Nov 09 Settlement reached in tight Arizona Senate vote count By Bob Christie, Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Arizona Republicans and Democrats agreed Friday to give rural voters an extra chance to fix problems with their ballots in the count of the state's tight Senate race, resolving a GOP lawsuit that sought to stop urban voters from using… Continue reading
Nov 09 Florida is again at the center of an election controversy By Terry Spencer, Associated Press The deeply purple state will learn Saturday whether there will be recounts in a bitter and tight U.S. Senate race and the governor's race. Continue reading
Nov 09 'This history teacher is making history': How Jahana Hayes ran on education By Sarah Schwartz, Education Week A former high school history teacher and current district administrator, Hayes, a Democrat, will be the first black woman from her state to serve in Congress. Continue reading
Nov 09 Trump goes to Paris to mark the end of WWI. What can we expect? By Larisa Epatko President Donald Trump will join 60 other heads of state in Paris for ceremonies dedicated to veterans of all wars. Here’s what we know about his trip. Continue reading
Nov 09 Pipe bombs indictment carries potential life prison penalty By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press The Florida man accused of sending pipe bombs to prominent critics of President Donald Trump was indicted Friday on charges carrying a potential penalty of life in prison. Continue reading
Nov 09 10 key lawmakers to watch in the new Congress By Jessica Yarvin House Democrats have promised to ramp up congressional oversight of the Trump administration when the party takes over the chamber in January. Changes are coming to the Senate as well. Continue reading
Nov 09 WATCH: 'I don't know Matt Whitaker,' Trump says of new acting attorney general By Eric Tucker, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump distanced himself Friday from his new acting attorney general, Matthew Whitaker, whose past business ties and comments on the Russia investigation and other topics have drawn scrutiny. Continue reading
Nov 09 U.S., China hold security talks amid trade tensions By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Even as the United States and China butt heads over trade, their top diplomats and defense chiefs were meeting in Washington on Friday, looking to tamp down tensions on other issues that have put a chill on relations between the… Continue reading
Nov 09 Ruth Bader Ginsburg released from hospital after fall By Associated Press The 85-year-old Supreme Court justice was in the hospital for treatment after fracturing three ribs in a fall. Continue reading
Nov 09 Appeals court rules against Trump administration on DACA immigration program By Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously kept in place a preliminary injunction blocking President Trump's decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. Continue reading