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  • Twitter lights up after journalist comments on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's outfit

    Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, 29, is the center of some Twitter tussles.

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  • Judge sides with reporter, reinstates White House press credential

    CNN's Jim Acosta had his access revoked after a tense press conference with President Trump.

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  • North Korea announces weapons test; will release detained American

    Kim Jong Un called the test “successful” and “highly significant”.

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  • Betsy DeVos pitches new protections for students accused of sexual assault

    New rules expected to ensure greater 'due process' for the accused

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  • White House must restore CNN reporter's press pass, judge rules

    The judge said CNN's Jim Acosta was denied his right to due process.

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  • CNN's Jim Acosta speaks out after his White House press pass is reinstated

    "Let's get back to work," he said after thanking the judge and his colleagues in the press.

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  • Court filing hints at charges for WikiLeaks founder

    Julian Assange is famous for publishing government secrets.

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• Nov 16

  • The Note: Uneasy questions settle over post-election Washington

    The first full week after the midterm elections come to an uneasy close.

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • Trump to meet California wildfire victims

    It will be Trump's first trip to California following a natural disaster.

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • US sanctions 17 Saudis allegedly implicated in journalist's murder

    The men are said to be part of the hit squad that ambushed Khashoggi in Turkey.

    Nov 16

• Nov 16

  • Navy SEALs, Marines charged with murder in death of Green Beret

    Staff Sgt. Logan Melgar was strangled to death in Mali.

    Nov 16

• Nov 15

  • Trump met with legal team over 3 days to discuss responses to Mueller's questions

    The president met with his legal team to discuss his written responses.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • As deadline looms, Florida Senate race moves to a manual recount

    Florida Senate race now moves into a manual recount.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Graham says acting AG Whitaker will 'honor regular order' in Mueller probe

    "Nothing I’ve seen would require him to be recused," Graham says.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Flying over the Thanksgiving holiday? You could help set a record

    U.S. carriers are expecting a million more passengers compared to last year.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • US sanctions 17 Saudi officials for role in Khashoggi's killing

    Saudi Arabia seeks death penalty for 5 suspects in journalist's killing, Palm Beach County misses FL machine recount deadline, Pelosi welcomes...

    Nov 15

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• Nov 15

  • Florida statewide machine recount nears Thursday deadline

    Palm Beach county says it may not be able to make Florida's 3 p.m. Thursday deadline for statewide machine recount.

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• Nov 15

  • Pelosi taunts critics, says she still has support to be elected speaker

    "Come on in, the water's warm," she said in a press conference when asked about her possible challengers.

    Nov 15

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• Nov 15

  • Forest Service chief testifies before congressional committee on workplace sex abuse

    Women wrote Vicki Christiansen to complain of ongoing harassment at work.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Judge: Mueller case against Russian firm linked to alleged troll farm can proceed

    It was the second time the judge denied a motion to dismiss from the firm.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Pelosi taunts critics, says she still has support to be elected speaker

    An increasing number of Democrats question her leadership.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Scientists call on VA to study Agent Orange impact in Vietnam veterans' kids

    Some Vietnam veterans' kids say they suffer from the impact of exposure.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Judge expected to rule whether White House must restore Jim Acosta's press pass

    The White House argued the move does not violate the First Amendment.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Reversals in vote recounts like Florida's are very rare, experts say

    The margins in Florida's races may be too wide for a recount to reverse.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • President Trump again calls Mueller probe a 'witch hunt' in tweet

    President Trump speaks out against Mueller probe amid incoming Dem Congress, U.S. Treasury sanctions 17 Saudi officials for role in journalist Jamal...

    Nov 15

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• Nov 15

  • Who is Kevin McCarthy?

    Republican Kevin McCarthy serves as Representative for California's 23rd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives.

    Nov 15

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• Nov 15

  • Immigration arrests on public lands skyrocket under Trump

    The Interior Dept. says officers have made thousands more arrests than in 2016.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • FDA looks to ban menthol cigarettes, restrict flavored e-cigarettes amid ‘epidemic'

    A leading e-cig manufacturer tried to fend off regulation this week.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Florida law on matching ballot signatures being applied unconstitutionally: Judge

    The ruling complicates when the race will be officially decided.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Mira Ricardel reassigned after Melania Trump's criticism

    In a remarkable development Tuesday, Melania Trump made a public call for the president's deputy national security adviser to be fired.

    Nov 15

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• Nov 15

  • The Note: Unfinished counting risks faith in elections

    Republican leaders have been driving baseless claims about voter fraud.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • House blocks bill to end support for Saudis in Yemen

    The U.S. House voted to block ending military support.

    Nov 15

• Nov 15

  • Deputy national security adviser reassigned after Melania Trump's criticism

    The first lady made the remarkable move of calling for the official's ouster.

    Nov 15

• Nov 14

  • Florida Department of State requests investigation into altered voter forms

    Voters can deliver the forms in person, fax, or email them.

    Nov 14

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• Nov 14

  • US returns 'Bells of Balangiga,' taken from Philippines in 1901

    Taken more than a century ago, US returns "Bells of Balangiga" to Philippines.

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • The Briefing Room: Defense Secretary Mattis visits U.S.-Mexico border

    Plus, the new Congress takes its class photo and Pelosi's future as speaker of the House is up in the air thanks to Democrats' opposition.

    Nov 14

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• Nov 14

  • Sen. Cruz, O'Rourke move forward after tense TX Senate battle

    Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz posed together at the airport for the first time since the election.

    Nov 14

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• Nov 14

  • Nancy Pelosi confident as Democrat defectors search for alternative speaker

    House Democrats will hold their caucus leadership elections on November 28.

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • McConnell pours cold water over Mueller protection bill

    "I don't think any legislation is necessary," the GOP leader said Wednesday.

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • Mattis defends military's border support mission during visit with troops in Texas

    Defense Secretary James Mattis visited troops deployed in Texas on border.

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • Vet running in 2020 says 'President Bone Spurs' is 'using veterans as props'

    Richard Ojeda spoke on the "Powerhouse Politics" podcast.

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • Whitaker's appointment as acting attorney general legal, constitutional: DOJ

    Democrats and other critics argue his appointment is unconstitutional.

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• Nov 14

  • Who is Nancy Pelosi?

    The Democrat has represented California in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1987.

    Nov 14

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• Nov 14

  • President Trump endorses major prison, sentencing reform legislation

    The president's son-in-law Jared Kushner has championed the reform push.

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • Four-star general tapped to be Saudi ambassador

    Gen. John Abizaid was the longest-serving commander of U.S. Central Command.

    Nov 14

• Nov 14

  • This day in history: Nov. 19, 1998

    President Clinton impeachment hearings begin.

    Nov 14

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• Nov 14

  • Pence prods Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi on Rohingya massacre, jailed journalists

    Aung San Suu Kyi pushed back against Pence's blunt criticism.

    Nov 14