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September 14, 2017

US agencies ordered to stop using Russian company's software

The U.S. on Wednesday banned federal agencies from using computer software supplied by Kaspersky Lab because of concerns ...

September 13, 2017

Trump nominee for FEMA post withdraws over travel audit

President Donald Trump's nominee to serve as the No. 2 official at the Federal Emergency Management Agency withdrew from ...

September 13, 2017

Lawsuit targets searches of electronic devices at US border

A federal lawsuit filed Wednesday claims the U.S. government's growing practice of searching laptops and cellphones at the ...

September 08, 2017

WH: No 'credible' threat leading up to 9/11 anniversary

White House Homeland Security adviser Tom Bossert says there is no "credible" terrorist threat against the United States ...

September 06, 2017

Trump orders end to program protecting immigrant 'dreamers'

President Donald Trump has begun dismantling Barack Obama's program protecting hundreds of thousands of young immigrants who ...

September 06, 2017

Trump to end program for young immigrants, a look at details

President Donald Trump is phasing out a program for thousands of young immigrants brought into the country illegally as ...

September 06, 2017

Trump declares emergencies as Hurricane Irma intensifies

President Donald Trump has declared emergencies in Florida, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as Hurricane Irma ...

September 01, 2017

Trump's hiring, budget raises questions about US Harvey help

President Donald Trump's hiring and budget plans are raising questions about whether he can deliver the "better-than-ever" ...

August 31, 2017

House GOP eyeing $1B disaster funds cut to finance wall

President Donald Trump is promising billions to help Texas rebuild from Harvey-caused epic flooding, but his Republican ...

August 28, 2017

Trump prepares to travel to Texas as state copes with Harvey

President Donald Trump on Monday prepared to visit Texas to view the federal government's response to Harvey's devastating ...

August 28, 2017

Trump expected to decide soon on fate of young immigrants

After months of delays, President Donald Trump is expected to decide soon on the fate of young immigrants who were brought ...

August 28, 2017

Trump meets and tweets as Texas gov praises Harvey response

President Donald Trump sought to showcase the federal government's response to Hurricane Harvey in a tweetstorm of his own, ...

August 27, 2017

Trump keeps tabs on Harvey and its aftermath from Camp David

President Donald Trump monitored Hurricane Harvey from the seclusion of his official mountaintop retreat on Saturday, sending ...

August 25, 2017

The Latest: South Texas hospital sending ill infants inland

The Latest on Hurricane Harvey (all times local): 9:45 p.m. A children's hospital in a South Texas coastal city is airlifting ...

August 24, 2017

US to limit visas from 4 nations that won't take deportees

The Trump administration is poised to impose visa restrictions on four Asian and African nations refusing to take back their ...

August 09, 2017

The Latest: Officials in Guam say it's safe from North Korea

The Latest on North Korea's nuclear and missile programs (all times local): 1 a.m. Elected officials in Guam are reassuring ...

August 08, 2017

APNewsBreak: Dems seek federal payments to Trump business

As President Donald Trump spends much of August at his New Jersey golf club, Democratic lawmakers are making a new push for ...

August 05, 2017

Congressmen oppose Texas wildlife refuge as border wall site

A group of Texas Democratic congressmen want more details about preliminary plans to build a section of President Donald ...

August 05, 2017

Suspicious package sent to IRS building in Kansas City

A suspicious package that smelled like ammonia sickened several people at an IRS building in downtown Kansas City, Missouri, ...