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White House to hold state dinner for Canada's prime minister

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

HONOLULU -- The White House says Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend a state dinner on March 10 in a visit intended to boost ties between the neighboring countries.

Quiz: How well do you remember the year in politics?

By Lisa Desjardins

2015 has been a topsy-turvy political year on the campaign trail, in Congress and in the world of election-related cell-phone demolition. How well do you remember the politics of the past 12 months? Enter our quiz to help you find…

2015 was a year of campaign surprises

By PBS News Hour

The 2016 race for the White House has taken some surprising turns, and 2016 hasn’t even started yet. What have we learned about the candidates and their campaigns across the past year? Tamara Keith of NPR and Amy Walter of…

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First of 17 detainees to be released from Gitmo next week

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

WASHINGTON -- The first of 17 detainees scheduled to be released from the Guantanamo Bay prison in January will be transferred next week, as the Obama administration continues to reduce the population at the controversial detention center, a senior U.S.

Trump, Clinton and the Top 10 political stories of 2015

By Rachel Wellford

From Donald Trump’s rise to the top of a crowded Republican field to John Boehner’s resignation and the growing influence of the Black Lives Matter movement, 2015 was full of unexpected twists and turns.

Speculation starting to swirl over a brokered GOP convention

By Nancy Benac, Associated Press

It's that point in the presidential election cycle when speculation starts swirling that the primaries won't produce a clear winner and one of the parties' big nominating conventions will dissolve in chaos.

Activists predict abortion will be a hot issue in campaigns

By David Crary, Associated Press

With a deeper-than-ever split between Republicans and Democrats over abortion, activists on both sides of the debate foresee a 2016 presidential campaign in which the nominees tackle the volatile topic more aggressively than in past elections.

Stark divisions on abortion expected to influence 2016 campaign

By David Crary, Associated Press

With less oversight, activists fear more civilian casualties from drone strikes

By Michael D. Regan and Ken Dilanian, Associated Press

Congress has given the U.S. military more control over drone strikes in Iraq and Syria that could lead to an increase in civilian casualties, activists say. Many details of the strikes remain secret.

Obama hopes to stave off lame-duck status in final year

By Michael D. Regan and Julie Pace, Associated Press

President Obama is planning widespread international travel and may use executive actions on gun laws and the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention center in an effort to avoid lame-duck status in his final year in the White House.