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September 27, 2016

Miss Universe dubbed 'Miss Piggy' by Trump a topic at debate

Donald Trump says it was a "real problem" when the 1996 Miss Universe gained significant weight after winning the pageant he ...

Jeh Johnson, James Comey, Nicholas J. Rasmussen

September 27, 2016

FBI chief: Extreme concern about fanatics from Syria, Iraq

Law enforcement and intelligence agencies remain extremely concerned that violent militants will eventually flow out of Syria ...

September 27, 2016

Democrats poised to block stopgap funding bill over Flint

Senate Democrats on Tuesday threatened to block must-do legislation to prevent the government from shutting down Friday at ...

September 26, 2016

Cheers and jeers: Americans tune into Trump-Clinton debate

From senior centers to college campuses and bars featuring campaign-themed cocktails, Americans laughed, cheered and jeered ...

September 26, 2016

Lawmakers' report finds crowded Airbnb rentals in New York

A report on New York City Airbnb rentals has found cases of air mattresses in kitchens, bunk beds in a dining area and ...

September 26, 2016

Arkansas lawmaker arrested after filming traffic stop

An Arkansas legislator who co-sponsored a law aimed in part at preventing authorities from prohibiting the filming of an ...

September 26, 2016

Official: One-third of calls to VA suicide hotline roll over

More than one-third of calls to a suicide hotline for troubled veterans are not being answered by front-line staffers because ...

September 26, 2016

Showdown: Congress looks to override Obama veto of 9/11 bill

Congress is poised to override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue ...

September 26, 2016

Testimony: Christie pals OK'd gridlock, campaign chief knew

A political revenge scheme to create traffic gridlock near the George Washington Bridge in 2013 was approved by two former ...

September 26, 2016

LePage's documents don't back up claims on blacks, Hispanics

Gov. Paul LePage on Monday released his informal documentation on drug arrests and they don't back up his claim that ...

September 26, 2016

Politics, outsider status shield Trump from House oversight

Donald Trump's status as a Washington outsider fuels his fiery populism and also is helping to shield him from the scrutiny ...

September 24, 2016

Outsider status, politics shields Trump from House oversight

Donald Trump's status as a Washington outsider fuels his fiery populism and also is helping to shield him from the scrutiny ...

September 24, 2016

The Latest: Doubts follow release of police shooting video

The Latest on protests in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the fatal police shooting of a black man (all times local): ___ ...

September 24, 2016

Florida primaries eyed: Representation of few, or the many?

It took just 14,496 votes to win his closed Democratic primary for one of Florida's 27 congressional seats. Now Darren Soto ...

September 24, 2016

Lawmakers vow to override Obama's veto of Sept. 11 bill

Democrats and Republicans are vowing to decisively override President Barack Obama's veto of a bill to allow families of Sept

September 24, 2016

New law may complicate release of Charlotte police video

Protesters who have filled the streets to push for the release of video of a fatal police shooting could see their task get ...

September 23, 2016

Judge dismisses lawsuit over sex offender passport marker

A lawsuit challenging a law that requires a marker to be placed in the passports of people convicted of sex offenses against ...

September 23, 2016

La. senator defends 'hostage' comment about Flint, Michigan

Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy on Friday defended his comment that people in his flood-ravaged state deserve immediate help and ...

September 23, 2016

Lawmakers want speedier release of bin Laden documents

The House intelligence committee pressed the Obama administration on Friday to speed up the release of documents and other ...