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Copies of the President Trump's FY 2019 budget proposal are delivered to the House Budget Committee offices on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Jonathan Ernst/Reuters

Economy Feb 12

Trump’s proposed $4 trillion budget would sharply raise the deficit

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

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Brooks and Dionne Discuss Conflict in the GOP, Confronting Gun Violence

Brooks and Dionne Discuss Conflict in the GOP, Confronting Gun Violence…

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House votes to derail Obamacare, fund government

WASHINGTON -- The GOP-controlled House voted Friday to cripple President Barack Obama's health care law as part of a risky ploy that threatens a partial shutdown of the government in a week and a half.

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Politics Feb 21

Gov. Hogan says he won’t challenge Trump in 2020 unless support shifts

By Steve Peoples, Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Politics Feb 21

WATCH: Trump pledges to expand opportunity for Americans of every race

By Associated Press

Education Feb 21

Why Oakland teachers are on strike

Arts Feb 21

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento dead at 91

By Associated Press

Politics Feb 21

Roger Stone under full gag order after posting photo of judge

By Associated Press

Politics Feb 21

North Carolina orders new election for undecided U.S. House race

By Associated Press

Politics Feb 21

In reversal, North Carolina GOP candidate says new election should be called

By Associated Press

Nation Feb 21

States are betting on sports gambling to close revenue gaps. Will it pay off?

By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press

Mark Harris attends a debate between the four top-polling Republican candidates in North Carolina for the U.S. Senate, at Davidson College in Davidson, North Carolina April 22, 2014. Picture taken April 22, 2014. Photo by Davis Turner/Reuters/File Photo

Politics Feb 21

In undecided N.C. race, GOP candidate testifies that operative said he wouldn’t collect ballots

By Emery P. Dalesio, Associated Press

Former acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testifies before a 2017 Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Photo by Aaron P. Bernstein/Reuters

Politics Feb 21

Lawyer: Ex-FBI official McCabe still facing investigation

By Associated Press

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference at Lazienki Palace in Warsaw, Poland. Photo by Kacper Pempel/Reuters

Politics Feb 21

Pompeo says he’s ‘ruled out’ Kansas Senate bid in 2020

By Associated Press

Actor Jussie Smollett poses on the red carpet before the 47th Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York. Photo by Eduardo Munoz/Reuters

Nation Feb 21

WATCH: Police say Smollett ‘took advantage’ of anger over racism to promote career

By Associated Press

Men carry shackles to put on undocumented immigrants following hearings at a U.S. federal court in McAllen

Politics Feb 21

Advocates say U.S. still separates migrant families needlessly

By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press

Islamic state members walk in the last besieged neighborhood in the village of Baghouz, Deir Al Zor province, Syria Feb. 18, 2019. Photo by Rodi Said/Reuters

World Feb 21

More than 150 Islamic State militants handed over to Iraq from Syria

By Sarah El Deeb, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press

Pope Francis attends the four-day meeting on the global sexual abuse crisis, at the Vatican. Vatican Media via Reuters

World Feb 21

At Vatican summit, Pope demands bishops act now on abuse

By Nicole Winfield, Associated Press

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Nation Feb 21

‘Empire’ actor Jussie Smollett turns self in to face charge, police say

By Don Babwin, Associated Press

Nation Feb 20

Prosecutors say Coast Guard lieutenant is domestic terrorist with hit list

By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press

Politics Feb 20

Democrats to file measure aimed at blocking Trump emergency Friday

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Science Feb 20

Can too much salt lead to bad skin?

By Nsikan Akpan

Nation Feb 20

Police official: Actor Jussie Smollett suspected of lying about attack

By Don Babwin, Associated Press