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1 hour agoSetbacks hamper pipeline industry backed by TrumpThe U.S. energy boom and strong backing from President Donald Trump propelled a major expansion of the nation’s sprawling oil and gas pipeline network in the past decade.
1 hour agoOusted NY prosecutor tells panel Barr 'urged' him to resign The ousted U.S. attorney leading investigations into President Donald Trump’s allies is set to appear before the House Judiciary Committee for a private interview.
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1 hour agoGermany seizes server hosting pilfered US police filesGerman authorities, acting on behest of the U.S. government, have seized a computer server that hosted a huge cache of files from U.S. federal, state and local law enforc...
1 hour agoDC judge asks for full appeal review of Flynn dismissalThe U.S. District Court judge who oversaw the guilty plea of President Donald Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn has requested a full appeals court re...
2 hours agoUS sanctions Chinese officials over repression of minoritiesThe United States is sanctioning three senior officials of the Chinese Communist Party for alleged human rights abuses targeting ethnic and religious minorities China has...
2 hours agoTrump signs executive order as he courts Hispanic votersPresident Donald Trump has signed an executive order that creates a new advisory commission tasked with improving Hispanic Americans’ access to economic and educational o...
1 day agoTrump aside, McConnell becomes GOP's preacher on masks Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is emerging as the GOP’s mask spokesman.
1 day agoFacebook civil rights audit: 'Serious setbacks' mar progressA two-year audit of Facebook's civil rights record found “serious setbacks” that have marred the social network's progress on matters such as hate speech, misinformation ...
1 day agoHarvard, MIT sue to block ICE rule on international studentsHarvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday challenging the Trump administration’s decision to bar international st...
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1 day agoSupreme Court expected to rule on Trump tax records ThursdayThe Supreme Court is expected to rule Thursday on whether Congress and the Manhattan district attorney can see President Donald Trump’s taxes and other financial records ...
1 day agoKanye West breaks with Trump, claims 2020 run is not a stuntKanye West says he is no longer a Trump supporter.
1 day agoIn risky bid, Trump stokes racial rancor to motivate votersPresident Donald Trump is accelerating his use of racially divisive rhetoric, wielding America’s racial tensions as a reelection weapon.
1 day agoGOP establishment boosting Kansas congressman's Senate bidEstablishment Republicans who’d been coy for months about the GOP primary for Kansas’ open Senate seat are increasingly putting their thumbs on the scale.
1 day agoFox's Carlson criticized for saying Democrats hate AmericaFox News Channel's Tucker Carlson is drawing heat for a sharp commentary that said Democrats should be disqualified from running the country because they despise it.
1 day ago2 female firsts at the Supreme Court announce retirementsThe Supreme Court says the first-ever women to hold two prominent positions at the court are retiring.
1 day agoProtective gear for medical workers begins to run low againThe personal protective gear that was in dangerously short supply during the early weeks of the coronavirus crisis in the U.S. is running low again.
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2 days agoMary Trump's book offers scathing portrayal of presidentPresident Donald Trump's niece offers a devastating portrayal of her uncle in a new book.
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2 days agoAt least 8 Mississippi lawmakers test positive for COVID-19The state health officer in Mississippi says at least eight of the state's lawmakers have tested positive for the new coronavirus.
2 days agoUS government launches campaign to reduce high suicide ratesThe U.S. government is launching a national campaign aimed at reducing high suicide rates, particularly among veterans.
2 days agoUS notifies UN of withdrawal from World Health OrganizationThe Trump administration has formally notified the United Nations of its withdrawal from the World Health Organization.
2 days agoUS hits Chinese officials with visa bans over Tibet accessThe Trump administration is firing a new shot in its diplomatic war with China by imposing travel bans on Chinese officials it says are restricting foreigners' access to ...
2 days agoCOVID-19 data on Medicare's nursing home site is incomplete The Trump administration is requiring nursing homes to report their COVID-19 cases and deaths.
2 days agoUS general skeptical that bounties led to troops' deathsThe top U.S. general for the Middle East says the intelligence suggesting that Russia may have paid Taliban militants to kill American troops in Afghanistan was worrisome...
