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A North Korean mining firm, reputed to be a front for Pyongyang's weapons development programs, attempted to ship materiel to Syrian officials tied to the country's chemical weapons program, according to a confidential United Nations assessment of…

Al Franken appears to be that rarest of senators — one who doesn't see himself as president. Instead Mr. Franken, a comic-turned-politician, is angling to be a voice of the progressive movement and to ascend the halls of power on the other end of…

CHICAGO (AP) - A spokeswoman says Gov. Bruce Rauner will sign a plan that would limit cooperation between authorities in Illinois and federal immigration authorities. The Republican has previously called it a "reasonable" bill but declined to reveal his…

Sen. Robert Menendez entered a fresh "not guilty" plea in his corruption trial Tuesday as jury selection got underway in New Jersey in what is shaping up as an embarrassing show for national Democrats. As Mr. Menendez's colleagues return to Washington on Sept.…

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The Latest on a Mexican man who was shielded from being deported from the U.S. and claims he was wrongly expelled from the country (all times local): 3 p.m. A federal judge in San Diego quickly wants a trial on whether a Mexican who was…

PHOENIX (AP) - President Donald Trump isn't expected to take action Tuesday on a possible pardon of former Sheriff Joe Arpaio's conviction for intentionally disobeying a judge's order in an immigration case. White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders…

YUMA, Ariz. (AP) - The Latest on President Donald Trump's visit to Arizona (all times PDT): 4:45 p.m. Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey was among the state officials who greeted President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence on the airport tarmac after they…

A federal court that just five years ago approved Texas's map of congressional districts now says the very same map is illegal because it discriminates against Hispanics — sparking a new court fight over how states draw the lines for their U.S. House seats.…

YUMA, Arizona — President Trump won't pardon former Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio at a rally in Phoenix Tuesday night, the White House said as Mr. Trump was en route to Arizona. "There will be no discussion of that today at any point, and no action will…

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) - Maine Republican state Sen. Andre Cushing is facing ethics violations in part for failing to report short-term loans from his political action committee to a family business. Ethics commission staffers are recommending a fine of $11,000…

NEW YORK (AP) - A prosecutor says the federal government has closed its criminal investigation into the police shooting death of an emotionally disturbed immigrant. Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim in Manhattan said there was insufficient evidence to pursue…

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Los Angeles is seeking to join a lawsuit by San Francisco over immigration restrictions placed on a major federal grant by the Trump administration. Los Angeles City Attorney Michael Feuer said in a court filing Tuesday that the conditions…

PHOENIX (AP) - Protesters engaged in minor scuffles and shouting matches with President Donald Trump supporters on Tuesday as hundreds of people lined up to get inside a rally that marks his first political event since the violence in Charlottesville,…

SUFFOLK, Va. (AP) - An attorney says prosecutors will drop charges against a Virginia state lawmaker that allege he harmed his stepson. The Virginian-Pilot reported Tuesday that a trial was scheduled to begin Wednesday for Del. Rick Morris. The 48-year-old…

PHOENIX (AP) - Gary Donahoe learned firsthand the consequences of crossing Sheriff Joe Arpaio when the lawman was still one of Arizona's most powerful politicians. Arpaio was launching criminal investigations against county officials eight years ago because he…

ST. ALBANS, Vt. (AP) - A judge has denied a request for a new trial or acquittal for a former Vermont lawmaker convicted of setting up his tenant to have sex with one of his acquaintances. Sixty-five-year-old Norman McAllister of Highgate Center was convicted…

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady said Tuesday he's looking at using would-be revenues from tax reform to pay for lowering rates elsewhere, rather than plowing the money into infrastructure investments in the United States. Mr. Brady…

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) - The city clerk of Maine's largest city says she's sorry for giving the wrong deadline for petition submissions to activists pursuing a pair of citizen initiatives. Katherine Jones' mistake nearly halted efforts by the Portland activists…

Virginia Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, has emerged from this month's chaos in Charlottesville with a solid lead over Republican nominee Ed Gillespie, though neither candidate has sealed the deal with voters. Mr. Northam holds a…

The Senate Health Committee will hold hearings on patching up Obamacare's wobbly markets as soon as Congress returns in September from the summer recess, its Republican chairman and ranking Democrat announced Tuesday. Chairman Lamar Alexander of Tennessee and…