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UK considering if foreign adversary had role in leaking diplomatic cables critical of Trump

British authorities are considering whether a foreign power played a part in the recent leak of diplomatic cables critical of President Trump, a top U.K. official said Monday.

July 9, 2019

Susan Collins says she has no regrets over vote to confirm Kavanaugh

Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, stood by her critical swing vote to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in a new interview published Saturday.

July 6, 2019

Dallas police investigating dozens of officers over Facebook posts

The Dallas Police Department said Friday that an internal investigation determined that 25 officers shared material on Facebook in violation of official policy, including four who have been placed on administrative leave due to the "extreme nature" of their posts.

July 6, 2019

Mike Gravel to end 2020 presidential campaign, donate remaining funds to charity

Presidential candidate Mike Gravel, a former Democratic senator from Alaska, plans to abandon his White House campaign and donate its remaining funds to charity, his office announced Friday.

July 6, 2019

Baltimore ransomware infection keeping city employees from accessing older emails: Report

Baltimore city employees are incapable of accessing archived emails due to a ransomware infection that has disrupted government operations for nearly two months, a report said Friday.

July 6, 2019

Donald Trump ‘legitimizing’ Kim regime with North Korea visit: defector

President Trump faced criticism Saturday from a North Korean defector after recently becoming the first sitting U.S. leader to visit the notorious hermit nation.

July 6, 2019

Maryland government systems possibly breached, personal data of 78K customers potentially affected

The Maryland Department of Labor said Friday that it was contacting 78,000 customers who had their personal information stored on systems suspected of being breached.

July 5, 2019

Alexander Vorobyov, aide to Kremlin official, charged in Russia with high treason

Alexander Vorobyov, an aide to an assistant of Russian President Vladimir Putin, was hauled into a Moscow court Friday and ordered detained on suspicion of committing high treason.

July 5, 2019

Donald Trump blames broken teleprompter for flubbing Independence Day address

President Trump on Friday blamed a broken teleprompter for flubbing facts during his July Fourth address the previous evening.

July 5, 2019

Ted Nugent: Donald Trump ‘is the best president I have ever seen’

Musician and gun rights activist Ted Nugent showered praise on President Trump in a recent interview, calling him "the best president I have ever seen."

July 5, 2019

Joe Biden: There will be ‘no more NATO’ if Donald Trump is reelected

Former Vice President Joseph R. Biden predicted in an interview aired Friday that the North Atlantic Trade Organization will fall apart if President Trump secures a second term in the White House.

July 5, 2019

Kamala Harris defended by Democrats

Much of 2020 Democratic presidential field closed ranks around fellow candidate Kamala D. Harris this week, denouncing a now-deleted tweet from Donald Trump Jr. as a racist attack on the California senator.

June 30, 2019

Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker defend Kamala Harris after ‘racist and ugly’ attacks online

Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Cory A. Booker of New Jersey on Saturday defended fellow Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala D. Harris, as Ms. Warren condemned online attacks against the California senator as "racist and ugly" and Mr. Booker said Ms. Harris had nothing "to prove."

June 29, 2019

Vladimir Putin claims ‘genius’ Elton John is wrong about gay rights in Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday defended his laws toward the LGBT community and rebutted Elton John's criticism of them.

June 29, 2019

Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico governor, establishes marijuana legalization working group

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced plans Friday to pursue legalizing recreational marijuana once state lawmakers reconvene early next year.

June 29, 2019

Michael Hayden says U.S. ‘not at all’ prepared to defend 2020 race from interference, blames Trump

Michael V. Hayden, the former head of both the CIA and National Security Agency, accused President Trump in an interview that aired Friday of preventing the U.S. from sufficiently safeguarding the 2020 election.

June 29, 2019

Heather Heyer’s mother rejects murderer’s apology: ‘He’s the least sincere person I’ve ever met’

The mother of Heather Heyer, the demonstrator killed while protesting the 2017 "Unite the Right" rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, dismissed an apology offered Friday in federal court by her daughter's murderer, James Alex Fields Jr.

June 29, 2019

Donald Trump invited to World War II event in Russia: Kremlin

President Trump has been invited to visit Russia in 2020 to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Soviet defeat of Nazi Germany, the Kremlin said Friday.

June 28, 2019

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic ditches Michael Jackson parodies following HBO film

"Weird Al" Yankovic has stopped performing his Michael Jackson parodies in concert amid rekindled allegations involving the late King of Pop, he explained in an interview Thursday.

June 28, 2019

Roger Stone argues Instagram posts didn’t violate gag order

Attorneys for Roger Stone said Thursday that he has been complying with a court-imposed gag order contrary to social media posts recently cited by federal prosecutors.

June 28, 2019