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SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) - The New Mexico legislature approved the creation of an independent ethics commission during this year's legislative session, but there's still much unsettled about how the body would work. The Albuquerque Journal reported…

DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge in Detroit will consider whether to put a temporary national halt on the deportation of Iraqi nationals recently rounded up by U.S. authorities. Judge Mark Goldsmith will hold a hearing Monday on the request by the American Civil…

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Proposals to guarantee paid sick leave, disarm domestic abusers and ban the use of hand-held phones while driving are among dozens of bills being considered by the Rhode Island General Assembly as it enters what is expected to be its…

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ohio Gov. John Kasich says the U.S. Senate needs to fix its version of a bill to overhaul the American Care Act with bipartisan cooperation. Kasich (KAY'-sihk) appeared Sunday morning on CNN's "State of the Union," where he repeated his…

President Trump said Sunday that the left's "resist" campaign has backfired on Democrats by saddling them with a "terrible theme" that voters are rejecting. "That's a terrible word. Think of it. Their theme is 'resist.' Their theme should be, 'Let's get…

Sen. Rand Paul, one of the GOP holdouts on the Senate health care bill, said Sunday he would be willing to support a partial rollback of Obamacare, saying he might even vote for an 80 percent repeal. "If they cannot get 50 votes, if they get to impasse, I've…

Former Sen. Rick Santorum predicted that the Republican health care bill will pass the Senate with exactly 50 votes, saying the measure has enough “core Republican doctrine” to satisfy ...

Rep. Adam Schiff, the ranking Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, said Sunday the Obama administration should have done more to counter Russian meddling in the 2016 election, blaming politics for what he described as "a very serious mistake." "The…

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Latest on the Senate Republican health care bill (all times local): 3:45 p.m. Texas Sen. John Cornyn says passing a health care bill won't get any easier if Republican leaders delay a Senate vote on the GOP health care plan. The Senate's…

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Most Louisville creeks and streams have long been in terrible condition. Some were buried and built over. Others were converted to drainage ditches. Portions of Beargrass Creek flow through concrete channels. But not Floyds Fork. It…

HELSINKI (AP) - Activists are collecting money to repair a penis-shaped rock formation in southern Norway after the popular tourist attraction was found badly damaged. Joggers discovered Saturday that the Trollpikken rock formation had cracked and noted…

PARIS (AP) - A Vietnamese dissident who says he was arrested at his home in southern Ho Chi Minh City and forcibly exiled to France said Sunday he is determined to continue his activity as a pro-democracy blogger. Pham Minh Hoang, a 61-year-old math lecturer,…

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Mayors are warning President Donald Trump that toughening immigration enforcement meddles with U.S. cities' affairs. More than 250 mayors are meeting at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Miami Beach to take a stance on issues from…

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Tracey Horan had never been behind the walls of a convent before she moved to El Paso, Texas, after college to teach middle-school math. She was surprised to learn that the religious sisters watched TV, told jokes and even drank beer on…

COLORADO SPRING, Colo. (AP) - The Latest on the Koch brothers' weekend conference (all times local): 4 p.m. Chief lieutenants in the Koch brothers' political network are condemning the Senate Republican health care bill as insufficiently conservative. The…

Sen. Bernard Sanders of Vermont lashed out Saturday at California Democrats for shelving an ambitious single-payer health care bill and them to vote on the legislation, which is estimated to cost $400 billion per year. California Assembly Speaker Anthony…

Arnold Schwarzenegger and newly elected French President Emmanuel Macron poked fun at President Trump on Friday in a video snippet shared on social media. The "Terminator" star-turned-California governor posted a 10-second video clip Friday afternoon flanked…

COLORADO SPRING, Colo. (AP) - Chief lieutenants in the Koch brothers' political network lashed out at the Senate Republican health care bill on Saturday as not conservative enough, becoming a powerful outside critic as GOP leaders try to rally support for…

COLORADO SPRINGS— At first glance it looked as if a dozen pilgrims had a problem with Vice President Mike Pence’s speech Friday at Focus on the Family, but the women wearing red cloaks and white bonnets had nothing to do with Thanksgiving. They were…

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - After a former Pima County Sheriff's official revealed in federal court that a criminal conspiracy to misuse federal funds had been going on for about 20 years, the current sheriff is asking the state to step in and conduct a second…