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September 29, 2016

Congress tied up in partisan knots over the most basic duty

Acutely partisan and all but dysfunctional, Congress has completed its most elementary task after an intense weekslong ...

September 29, 2016

Obama saw override coming, but still it stung

The White House saw it coming, but still it stung. When President Barack Obama was hit with the first veto override of his ...

September 29, 2016

Afghan president, insurgent warlord sign peace agreement

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani signed a peace treaty with a notorious warlord on Thursday, pledging to lobby the U.S. and the ...

Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, Abdullah Abdullah, John Kerry

September 29, 2016

Afghan unity deal expires, but gridlocked government remains

Afghanistan's unity government is expected to remain in place despite the formal expiration on Thursday of the U.S.

September 29, 2016

Governor to approve state-run retirement for private workers

Gov. Jerry Brown is scheduled to sign legislation Thursday to automatically enroll nearly 7 million people in a retirement ...

September 28, 2016

Philippines' Duterte to scrap future war games with US

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said he was giving notice to the United States, his country's long-standing ally, that ...

September 28, 2016

1936 Olympians receive overdue recognition at White House

Shortly after Jesse Owens returned home from his snubbing by Adolph Hitler at the 1936 Olympics, he and America's 17 other ...

September 28, 2016

Officer involved in deadly confrontation was sex-suit target

One of the officers involved in a deadly confrontation with an unarmed black man in a San Diego suburb was demoted last year ...

September 28, 2016

The military's ritual of saluting for the national anthem

The Navy has investigated the case of a sailor who didn't salute as the national anthem played at Pearl Harbor, in a protest ...

September 28, 2016

Congress adopts bill of rights for sexual assault survivors

A proposed federal bill of rights for survivors of sexual assault won final legislative approval Wednesday, sending it to the ...

September 28, 2016

Pentagon: Tests confirm no mustard agent in Iraq attack

The Pentagon says that an Islamic State rocket that hit a military base used by hundreds of U.S. troops in northern Iraq did ...

September 28, 2016

Obama: Veto override 'a mistake' and 'a political vote'

President Barack Obama says Congress' vote overturning his veto of Sept. 11 legislation was "a mistake" and "basically a ...

September 28, 2016

Wells Fargo CEO to face lawmakers with better defense

Wells Fargo's CEO, newly stripped of tens of millions in compensation in a scandal over sales practices, will face lawmakers ...

September 28, 2016

FBI director: More 'attempted intrusions' in voter databases

FBI Director James Comey told Congress on Wednesday there have been additional "attempted intrusions" in voter registration ...

September 28, 2016

Early votes: High interest buoys Clinton in key states

More people are seeking or casting early ballots in the critical states of North Carolina and Florida than at this point in ...

September 28, 2016

Union launches boycott of Trump companies amid Vegas dispute

Union members are calling on the public to boycott Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's businesses nationwide ...

September 28, 2016

Michelle Obama says America 'needs an adult' in White House

Michelle Obama told supporters in Philadelphia on Wednesday that candidates don't change once they become president and that ...

September 28, 2016

US urging Myanmar to end any vestige of NKorea military ties

Pockets within the Myanmar military may still be cooperating with North Korea although the new civilian government and the ...

September 28, 2016

Ethics panel rebukes W.Va. Rep. McKinley over business name

The House Ethics Committee scolded West Virginia Rep. David McKinley on Wednesday for disregarding House rules by failing to ...

September 28, 2016

Witness says he told Gov. Christie's aides about bridge plot

Republican Gov. Chris Christie's senior staffers and advisers were told about the political revenge plot involving the George ...