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January 17, 2019

GOP dismiss suggestion that State of Union be postponed

A grand Washington ritual became a potential casualty of the partial government shutdown as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked ...

January 17, 2019

Who blinks first will matter in Trump, Democrats' wall fight

Of all the issues at stake as President Donald Trump and Democrats wrangle over his prized border wall, the latest snag is ...

January 17, 2019

Microsoft pledges $500M to tackle Seattle housing crisis

Microsoft pledged $500 million to address homelessness and develop affordable housing in response to the Seattle region's ...

January 17, 2019

The Latest: Pelosi asks Trump to postpone State of the Union

The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local): 10:50 p.m. The State of the Union speech could become a ...

January 17, 2019

Pot deliveries OK'd into Calif. communities that ban sales

California endorsed a rule Wednesday that will allow home marijuana deliveries statewide, even into communities that have ...

January 17, 2019

Northridge quake thrashed Los Angeles 25 years ago this week

Twenty-five years ago this week, a violent, pre-dawn earthquake shook Los Angeles from its sleep, and sunrise revealed ...

January 17, 2019

Outpouring of generosity for TSA workers, others without pay

The partial government shutdown is a double-whammy for Cara and Philip Mangone, a married couple from Philadelphia. Both are ...

January 17, 2019

Los Angeles teachers union hints at new talks during strike

The head of the Los Angeles teachers union hinted at contract talks resuming Wednesday as striking educators in the nation's ...

January 17, 2019

After crossing into Guatemala, migrants set sights on Mexico

More than 1,700 Hondurans were walking and hitchhiking through Guatemala on Wednesday, heading toward the Mexico border as ...

January 17, 2019

FBI: Man wanted to attack White House with anti-tank rocket

A Georgia man accused of plotting to use an anti-tank rocket to storm into the White House was arrested in a sting Wednesday ...

January 17, 2019

Government shutdown may upend State of the Union speech

A grand Washington ritual became a potential casualty of the partial government shutdown Wednesday as House Speaker Nancy ...

Donald Trump, Patrick Shanahan, Alex Azar, David Bernhardt

January 17, 2019

US lawmaker opposes drilling permit work during shutdown

The oil and gas industry should not be spared the pain of the partial government shutdown, according to the chairman of the U

January 17, 2019

Chicago awaits 2 historic hearings in fatal police shooting

Three Chicago police officers will learn this week whether a judge thinks they lied about the 2014 killing of Laquan McDonald ...

January 17, 2019

White House denounces Rep. King's white supremacy remarks

Comments by Republican Rep. Steve King about white supremacy are "abhorrent," the White House said Wednesday as bipartisan ...

January 17, 2019

Watchdog: GSA ignored emoluments in OKing Trump hotel lease

The General Services Administration improperly "ignored" the U.S. Constitution's emoluments provision outlawing foreign gifts ...

January 16, 2019

Democrats hit Trump EPA nominee on coal lobbying, rollbacks

President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday called climate change "a huge ...

January 16, 2019

Castro explains Puerto Rico campaign trip: 'Everyone counts'

Democrat Julian Castro, in the early primary state of New Hampshire for the first time as a presidential candidate, told ...

January 16, 2019

San Francisco pier shooter seeks dismissal of gun charge

A Mexican man who touched off a fierce immigration debate over his role in the shooting death of a woman walking on a San ...

January 16, 2019

Senate upholds Treasury decision to ease Russian sanctions

The Senate has narrowly upheld a Treasury Department decision to lift sanctions from three companies connected to Russian ...