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March 14, 2019

The Latest: EU official says 'no-deal' vote wont halt Brexit

The Latest on Brexit (all times local): 9:10 p.m. The European Commission is warning Britain's Parliament that voting against ...

March 13, 2019

Ex-Interior chief Zinke cleared of illegal politicking

A government watchdog says former Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke didn't engage in illegal political activity when he went to ...

March 06, 2019

New Justice pick opens key job for post-Mueller probes

President Donald Trump's nomination of Jessie Liu for the third-highest spot in the Justice Department creates a vacancy that ...

February 28, 2019

APNewsBreak: Pre-election lawsuit threat led to Iowa payout

The state of Iowa accelerated an unprecedented $4.15 million settlement with two sexual harassment victims after a lawyer for ...

February 28, 2019

DC attorney general subpoenas Trump's inaugural committee

President Donald Trump's inaugural committee has received a subpoena from the attorney general for the District of Columbia, ...

February 22, 2019

Klobuchar to meet with Carter, Abrams in Georgia

Sen. Amy Klobuchar will meet with former President Jimmy Carter and Democrat Stacey Abrams on Friday as she brings her ...

February 19, 2019

Former House lawmakers join Washington lobbying firm

The former New York congressman unseated by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is going to work for a powerhouse lobbying firm.

February 17, 2019

Tradition of nonpartisan selection of judges may end in Iowa

Iowa was in the forefront of a national effort to reduce partisanship in the courts nearly 50 years ago when it decided to ...

February 16, 2019

NJ attorney general subpoenas Trump's inaugural committee

President Donald Trump's inaugural committee received a sweeping request for financial records this week from prosecutors in ...

February 15, 2019

Vatican's envoy to France facing 'sexual aggression' probe

The Paris prosecutor's office has opened an investigation into alleged "sexual aggression" by Catholic archbishop Luigi ...

February 13, 2019

Trump former inaugural committee chair defends Saudi Arabia

The man who led President Donald Trump's inaugural committee has said America is in no moral position to criticize Saudi ...

February 12, 2019

CBS' 'Big Bang Theory' has season high as end nears

As the time approaches to say goodbye to Sheldon, Amy, Leonard, Penny and the gang, the CBS comedy "The Big Bang Theory" hit ...

February 12, 2019

Nielsen's top programs for Feb. 4-10

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by Nielsen for Feb. 4-10. Listings include the week's ranking and viewership. 1.

February 11, 2019

El Paso bristles at Trump's claim that wall made city safe

People walking over the Paso del Norte Bridge linking this West Texas border city to Mexico can watch President Donald ...

Chloe Bailey, Halle Bailey, Brandi Carlile

February 10, 2019

Nancy Pelosi gets rock star treatment at Clive Davis gala

The audience at Clive Davis' white-hot gala included Barbra Streisand, Joni Mitchell and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but it was ...

February 09, 2019

Trump's Year 3 aims for dramatic sequels to rival originals

As President Donald Trump prepares to meet North Korea's Kim Jong Un for a second time, he's out to replicate the suspenseful ...

February 09, 2019

O'Rourke to lead anti-wall march during Trump Texas rally

Beto O'Rourke will lead a march though his hometown of El Paso, Texas, to protest a border wall at the same time President ...

February 08, 2019

Globe-trotting political donor eyed in Trump inaugural probe

Federal prosecutors have cast a wide net in their investigation of President Donald Trump's inaugural committee, subpoenaing ...

February 07, 2019

Unbowed by Trump, Democrats charge ahead with investigations

President Donald Trump warned Congress that investigations and legislation don't mix. But Speaker Nancy Pelosi said such ...