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Sessions takes reins at Justice

Supporters of Attorney General Jeff Sessions say the former Republican senator from Alabama will enforce the nation’s laws regardless of…

February 9, 2017

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Sessions wins confirmation after ugly partisan duel

Sen. Elizabeth Warren talks to reporters on Wednesday, the morning after being silenced in the Senate chamber during confirmation hearings…

February 8, 2017

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Senate confirms Sessions for attorney general

Sen. Jeff Sessions won Senate confirmation Wednesday to be the next U.S. attorney general.Andrew Harnik/Associated Press file The 52-47 nearly…

February 8, 2017

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Trump looks to help insurance market

Changes will give GOP time to rework law

February 8, 2017

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Trump’s Nordstrom blast stirs new concerns

Nordstrom shares ended Wednesday up 4 percent on the New York Stock Exchange after initially falling when President Donald Trump…

February 8, 2017

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Yemen denies banning U.S. raids

Abdul-Malik al-Mekhlafi said that “Yemen continues to cooperate with the United States and continues to abide by all the agreements.”…

February 8, 2017

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Silencing of Warren throws Senate into turmoil

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., was rebuked by Republican senators for impugning Sen. Jeff Sessions during hearings on his nomination to…

February 8, 2017

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Trump makes false statement about U.S. murder rate to sheriffs’ group

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with county sheriffs in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington…

February 7, 2017

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Warren violates arcane rule, sparking Senate dustup

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., speaks on the floor of the U.S. Senate in Washington on Monday. Warren was rebuked by…

February 7, 2017

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Justices question motive for travel ban

Appeals court expected to issue decision in case later this week

February 7, 2017

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Army to OK pipeline proposal

Approval will clear last hurdle to complete Dakota Access project

February 7, 2017

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Boy, it’s tough being the ‘first kid’

Barron Trump is just the latest child to be targeted by presidential critics

February 7, 2017

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Pence casts deciding vote to confirm DeVos as education secretary

Vice President Mike Pence is escorted by Senate Sergeant-at-Arms Frank J. Larkin, front right, on Capitol Hill in Washington after…

February 7, 2017

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Chicago aquarium euthanizes ancient lungfish

Granddad, who was 4-foot-long and weighed 25 pounds, had stopped eating and started showing signs of organ failure. He was…

February 6, 2017

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Games, crafts, other activities may safeguard aging brain

Research published last week shows that even in one’s 70s and beyond, simple activities including web-surfing, playing bridge and socializing…

February 6, 2017

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Rare snow shuts Seattle schools

Power cut for 100,000

February 6, 2017

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Scores of EPA workers object to Trump’s pick to lead agency

About 300 people, including scores of EPA employees, rallied Monday across the street from the agency’s regional headquarters in downtown…

February 6, 2017

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Appeals court weighs travel ban

Legal moves come as travelers arrive to tears

February 6, 2017

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$1M model train display donated to Texas railroad museum

With an estimated value of more than $1 million, the G scale model layout spans more than 2,000 square feet…

February 5, 2017

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Super Bowl Ads aim to unite

Commercials go for $5 million for 30 seconds

February 5, 2017

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White House predicts courts will reinstate travel ban

Trump renews Twitter attacks against judge

February 5, 2017

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Pooh the cat gets a pair of bionic legs

Veterinary surgeon Vladislav Zlatinov carried out the operation that in Europe has only previously been done in Britain. He was…

February 4, 2017

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Trump throws Washington into state of anxious uncertainty

‘Last 2 weeks feel like 6 months’

February 4, 2017

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Viola unable to accept position

Violadu1-i-syn Viola informed President Trump on Friday that he will be unable to accept the nomination because separating from the…

February 4, 2017