Report: Social Security disability fund to run dry next year
The 11 million Americans who receive Social Security disability face steep benefit cuts next year, the government said Wednesday, handing lawmakers a fiscal and political crisis in the middle of a presidential campaign.
Ohio Gov. Kasich brings the Republican field to 16
Saying "big ideas change the world," Ohio Gov. John Kasich declared his candidacy for the Republican nomination Tuesday.
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Trump gives out Lindsey Graham's personal cell number during live rally
Donald Trump gave out Lindsey Graham's cell phone number during a live televised campaign rally, in the latest twist in the Republican Presidential primary election.
GOP presidential hopeful Walker signs abortion ban bill
Republican Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, one week after launching his bid for the 2016 presidential nomination, signed a bill Monday that outlaws non-emergency abortions at or beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy.
McCain: Trump owes apology to veterans, not to me
Sen. John McCain said Monday that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump doesn't need to apologize to him for remarks about his captivity in Vietnam, but should tell veterans he's sorry.
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In TV 1-on-1 today, Trump defends comments on McCain
"I'm very disappointed in John McCain because the vets are horribly treated in this country. I'm fight for the vets."
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Late father looms over Obama's trip to Kenya
President might not visit the village where his father lived and is buried.
4 Marines and gunman die in attack on 2 military sites
A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at a recruiting center and another U.S. military site a few miles apart in Chattanooga on Thursday, killing at least four Marines before he was shot to death by police, and sending service members scrambling for cover as bullets smashed through the windows.
Walker: 'I will win and fight for you'
Scott Walker vowed Monday to fight for America's interests abroad and for his conservative policies in Washington, launching a 2016 Republican presidential bid by highlighting his clashes with labor unions as his campaign taunted his Democratic critics.
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The thinking behind Obama's strategy to defeat ISIL
Analysis: The president believes that Iraq's capacity to defend itself must be rebuilt.
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Wisconsin police dog euthanized after attacking handler
A police dog in southwestern Wisconsin has been euthanized after authorities say it attacked its handler, causing a significant arm injury.
SC Senate OKs Confederate flag removal; House vote ahead
The South Carolina Senate gave its final approval Tuesday to removing the Confederate flag from the Capitol grounds, but across the hall in the House, Republicans quietly sought a way to make a last stand to preserve some kind of symbol honoring their Southern ancestors at the Statehouse.
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As D.C. bickers, Minnesotans suffer from the gridlock
Even funding the basic expenses of governing has become a recurring struggle. Often when bills are passed, the funding is for short-term chunks, with votes taken last-minute and late at night.
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Iowa straw poll's death shows the shakeup at work in U.S. politics
Iowa Republican organizers abruptly canceled the long-standing straw poll after failing to generate enough promises of attendance from the more than a dozen GOP presidential hopefuls.
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President Obama touts new overtime rules in La Crosse
Obama defended his economic record and took aim at 2016 Republican field, including Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker.
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Hubbard's ReelzChannel picks up Miss USA pageant after Trump flap
ReelzChannel, owned by St. Paul's Hubbard family, will air the event, despite controversial comments from Donald Trump, the pageant's co-owner.
Sanders returns to Minnesota with liberal rallying cry
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders rallied supporters Thursday with a call to band together in order to fix a "rigged economy."
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