Report: Lawmaker hoped to distract from affair with smear
A Michigan lawmaker had an email sent to his Republican supporters falsely claiming he had been caught having sex with a male prostitute, apparently believing such a smear campaign would help distract attention from an alleged extramarital affair between him and another lawmaker, a newspaper reported Friday.
Obama defends criticism of Republicans on Iran deal
President Barack Obama is defending his criticism of Republicans opposed to his Iran nuclear deal.
Candidate clash: Republicans face off in first 2016 debate
The Republican bid to reclaim the White House begins in earnest Thursday with the first debate of the 2016 campaign, a 10-candidate face-off for leadership of a party grappling with internal divisions and a changing American electorate.
Jurors rule in favor of Cold Spring police chief candidate who was not hired
A jury in Stearns County has ruled in favor of a police chief candidate who sued after the job was awarded to someone else.
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EPA rule on coal power plants is push toward clean energy and efficiency
New EPA rules dictate less coal burning and more clean energy, efficiency
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Farmers, trade groups at odds over lifting beef ban
Minnesota ranchers staunchly oppose lifting bans on Argentine, Brazilian beef
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Obama to extend college aid grants to some prison inmates
More than 20 years after banning prisoners from receiving student aid, some federal and state inmates could be eligible for Pell grant money to take college courses while still behind bars.
Los Angeles leaders outlaw high-capacity gun magazines
The nation's second-largest city is poised to ban possession of firearm magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition, stepping into the national debate over gun regulation following a series of deadly, mass shootings.
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John Kerry travels to Mideast then Southeast Asia next week
Secretary of State John Kerry travels to the Mideast next week and then Asia, including a stop in Vietnam.
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Ellison says Trump can win GOP nod, points to Minn. electing Ventura governor
"You know, George, we had Jesse Ventura in Minnesota win the governorship," the representative from Minneapolis said.
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Obama returns to Kenya, reunites with father's family
Fulfilling the hopes of millions of Kenyans, Barack Obama returned to his father's homeland Friday for the first time as U.S. president, a long sought visit by a country that considers him a local son.
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Americans With Disabilities Act, signed 25 years ago, changed lives
The Disabilities Act was signed by President H.W. Bush 25 years ago Sunday.
New inquiry into Clinton emails fuels political questions
A new letter by intelligence investigators to the Justice Department says secret government information may have been compromised in Hillary Rodham Clinton's private server, underscoring an inescapable reality for her presidential campaign: Email is forever.
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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