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Donald Trump, Shinzo Abe

President Trump to visit Japan in late May, meet new emperor

President Donald Trump and his wife Melania will make a state visit to Japan at the end of May to meet the newly enthroned ...

The Latest: Report shows Trump trying to shut down probe

The Latest on special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russia and President Donald Trump (all times local): 10:05 p.m.

A beleaguered Trump feared 'the end of my presidency'

At the moment two years ago when Donald Trump learned a special counsel had been appointed to investigate his campaign and ...

Mueller reveals Trump's attempts to choke off Russia probe

Public at last, special counsel Robert Mueller's report revealed to a waiting nation Thursday that President Donald Trump ...

Jerrold Nadler

Mueller drops obstruction dilemma on Congress

It's now up to Congress to decide what to do with special counsel Robert Mueller's findings about President Donald Trump.

Scott Pruitt

Ex-EPA chief Pruitt registers as energy lobbyist in Indiana

Scott Pruitt, the scandal-ridden former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, registered as an energy lobbyist in ...

Publishers hurry to release book editions of Mueller Report

With the Mueller Report finally out Thursday, at least in redacted form, publishers are hurrying to release book editions.

William Barr, Rod Rosenstein

Barr deepens critics' concerns in handling of Mueller report

It may be special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation report , but the spotlight Thursday belonged just as much to ...

Alicia Carter, Online Grocery

Food stamps and online grocery shopping are about to mix

Amazon and Walmart on Thursday kicked off a two-year government pilot program allowing low-income shoppers on government food ...

Donald Trump, Melania Trump

'A good day': Trump claims victory with Mueller report out

For nearly two years, President Donald Trump and his allies sought to undermine special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia ...

America's 1st female astronaut candidate, Jerrie Cobb, dies

America's first female astronaut candidate, pilot Jerrie Cobb, who pushed for equality in space but never reached its ...

Elon Musk

Musk, SEC get another week to reach deal in contempt case

Lawyers for Tesla CEO Elon Musk and U.S. securities regulators are getting another week to negotiate a deal to keep Musk from ...

Redactions heavier on Russian meddling than on obstruction

Across nearly 450 pages, blocks of black interrupt parts of Robert Mueller's careful, dry narrative recounting Russian ...

Commission: New NAFTA would deliver modest economic gains

President Donald Trump's new North America trade agreement would give the U.S. economy only a modest boost, an independent ...

Michael Cohen

Was Trump trying to silence Cohen? Mueller wasn't sure

Days after the FBI raided Michael Cohen's home and office last year, President Donald Trump called his longtime fixer and ...

Full text of Mueller's questions and Trump's answers

Robert Mueller's 448-page investigative report into allegations of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election ...

Mitch McConnell

McConnell proposes national minimum age of 21 for tobacco

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he plans to introduce legislation to raise the minimum age to buy ...

Pentagon confirms NK test launch, says not ballistic missile

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan is confirming that North Korea conducted a test launch on Wednesday, but he ...

Correction: Burning Man-Expansion Permit story

In a story April 9 about a Bureau of Land Management hearing on a new permit for the annual Burning Man event, The Associated ...

Donald Trump

Trump welcomes wounded warriors who are on their annual ride

President Donald Trump highlighted his efforts to build up the military as he welcomed wounded warriors for an annual White ...