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January 21, 2019

Shutdown goes on as Trump offer doesn't budge Democrats

Thirty-one days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse than ...

January 21, 2019

Filipino Muslims vote on autonomy after long peace effort

Muslims in the southern Philippines voted Monday in a referendum on a new autonomous region that seeks to end nearly half a ...

January 21, 2019

The shutdown today: Trump lashes out after Dems reject offer

What's up with the partial government shutdown on Day 31: WHAT'S NEW President Donald Trump lashed out at House Speaker Nancy ...

January 21, 2019

Giuliani: 'So what' if Trump and Cohen discussed testimony

President Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani left open Sunday the possibility that Trump and former personal attorney ...

January 21, 2019

The Latest: Shutdown proposal unlikely to break logjam

The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local): 9:15 p.m. Democrats and Republicans appear no closer to ...

January 20, 2019

At 30-day mark, shutdown logjam remains over border funding

Thirty days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse Sunday ...

January 20, 2019

GOP senators try to figure how out closely to run with Trump

Republican Sen. Cory Gardner helped mastermind the GOP's midterm strategy of pushing Senate candidates closer to President ...

January 20, 2019

Students in 'MAGA' hats mock Native American after rally

A diocese in Kentucky apologized Saturday after videos emerged showing students from a Catholic boys' high school mocking ...

January 20, 2019

Trump offers temporary 'Dreamers' deal for border wall

In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, President Donald Trump on Saturday offered to extend temporary protections for ...

January 20, 2019

The Latest: Trump offers 'Dreamers' deal for border wall

The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local): 9:10 p.m. President Donald Trump on Saturday has offered to ...

January 19, 2019

Multiple women eyeing 2020 hands Dems 'wonderful challenge'

Advocates for gender equality are reckoning with what one called a "wonderful challenge" — four or more women running for ...

January 19, 2019

The Latest: Labour deputy says party must join Brexit talks

The Latest on Britain's exit from the European Union (all times local): 8 p.m. The deputy leader of Britain's opposition ...

January 19, 2019

Trump 'appreciates' Mueller's statement on report's accuracy

Special counsel Robert Mueller's office has issued a rare public statement disputing the accuracy of BuzzFeed News' report ...

January 19, 2019

Los Angeles teachers' strike shows Garcetti risks in '20 bid

A Los Angeles teachers' strike that sent thousands of shouting educators into downtown streets, paralyzing traffic during a ...

January 19, 2019

Trump promises March for Life crowd that he stands with them

President Donald Trump sought to assure opponents of abortion rights on Friday that he stands with them and would veto any ...

January 19, 2019

Trump plans to make 'major announcement' on shutdown, border

President Donald Trump said he'll be making a "major announcement" on the government shutdown and the southern border on ...

January 19, 2019

The Latest: Democrats offer more money for border security

The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local): 11:50 p.m. Democrats are adding hundreds of millions of ...

January 19, 2019

Mueller disputes accuracy of BuzzFeed report on Trump, Cohen

Special counsel Robert Mueller's office on Friday issued a rare public statement disputing the accuracy of BuzzFeed News' ...

January 19, 2019

Democratic senator asks FBI to investigate DHS secretary

A Democratic senator is asking the FBI to investigate whether Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen lied during ...