ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The Latest on actor Cynthia Nixon’s campaign for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York (all times local): 5:15 p.m. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s office is defending the state’s…
CINCINNATI (AP) — A federal judge Wednesday gave preliminary approval to a $3.5 million settlement of a lawsuit against the IRS over alleged targeting of tea party groups and other conservative organizations. U.S. District Judge…
The judge ruled Wednesday that the Maine secretary of state’s office must continue implementing so-called ranked-choice voting, which voters approved in a 2016 referendum.
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle is looking at road tolls for downtown streets as part of a broader initiative to reduce congestion and greenhouse gas emissions, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Wednesday. Durkan provided few specifics on…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on conclusions from the Office of Congressional Ethics on Rep. John Duncan Jr. (all times local): 5 p.m. Republican Rep. John Duncan Jr. of Tennessee is disputing the findings of…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on embattled Environmental Protection Agency Scott Pruitt and the ethical questions surrounding his travel and ties to Washington lobbyists (all times local): 4:30 p.m. The White House says President Donald…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump administration: President working with governors on ‘immediate’ deployment of National Guard to US-Mexico border.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will be attending another dinner held by a super PAC. America First Action will be hosting the president as well as House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy at a dinner…
President Donald Trump’s outgoing national security adviser, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, blasted Russia and President Vladimir Putin’s “growing” confidence and “aggression” in what he said were his last public remarks as he transitions out of his role and makes room for his replacement, John Bolton.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s nominee to be CIA director will fully explain what her role was — and what it wasn’t — in the agency’s use of harsh interrogation practices on terror suspects…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is remembering the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the 50th anniversary of the civil rights leader’s assassination. Trump on Wednesday tweeted a video clip of remarks he delivered…
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece’s defense minister described Turkey on Wednesday as an “enemy that continues to provoke us” and said he had ordered the deployment of more military personnel to islands in the eastern…
NEW YORK (AP) — Democrats and Republicans, on the whole, have markedly different views about sexual harassment in the workplace, according to a new, large-scale survey by the Pew Research Center conducted against the backdrop…
NASA is hoping to develop a plane that will break the sound barrier without producing a deafening sonic boom, and the agency’s research center in Virginia is playing a big role.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is weighing further retaliation against Russia for meddling in the election and interfering in the affairs of the United States and its allies, the top U.S. intelligence official said…