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Mitch McConnell

GOP dealt stiff blow in Senate's bid to repeal 'Obamacare'

Dealing a serious blow to President Donald Trump's agenda, the Senate early Friday rejected a measure to repeal parts of ...

AP Explains: What is Venezuela's constituent assembly?

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has provoked international criticism and enraged his political opponents by pushing for ...

Anthony Scaramucci

White House aide's tirade tests editors and producers

A presidential aide's explosion of profanity while talking to a reporter about his new White House colleagues tested newsroom ...

Justin Llivicura

Trump heads to New York towns hit hard by gang violence

A wave of gang killings in New York's Long Island suburbs, many involving teenage victims, has caught the attention of ...

The Latest: Health care amendment defeated in Senate vote

The Latest on the effort by congressional Republicans to pass a health care bill (all times local): 1:45 a.m. The Senate has ...

Pakistan court is set to rule on political fate of PM Sharif

Pakistan's Supreme Court is set to announce its much-awaited decision on the political fate of beleaguered Prime Minister ...

Lawyer says client unaware she had poison that killed Korean

A lawyer for one of the two women accused of poisoning the half brother of North Korea's leader said Friday he has doubts ...

Diana Macharia

Teens bond over shared history of suffering from terrorism

Diana Macharia never knew Sri Lanka was an island shaped like a teardrop when she was growing up in Kenya. Now, after meeting ...

Rodrigo Duterte

Duterte says only empty tribal schools would be bombed

The Philippine president said his threat to launch airstrikes against tribal schools because they allegedly teach subversion ...

Officer dies after shot multiple times in Indianapolis

A police officer died after being shot multiple times while responding to a traffic crash on the south side of Indianapolis, ...

Anthony Scaramucci

The Latest: Scaramucci steps back from 'colorful language'

The Latest on White House communications director Anthony Scaramucci and his complaints about White House leaks to the news ...

Reince Priebus

Trump's chief of staff in tight spot

White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus may have little left of his job but his title. In the swirl of Shakespearean ...

Anthony Scaramucci

Scaramucci reports more than $50m in assets

He vows to be a fresh voice in the Trump administration, but in one way he is like many of the others: He is wealthy, with ...

Deaths in Venezuela unrest hit 103 as polarizing vote nears

Days before a polarizing vote to start rewriting its constitution, Venezuela is convulsing to a rhythm of daytime strikes and ...

Christie: Public outcry over Beachgate 'hurt' family

Gov. Chris Christie says public outcry over his decision to lounge with his family on a public beach that was closed during ...

New deal reached to fix VA budget crisis after vets protest

Congressional Republicans and Democrats reached agreement Thursday on a $3.9 billion emergency spending package to fill a ...

Thrill ride was OK'd hours before deadly state fair accident

Inspectors repeatedly looked over a thrill ride while it was assembled at the Ohio State Fair and signed off on it hours ...

Tomomi Inada

Japan's defense chief quits over alleged document cover-up

Japan's beleaguered defense minister resigned Friday over an alleged cover-up of military documents from U.N.

Feds expand probe into Ford Explorer exhaust fume leaks

The U.S. government's auto safety agency has expanded an investigation into complaints of exhaust fumes inside Ford Explorer ...

California Supreme Court ruling bolsters bullet train foes

U.S. law does not allow state-owned rail projects to completely bypass California's strict environmental regulations, the ...