Fight over Cruz's ballot eligibility moves to courtrooms
The debate over whether Canadian-born Ted Cruz is eligible to be president is moving from the campaign trail to the courtroom.
After feuding with the pope, Donald Trump eases up
Thrusting himself into the heated American presidential campaign, Pope Francis had declared Thursday that Donald Trump is "not Christian" if he wants to address illegal immigration only by building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
GOP closes ranks around McConnell's stance on Obama nominee
Senate Republicans worked to close ranks Thursday around their leader's opposition to President Barack Obama picking a new Supreme Court justice, arguing they would be well within their right to refuse to confirm a nominee in Obama's final year in office.
US airstrikes destroy 'hundreds of millions' in Islamic State cash
The airstrikes are part of a broader campaign aimed at squeezing the extremist group's financial power, a U.S. military spokesman said Wednesday.
Fight over gunman's locked iPhone could have big impact
An extraordinary legal fight is brewing with major privacy implications for millions of cellphone users after a federal magistrate ordered Apple Inc. to help the FBI hack into an iPhone used by the gunman in the San Bernardino mass shootings.
Obama to pay respects at court but won't attend Justice Scalia's funeral
President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will visit the Supreme Court Friday to pay their respects as Justice Antonin Scalia lies in repose but won't attend Scalia's funeral.
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Judiciary chairman open to hearing for Supreme Court pick
The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is leaving open the possibility of holding a hearing for President Barack Obama's choice to fill a Supreme Court vacancy, amid signs of uncertainty about how Republicans would treat a nominee to replace the late Antonin Scalia.
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George W. Bush offers tough takedown, never mentions Trump
George W. Bush never mentioned Donald Trump. But with his folksy touch, the former president unleashed a tough takedown of the billionaire businessman who has upended a Republican Party his family has long led.
Trump threatens to sue Cruz unless his GOP rival apologizes
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday offered rival Ted Cruz an ultimatum, threatening to sue Cruz over his eligibility to serve in the White House unless the Texas senator stops airing what Trump calls "false ads" and apologizes for what the billionaire real estate mogul called a series of lies about his positions.
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Budget divide theatens GOP unity in House
Rep. Paul Ryan is credited with a new tone, though budget fight looks familiar.
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Obama unveils record $4.1 trillion election-year budget
President Barack Obama on Tuesday unveiled a record $4.1 trillion, election-year budget that finances Democratic priorities like education, health care and climate change with new taxes on crude oil, the wealthy and big banks.
For the Clintons, New Hampshire is the state of 2nd chances
It's their Everest. Their firewall. Their lifeboat in a frozen Atlantic.
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Obama visits US mosque, says impression of Muslims distorted
President Barack Obama sought Wednesday to correct what he called a "hugely distorted impression" of Muslim-Americans as he made his first visit to a U.S. mosque. He said those who demonize all Muslims for the acts of a few are playing into extremists' hands.
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GOP rivals mock Trump, try to make the most of his absence
Absent Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidates strained to take advantage of a rare opportunity to step out of the front-runner's shadow in Thursday night's debate — a staid, policy-heavy contest that offered a glimpse of what the GOP contest might have been without the unpredictable businessman.
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3 more linked to occupied federal site in Oregon arrested
Three more suspects linked to the armed occupation of a federal wildlife refuge in Oregon surrendered Wednesday, hours after their jailed leader urged the handful of remaining militants to abandon the site they have occupied for more than three weeks.
Obama, Sanders at the White House: Nice chat but that's all
President Barack Obama and his aides have said a lot of nice things about Bernie Sanders, but not this one: He's ready to be president.
Women's wear 'distracts' state lawmakers
Republican Sen. Mitch Holmes clearly recalls when women have worn "over the top" attire during his decade in the Kansas Statehouse.
Woman who held 30-year vigil outside the White House dies
Concepcion Picciotto, the protester who maintained a three-decade peace vigil outside the White House that was widely considered to be the longest-running act of political protest in U.S. history, has died.
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