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Read Sep 23 As aid checks go out, farmers worry bailout won’t be enough
Read Oct 27 Column: Proposed budget bill would have devastating effects on millions’ Social Security benefits
Read Sep 23 Read emails about terms of testimony by woman who says Kavanaugh assaulted her
Watch Sep 23 Trump to champion sovereignty at UN General Assembly
Watch Sep 23 Architects designing for prisons confront ethical questions

U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh is seated before his Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 4, 2018. Photo by REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Nation Sep 23

Kavanaugh denies 2nd claim of sexual misconduct

By Associated Press

Politics Sep 23

Many states’ governor’s races become proxy battle over Trump

By David Eggert, Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Politics Sep 23

Read emails about terms of testimony by woman who says Kavanaugh assaulted her

By Kamala Kelkar

Arts Sep 23

This beaming sculpture will shine from earth’s orbit — and probe the politics of space

By Corinne Segal

World Sep 23

At UN, unrepentant Trump set to rattle foes, friends alike

By Jonathan Lemire, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Nation Sep 23

As aid checks go out, farmers worry bailout won’t be enough

By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press

Pope Francis arrives to celebrate a Holy Mass in Kaunas

World Sep 23

Pope warns Lithuanians to guard against anti-Semitism

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

department of homeland security

Nation Sep 23

U.S. considers limit on green cards for immigrants on benefits

By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press

U.S. Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh arrives with Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) for the second day of his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 5, 2018. Photo by Chris Wattie/Reuters

Nation Sep 23

Kavanaugh accuser commits to hearing

By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

Nation Sep 22

North Carolina river swirls with gray muck near flooded coal ash dump

By Michael Biesecker, Alan Suderman, Associated Press

Politics Sep 22

Opinion: Sen. Grassley should give Kavanaugh’s accuser the investigation he says #metoo victims deserve

By Ally Coll Steele

World Sep 22

Tanzania death toll 209 as survivor found in capsized ferry

By Tom Odula, Associated Press

Health Sep 22

Puppies are making people sick — and it’s people’s fault

By Helen Branswell, STAT

World Sep 22

Some see signs of hope on North Korea as Trump heads to UN

By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press

Politics Sep 22

Rosenstein’s fate could turn on which account Trump believes

By Eric Tucker, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Nation Sep 22

DHS secretary: FEMA chief misused cars, but won’t lose job

By Colleen Long, Associated Press

Mario Vargas-Lopez and his 10-year-old daughter, Jersey, who traveled to the Vatican to plead with Pope Francis for help to prevent his deportation, hug as they are reunited at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, March 29, 2014. Photo by David McNew/Reuters

Nation Sep 22

Parents face tougher rules to get immigrant children back

By Gisela Salomon, Claudia Torrens, Associated Press

World Sep 22

Gunmen attack Iran military parade, killing at least 25

By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Politics Sep 21

Grassley extends deadline for Kavanaugh accuser to decide on testimony

By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) speaks to reporters about recent revelations of President Donald Trump sharing classified information with Russian Officials on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S. May 16, 2017. REUTERS/Aaron P. Bernstein - RTX363NO

Politics Sep 21

Grassley to Kavanaugh accuser: Reach deal or Senate panel votes Monday

By Associated Press