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November 17, 2018

California GOP ponders way forward after stunning losses

In a speech to fellow Republicans in May, U.S. Rep. Mimi Walters issued an ominous warning about the coming election — ...

November 17, 2018

Florida starts painstaking hand recount in US Senate race

Volunteers gathered around folding tables Friday to begin a painstaking hand recount in Florida's acrimonious U.S.

November 17, 2018

Trump says will name EPA's acting chief to post permanently

Andrew Wheeler, a former congressional aide and lobbyist who has led the Environmental Protection Agency since his ...

November 17, 2018

Dem's lobbying work draws GOP ire in Mississippi Senate race

Republicans in Mississippi's intensifying U.S. Senate race are slamming Democrat Mike Espy's lobbying work for an African ...

November 17, 2018

California utility shares rise as regulator calms investors

Shares of Pacific Gas & Electric Co. soared Friday after California's top utility regulator said his agency will help the ...

November 17, 2018

GOP prepares to subpoena Comey, Lynch before losing power

House Republicans who have spent the last two years arguing that there was bias in President Barack Obama's Justice ...

November 16, 2018

Ethics panel rebukes lawmakers in harassment cases

The House Ethics Committee said Friday that Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen of Nevada made persistent and unwanted advances ...

November 16, 2018

Trump signs bill to elevate cybersecurity mission at DHS

President Donald Trump has signed legislation that elevates the importance of cybersecurity work within the Department of ...

November 16, 2018

Sri Lanka president rejects no-confidence on disputed PM

Lawmakers in Sri Lanka's Parliament supporting disputed Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa threw books, chairs and chili powder ...

November 16, 2018

Graham poised to lead Judiciary panel after Grassley switch

Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa is giving up the chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee after shepherding 84 of ...

November 16, 2018

House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves

The Republican-controlled House passed a bill Friday to drop legal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states, ...

November 16, 2018

Theresa May: A resilient politician facing a tough fight

As Cabinet ministers quit and lawmakers demanded her resignation, cricket-loving British Prime Minister Theresa May summoned ...

November 16, 2018

AP source: Mueller probe to go on, Whitaker tells Graham

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has told Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in a meeting that special counsel Robert ...

November 16, 2018

AP source: Whitaker told Graham that Mueller probe to go on

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker has told Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham in a meeting that special counsel Robert ...

November 16, 2018

The Latest: At least 55,000 ballots in Senate hand recount

The Latest on Florida's election recount (all times local): 7 p.m. Election offices across Florida will have to hand count ...

November 16, 2018

Democrat Porter flips GOP House seat in Southern California

Democrat Katie Porter captured a Republican-held U.S. House seat Thursday in the heart of what once was Southern California's ...

November 16, 2018

Video: GOP senator spoke of 'difficult' voting for liberals

A Republican U.S. senator from Mississippi is shown in a new video talking about "liberal folks" and making it "just a little ...

November 16, 2018

How Democrats will rule: Roadmap drafted for House overhaul

House Democrats unveiled a draft rules package Thursday for how they would govern the chamber when they take over the ...

November 16, 2018

Pelosi claims 'overwhelming support' for 2nd act as speaker

Lawmakers trying to oust Nancy Pelosi started rallying behind a possible contender Thursday, but the House Democratic leader ...