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MIAMI (AP) — President Donald Trump told the widow of a soldier killed in an ambush in Niger that her husband "knew what he signed up for," according to a Florida congresswoman who says she heard part of the conversation on speakerphone. Rep. Frederica…

Sen. Sherrod Brown said Wednesday that President Trump's tax plan will likely have Democratic support if it includes incentive for working families. "The president wants to do two things. He wants to give significant tax relief to working families, and he…

Over half of Americans oppose President Trump's tax proposals, according to a new CNN poll. Fifty-two percent of Americans oppose the plan, while 34 percent support it with division largely across partisan lines. Eighty-one percent of Democrats oppose the plan…

Second lady Karen Pence announced Wednesday that art therapy will be the cause she plans on championing, kicking it off with a trip to Florida. "We have three goals. One is to elevate the profession and explain it. This is not arts and crafts. The second is to…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The Latest on diplomatic meetings between the United States, South Korea and Japan over the threat posed by North Korea's nuclear program (all times local): 7:30 p.m. South Korea says the top nuclear envoys from Washington, Seoul and…

BURLINGTON, Vt. (AP) - A Vermont-based immigration advocacy group is accusing the federal government of targeting activists for deportation based on political activism. The lawsuit was filed under the Freedom of Information Act in federal court last week. The…

WASHINGTON (AP) — After her Army son died in an armored vehicle rollover in Syria in May, Sheila Murphy says, she got no call or letter from President Donald Trump, even as she waited months for his condolences, wrote to him to say "some days I don't want to…

NEW YORK (AP) - Lawyers for President Donald Trump are asking a federal judge to toss a civil lawsuit accusing the president of violating the Constitution because his businesses accept money from foreign governments. In a court hearing in New York on…

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's nominee to be the CIA's independent watchdog has told Congress that he's never read the Senate's so-called torture report, an exhaustive, classified report of the agency's treatment of terror suspects after 9/11.…

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - Senior officials from the United States, South Korea and Japan reaffirmed their countries' commitment Wednesday to finding a diplomatic solution to the threat posed by North Korea's rapidly expanding nuclear program. However, U.S.…

October 16, 2017 The (Champaign) News-Gazette Falling by the wayside First, the field was growing. Now it's starting to thin. Many people probably didn't know that Chicago Alderman Ameya Pawar was running for the Democratic Party's nomination for governor…

President Trump told a conservative audience Tuesday night that his tax-reform plan is a once-in-a-generation opportunity to revitalize America. "This is our chance to truly make a difference," Mr. Trump said at the Heritage Foundation's president's club…

First, there was fake news. Now, there are fake press releases. The Republican National Committee has issued a parody press release on behalf of the Democratic National Committee, adding a whole new dimension to the battle between the two parties. "MEDIA…

President Trump on Tuesday said he wants Americans to be comfortable wishing each other "Merry Christmas" during the December holiday, setting a standard for yet another hot-button issue. After saying the country could see a major present at the end of the…

Democratic lawmakers lashed out Tuesday at President Trump's nominee to serve as inspector general for the CIA, saying they don't think he's taken criticism of the agency's harsh interrogation techniques seriously enough. They said Christopher Sharpley, who…

The New York Times' new policy on social media may rid the paper of perceived bias, but critics say it leaves unchecked the actual bias permeating "the Gray Lady's" reliably liberal pages. From ESPN to CNN, the mainstream media are grappling with how to cover…

As the Trump administration mulls cuts to the federal mandate known as the Renewable Fuel Standard, Congress's most vocal biofuels champions are urging the government to change course and instead ramp up support for ethanol. Sen. Charles Grassley, Iowa…

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's nominee to be the CIA's independent watchdog told Congress on Tuesday that he's never read the Senate's so-called torture report, an exhaustive, classified report of the agency's treatment of terror suspects after…

The muckity mucks in the liberal media pshaw the claim like you've said the sun rises in the west. Big wigs across the massive media conglomerates repeat the denial until they're blue in the face: There is no liberal bias in the media, they say. They cite…

President Trump spoke Tuesday to the families of four U.S. service members who were killed in action in Niger. "He offered condolences on behalf of a grateful nation and assured them their family's extraordinary sacrifice to the country will never be…