AP FACT CHECK: Trump claims he's vindicated in Russia probe
President Donald Trump is declaring exoneration prematurely in the Russia investigation.
Public visitation to be held for longtime Rep. John Dingell
A public visitation will be held in Michigan to honor John Dingell, the longest-serving member of Congress in history, who died last week at age 92.
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Replay: Sen. Amy Klobuchar joins 2020 presidential race
Against a snowy Minneapolis backdrop, Sen. Amy Klobuchar made the long-awaited announcement Sunday that she is running for president.
The Latest: Klobuchar dismisses reports she's a tough boss
The Latest on Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. (all times local):
El Paso bristles at Trump's claim that wall made city safe
People walking over the Paso del Norte Bridge linking this West Texas border city to Mexico can watch President Donald Trump's border wall getting bigger in real time.
Rep Walter Jones Jr. of North Carolina dies on 76th birthday
Republican U.S. Rep. Walter B. Jones Jr. of North Carolina, a once-fervent supporter of the 2003 invasion of Iraq who later became an equally outspoken critic of the war, died Sunday on his 76th birthday.
Dems' 2020 field now includes Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar on Sunday joined the growing group of Democrats jostling to be president and positioned herself as the most prominent Midwestern candidate in the field, as her party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White House.
Tabloid CEO's lawyer denies Enquirer tried to extort Bezos
The National Enquirer committed neither extortion nor blackmail by threatening to publish intimate photos of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, an attorney for the head of the tabloid's parent company said Sunday.
As clock ticks, new hurdle emerges in border security talks
Bargainers clashed Sunday over whether to limit the number of migrants authorities can detain, tossing a new hurdle before negotiators hoping to strike a border security compromise for Congress to pass this coming week. The White House wouldn't rule out a renewed partial government shutdown if an agreement isn't reached.
The Latest: Virginia congresswoman: Northam should resign
The Latest on the blackface and sexual assault allegations involving Virginia's top three Democrats (all times local):
Possible impeachment could further upend Virginia politics
Virginia lawmakers on Monday will reluctantly face the unprecedented prospect of impeaching the state's second most powerful leader as they struggle to address revelations of past racist behavior and allegations of sexual assault roiling its highest levels of office.
Warren takes on Trump, says he may not be 'free' in 2020
Back in Iowa as a full-fledged presidential candidate, Democrat Elizabeth Warren took aim at President Donald Trump on Sunday, saying he "may not even be a free person" by next year's election.
The Latest: Warren says Trump may not be 'free' in 2020
The Latest on Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren, who is campaigning in Iowa (all times local):
Before multiculturalism, blackface rampant in US pop culture
in the hit 1983 comedy "Trading Places."
Push to honor black tennis star comes amid blackface scandal
A movement to rename a Richmond, Virginia, thoroughfare for groundbreaking black tennis player Arthur Ashe Jr. is cresting just as the state finds itself in turmoil over a blackface scandal involving the governor and attorney general.
2020 hopeful Gillibrand immerses herself in early voting SC
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York immersed herself in South Carolina over the weekend, using her first trip to the state to introduce herself as a possible presidential candidate to the heavily black Democratic electorate.
South Carolina deputy fatally shoots man
A police call that began with a complaint about a possible poisoning ended with a sheriff's deputy fatally shooting a man in South Carolina early Sunday, authorities said.
Virginia police: Man with big knife shot, killed by officer
Police in Virginia say an officer has shot and killed a man with a large knife.
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Eight things to know about Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota's three-term senior U.S. senator announced Sunday that she is seeking the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020. Here are some things to know about Klobuchar.
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