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U.S. Representative Grimm says will not resign after pleading guilty to tax fraud

U.S. Representative Michael Grimm of New York said he would not resign from Congress following his g...

Dec 23, 2014 10:23 PM EST

Obama signs nearly $578 billion defense bill for fiscal 2015

President Barack Obama signed an annual defense policy bill on Friday that authorizes U.S. training ...

Dec 21, 2014 04:06 AM EST

State lawmakers launch gun control coalition

State lawmakers have launched a nationwide non-partisan coalition to combat gun violence, in part be...

Dec 08, 2014 06:11 PM EST

U.S. military sex assault reports up 8 percent: officials

Sexual assaults reported by U.S. military troops rose 8 percent in 2014 amid signs that victims are ...

Dec 04, 2014 06:38 AM EST

States sue Obama administration on immigration

A coalition of 17 U.S. states sued the Obama administration on Wednesday saying it acted illegally b...

Dec 03, 2014 08:21 PM EST

Despite Obama promises, Ferguson protesters say more change needed

A pledge by President Barack Obama to address race-related problems between police and minorities fa...

Dec 03, 2014 06:37 AM EST

Mexico president vows police reform in bid to quell massacre anger

Embattled President Enrique Pena Nieto on Thursday vowed to simplify Mexico's chaotic police structu...

Nov 28, 2014 03:11 AM EST

Mexico's embattled government poised to unveil law and order measures

Following mass protests in Mexico over the apparent massacre of 43 trainee teachers two months ago, ...

Nov 26, 2014 12:28 AM EST

Domestic pressures in U.S., Iran threaten slow-moving nuclear talks

A seven-month extension in talks between world powers and Iran on a deal to curb its nuclear program...

Nov 25, 2014 10:34 PM EST

U.S. judge blocks New Jersey sports betting law

A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked a New Jersey law that would have allowed legal betting on spo...

Nov 22, 2014 03:34 AM EST

House Republicans sue over Obama's healthcare law

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday filed a long-anticipated lawsuit challeng...

Nov 21, 2014 11:22 PM EST

Obama seeks support for immigration plan, blasts Boehner

President Barack Obama defended his decision to bypass Congress and overhaul U.S. immigration policy...

Nov 21, 2014 10:53 PM EST

Obama's immigration move expected to leave out millions of childless adults

Most Friday nights, in the Denver suburb of Arvada, Ramon Madera invites his sister Angelica and her...

Nov 20, 2014 02:01 AM EST

House, Senate Democrats seek details from financial firms on data breaches

Leading Democrats in both houses of Congress sent letters on Tuesday to 16 major banks and other fin...

Nov 19, 2014 09:28 AM EST

Obama to ease immigration rules on millions of undocumented: source

U.S. President Barack Obama is poised to give relief from deportation to millions of undocumented im...

Nov 18, 2014 09:57 PM EST

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