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West Virginia Senate passes ‘born alive’ abortion bill

By Anthony Izaguirre, Associated Press

Senators unanimously approved the bill Monday after testimony from a lone Democrat who said lawmakers have wasted time angling for political points on a bill that has no impact instead of working on the state's more serious problems.

WATCH: U.S. charges 4 Chinese military members in Equifax breach

By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

The 2017 breach affected roughly 145 million people, with the hackers successfully stealing names, Social Security numbers and other personal information stored in the company's databases.

Trump’s $4.8 trillion budget proposal revisits rejected cuts

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

President Donald Trump’s fiscal 2021 plan, to be released Monday, promises the government's deficit will crest above $1 trillion only for the current budget year before steadily decreasing to more manageable levels.

Democrats make final push in lead-up to New Hampshire primary

By PBS NewsHour

Democratic candidates are criss-crossing New Hampshire in last-ditch efforts to shore up votes before the first 2020 presidential primary is held on Tuesday. President Trump, who is not facing a serious Republican challenger, will hold a Monday rally in Manchester.

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Natural gas pipeline proposal fractures Oregon community

By Christopher Booker, Connie Kargbo, Sam Weber

A protracted battle in Oregon over a proposal to build a 229-mile natural gas pipeline and processing terminal in the southern part of the state is pitting those hungry for economic development against those wary of the project's environmental risks.

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Trump budget to face skepticism, be overwhelmed by politics

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

President Donald Trump is preparing a budget plan that rehashes previously rejected spending cuts while leaving Social Security and Medicare benefits untouched. Trump’s fiscal 2021 budget plan, expected to be released Monday, comes amid trillion-dollar-plus deficits for as far as…

Unique Illinois privacy law leads to $550M Facebook deal

By Kathleen Foody, Associated Press

Facebook has agreed to a $550 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit that accuses it of violating the rights of millions of Illinois users by harvesting their biometric data without permission.

Graham: DOJ has process to review Giuliani’s Ukraine info

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, a close ally of President Donald Trump, said Sunday that the Justice Department has established a way to review information gathered in Ukraine by Trump personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani.

NH poses a last chance for some struggling 2020 Democrats

By Michael Casey, Associated Press

Bounding onto a stage at a conference center in New Hampshire, tech entrepreneur Andrew Yang beamed a smile to a cheering crowd and launched into his pitch for votes heading intod of Tuesday’s first-in-the nation primary.

US says 2 soldiers killed, 6 wounded in Afghanistan attack

By Rahim Faiez, Kathy Gannon, Associated Press

Two U.S. soldiers were killed and six wounded in a so-called insider attack in eastern Afghanistan's Nangarhar province late Saturday when an Afghan dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire, the U.S. military said.