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Mattis in Baghdad to meet with Iraqi leaders, U.S. commanders

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

Islamic State militants, driven from their main stronghold in northern Iraq, are trapped in a military vise that will squeeze them on both sides of the Syria-Iraq border, U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said.

Pence says Confederate statues are a state, local decision

By Associated Press

Vice President Mike Pence says state and local authorities should make decisions about Confederate statues, and he calls himself "someone who believes in more monuments, not less monuments."…

Trump’s Afghanistan strategy makes new demands on India

By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press

Laying out his new Afghanistan war strategy, President Donald Trump reissued old demands on neighboring Pakistan to eliminate militant sanctuaries. Less expected: an entirely new warning to close U.S. partner India to provide more economic aid.

Did Charlottesville controversy damage Trump’s agenda?

By PBS News Hour

Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including the ongoing political ripple effects after President Trump’s reactions to a violent white supremacist rally in Charlottesville and the…

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Judge orders Montana’s Gianforte photographed, fingerprinted for assault

By Matt Volz, Associated Press

A judge has ordered Montana Rep. Greg Gianforte to be photographed and fingerprinted for assaulting a reporter in May, opening the door for the congressman's mug shot to be plastered in opponents' campaign ads in next year's election.

Analysis: 5 ways tax reform could affect educators

By Andrew Ujifusa, Education Week

Late last month, congressional Republicans and members of the Trump administration released a general set of principles that are guiding the tax reform effort. Here are five items of particular interest for those working in schools.

Between cancer treatments, McCain maintains rigorous agenda

By Anita Snow, Associated Press

Sen. John McCain's packed agenda while on break from Congress in his home state of Arizona has hardly been the schedule of a typical brain cancer patient - or even someone about to turn 81.

Wounded congressman says return based on doctors’ advice

By Associated Press

The Louisiana congressman shot at a baseball practice in mid-June is telling colleagues that his return to the Capitol will be based on his doctors' advice and a date has not yet been determined.