Judge in Texas temporarily blocks Obama's transgender rules
A federal judge in Texas has blocked the Obama administration's order that requires public schools to let transgender students use the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their chosen gender identity.
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Clinton's campaign manager defends foreign foundation money
Manager said foundation provides AIDS medicine.
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Taking heat, US officials defend $400M cash payment to Iran
The Obama administration on Friday defended its decision to make a $400 million cash delivery to Iran contingent on the release of American prisoners, saying the payment wasn't ransom because the Islamic Republic would have soon recouped the money one way or another.
Touring flooding, Trump moves ahead with campaign turnaround
Offering consolation, expressing regret, cutting ties with a controversial aide. Donald Trump's campaign turnaround plan on Friday featured the unorthodox candidate acting much like a conventional politician struggling to revive a presidential bid on the ropes.
Eroding Alaska island village votes to move to mainland
Residents of a tiny island village in Alaska that has been ravaged by erosion blamed on climate change have voted to move to the mainland, but there likely isn't enough money for the impoverished community of just 600 people to follow through on the decision.
Trump shakes up staff, intent on finishing race on own terms
Frustrated with his troubled candidacy, Donald Trump is hinging his presidential hopes on his freewheeling style that won him the Republican nomination.
St. Anthony police chief defends officer in July shooting of Castile
The police officer who killed a black motorist in a shooting whose bloody aftermath was livestreamed on Facebook was defended by his chief Wednesday as a level-headed member of the force with "a real sound ability when it comes to communicating and relating to people."
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Pennsylvania attorney general resigns a day after conviction
Pennsylvania's first elected female attorney general announced her resignation Tuesday, a day after being convicted of abusing the powers of the state's top law enforcement office to smear a rival and lying under oath to cover it up.
Trump calls for 'extreme vetting' of immigration applicants
Trump vowed to overhaul the country's screening process and block those who sympathize with extremist groups or don't embrace American values.
Pressuring Trump, Clinton releases 2015 tax returns
Hillary and Bill Clinton earned $10.6 million last year, according to a tax filing released by her campaign Friday that sought to pressure presidential rival Donald Trump to disclose his tax returns.
Trump Tower: Not as 'huuge' as Trump says it is, but it's a common game
Does it have 68 floors, as the Trump Organization claims in its marketing materials, or 58, which is the figure listed in databases of tall buildings.
GOP says US command manipulated Islamic State intel reports
Intelligence assessments approved by senior leaders at U.S. Central Command exaggerated the progress of anti-terrorism efforts they ran against Islamic State militants, a House Republican task force said in an initial report released Thursday.
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Judge denies Blagojevich's bid to lighten 14-year sentence
A federal judge refused Tuesday to lighten Rod Blagojevich's original 14-year prison sentence for corruption, rejecting pleas for lenience by the now white-haired former Illinois governor who attended the resentencing hearing by video from a Colorado prison a thousand miles away.
Trump tries to right his campaign, talking of tax cuts
Promising to "jumpstart America" to a new era of prosperity, Donald Trump announced a revamped economic plan Monday aimed at revitalizing a stagnant U.S. economy by cutting taxes for workers and businesses. He assailed Hillary Clinton as a candidate who would merely extend a Democratic period of old ideas and weakness.
Charting a road to 270, Clinton sets out most efficient path
Hillary Clinton doesn't appear all that interested in making scenic stops on her state-to-state quest to become president. The Democratic nominee is instead programming her GPS to take her on the quickest route to collect the 270 Electoral College votes she needs to win the White House.
Trump ends standoff with Ryan, strains to fix split GOP
Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Paul Ryan late Friday, ending a four-day standoff between the GOP's most powerful men that exposed deepening concerns about the New York billionaire's presidential candidacy.
Obama shortens terms for 214 prisoners; 67 had life sentence
President Obama now has commuted sentences for 562 inmates, more than the past nine presidents combined.
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Facebook account deactivated as woman posts during standoff
In the midst of a five-hour standoff that turned deadly, Facebook granted an emergency request from the Baltimore County Police Department to take offline the social media accounts belonging to a woman who wielded a shotgun at officers.
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