returns to campaign trail for Dems in governor's races

Former President Barack Obama is returning to the campaign trail to stump for Democratic gubernatorial candidates in New ...

October 19, 2017

Solace or silence? Not all families of fallen get Trump call

Some got sympathy and solace. Some got silence. One got a promise of cash. Relatives of people who died in military service ...

October 19, 2017

Judge orders government to allow abortion for immigrant teen

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the government to allow a pregnant 17-year-old immigrant, who was detained after ...

October 19, 2017

The Latest: Governors urge Congress to back health subsidies

The Latest on President Donald Trump and health care legislation (all times local): 10 p.m. A bipartisan group of governors ...

October 19, 2017

Suspect in Maryland office park shooting is apprehended

A man with a lengthy criminal past who showed up for work at a countertop company on Wednesday and shot five of his ...

October 19, 2017

Sessions defends Comey firing, dodges questions on Trump

Attorney General Jeff Sessions strongly defended President Donald Trump's firing of James Comey, but at a Senate hearing ...

October 19, 2017

Tillerson seeks stronger ties with India, chides China

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson called Wednesday for the U.S. and India to expand strategic ties. He also pointedly ...

October 19, 2017

House, Senate intel committees receive briefing from Google

Google has briefed the House and Senate intelligence committees ahead of two Nov. 1 hearings that will examine Russian ...

October 19, 2017

States ask US court to keep up health subsidies cut by Trump

Top government lawyers representing 19 U.S. states on Wednesday asked a federal judge in California to force the ...

October 19, 2017

Q-and-A: A look at most recent travel ban rulings

So far, the third time isn't the charm for President Donald Trump's travel ban. As with his previous two attempts to bar ...

October 19, 2017

Former Menendez staffer contradicts prosecution testimony

A former staffer for U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez gave testimony at his bribery trial Wednesday that differed from the ...

October 19, 2017

Office supply glitch? How Chad wound up on travel ban list

This is the story of how an office supply glitch became a major irritant between the United States and one of its close ...

October 19, 2017

GOP, Dem senators push health deal as Trump keeps distance

The authors of a bipartisan plan to calm health insurance markets said Wednesday they'll push the proposal forward, even as ...

October 19, 2017

Corporations to keep tax break lost by millions of Americans

Millions of Americans would lose a prized tax break under President Donald Trump's sweeping revamp of the tax code, but ...

October 19, 2017

Authorities launch inquiry into Statehouse sexual harassment

State authorities said Wednesday they have launched an inquiry in response to a Rhode Island lawmaker saying that a ...