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Ex-FBI Director Comey charged with making false statement and obstruction, AP source says

By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press

The indictment makes Comey the first former senior government official to face prosecution in connection with one of Trump’s chief grievances: the long-concluded investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

White House threatens mass federal firings if Congress fails to avoid a shutdown

By Lisa Desjardins, Liz Landers, Kyle Midura, Jonah Anderson

The White House is threatening to use a looming government shutdown to permanently hollow out federal agencies. It comes with the funding deadline, which lawmakers appear almost certain to miss, just days away. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins and White House…

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Drug enforcement is rarely a focus of the U.N. General Assembly. This year is different

By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

Barbs between President Donald Trump and Colombian President Gustavo Petro laid bare, on global diplomacy's biggest stage, the world's wide and pointed differences over how to deal with drugs.

WATCH: Facing global isolation, Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu addresses U.N. General Assembly

By Jennifer Peltz, Adam Geller, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press

Responding to countries' recent decisions to recognize Palestinian statehood, Netanyahu said it would encourage terrorism against Jews and others.

Trump snubs Biden with autopen photo in new White House portrait collection

By Darlene Superville, Associated Press

President Donald Trump has added a Presidential Walk of Fame to the exterior of the White House, featuring portraits of each of the previous commanders-in-chief — except for one.

Rep. Adam Smith backs renegotiating global economic rules to reflect China's rise

By Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press

The head of a U.S. congressional delegation visiting China said he backed renegotiating the rules governing the global economy to take into account China’s rise and that of others such as India and Brazil.

Harris interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters on first night of book tour

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Former Vice President Kamala Harris was forced to confront Israel’s war in Gaza on the first night of her book tour.

Trump called climate change a 'con job' at the United Nations. Here are the facts and context

By Melina Walling, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press

In his address at the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump excoriated renewable energy, international climate diplomacy, the science of global warming and other environmental issues.

Israeli strikes kill at least 17 Palestinians in Gaza as international pressure for ceasefire grows

By Wafaa Shurafa, David Rising, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press

French President Emmanuel Macron told France 24 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly in New York that his country has recognized a Palestinian state on the conviction it "is the only way to isolate Hamas."…

Ryan Walters resigns as Oklahoma's top public schools official to lead conservative educators' group

By Associated Press

Walters has been involved in several controversial initiatives, including promoting religion in classrooms and requiring teachers to pass ideology exams.