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Border aid bill faces standoff in Congress over protections

Congress is at a standoff over a $4.6 billion aid package for the southern border as House Democrats say a Senate-passed ...

Donald Trump

Trump, Dems clash over who is to blame for migrant deaths

President Donald Trump and Democrats clashed Wednesday over who was to blame for the deaths of a migrant father and his ...

The Latest: Dems to propose changes to Senate border bill

The Latest on Congress and emergency border aid (all times local): 8 p.m. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says Democrats will ...

Ron Johnson, Gary Peters

Senate passes $4.6B border aid measure; Pelosi seeks talks

The GOP-held Senate on Wednesday passed a bipartisan $4.6 billion measure to deliver aid to the southern border before the ...

Climate fight lays bare a divide between rural, urban Oregon

The divide in Oregon between the state's liberal cities and its conservative and economically depressed rural areas has made ...

Oregon Republican walkout over climate bill drags on

The Oregon Capitol was at a standstill Wednesday with only four days left in the legislative session, and it remains unclear ...

Kellyanne Conway

House panel backs subpoena for White House counselor Conway

The House Oversight Committee approved a subpoena Wednesday to force White House counselor Kellyanne Conway to appear before ...

New California law aimed at reducing horse racing deaths

The agency overseeing horse racing in California can now immediately suspend licenses to protect the health and safety of ...

New torture claims in US case against ex-Sri Lankan official

Military and police forces led by Sri Lanka's former defense secretary, now a presidential hopeful, repeatedly tortured and ...

800,000 eligible to clear their record in Illinois legal pot

For decades, getting caught with a small amount of marijuana could put Illinois residents in jail for up to six months and ...

Chris Kapenga

Wisconsin passes budget after Tesla proviso woos key senator

Wisconsin Republicans passed a state budget Wednesday after winning a key legislator's support with a provision to allow ...

Correction: College Athlete Sponsorships story

In a story June 25 about endorsement deals for college athletes, The Associated Press reported erroneously that Nancy Skinner ...

Protesters urge discussion of Hong Kong issue at G-20 summit

Thousands of people joined Hong Kong's latest rally Wednesday night against legislation they fear would erode the city's ...

Australia media demand press freedom law reforms after raids

Australia's three largest media organizations joined forces on Wednesday to demand legal reforms that would prevent ...

Nancy Pelosi, Terri Sewell, John Lewis

House passes emergency funding bill for migrant care crisis

It took last-minute changes and a full-court press by top Democratic leaders, but the House passed with relative ease Tuesday ...

Hong Kong protests raise alarm special freedoms are fading

China promised that for 50 years after Britain gave up control of its last colony, this shimmering financial enclave would ...

The Latest: House approves $4.5 billion bill to aid migrants

The Latest on funding to aid migrant families detained after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border (all times local): 8 p.m.

Correction: Election 2020-Student Debt story

In a story June 24 about legislative proposals to cancel all student debt, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Sen

John Feal, Michael O'Connell

McConnell pledges vote on 9/11 bill after Stewart criticism

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has agreed to call a Senate vote on a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund ...

Senate president: Not enough votes for Oregon climate bill

The president of the Oregon Senate said Tuesday there weren't enough votes in his majority Democratic caucus to approve a ...