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DNC hack attack reported to FBI was a false alarm: report

The Democratic National Committee's alert Tuesday to the FBI about detecting an apparent hack attack into its voter database turned out to be a false alarm, according to a report Thursday.

August 23, 2018

Trump awards posthumous Medal of Honor to hero airman

President Trump on Wednesday awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor to Air Force Technical Sgt. John Chapman for courageous action on a snow-covered Afghan mountaintop, where he died fighting alone against al Qaeda militants.

August 22, 2018

Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen developments fuel partisan furor over Robert Mueller probe

The conviction of Paul Manafort and guilty plea by Michael Cohen on Tuesday fortified both the pro- and anti-Trump camps in the political war over special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.

August 21, 2018

Donald Trump plans breakneck midterm campaign schedule, determined to keep GOP in power

President Trump plans to embark on the most aggressive midterm campaign schedule in recent presidential history. He has scheduled more than 40 days on the road before the November elections in a fight to keep Republicans in control of Congress.

August 21, 2018

Trump administration hits Russian ships for violating North Korea sanctions

The Trump administration Tuesday slapped new sanctions on Russian shipping companies and vessels for transporting oil to North Korea in violation of United Nation's prohibitions.

August 21, 2018

Melania Trump announces trip to Africa

Melania Trump plans to visit several African countries in October on her first major solo trip overseas as first lady, she announced Monday.

August 20, 2018

Melania Trump jetting to Africa on first major solo trip abroad

Melania Trump plans to visit several African countries in October on her first major solo trip overseas as first lady, she announced in a statement.

August 20, 2018

Romanian anti-government protests turn violent as more than are 400 injured

Massive anti-government protests turned violent in the capital, Bucharest, and injured more than 400 demonstrators and three dozen riot police, and put a spotlight on rampant corruption that has plagued this Eastern European country since the communist era.

August 12, 2018

Noncitizens find it easy to register to vote, cast ballots

A Russian foreign national or any other noncitizen can easily influence a U.S. election by simply registering to vote in California -- just ask Elizaveta Shuvalova.

July 31, 2018

GOP focused on avoiding government shutdown

Congressional Republicans on Tuesday brushed off President Trump's threats of a government shutdown over border wall funding, saying that while money for the wall is important, they're not going to let it send Congress into partisan gridlock.

July 31, 2018

Trump keeps shutdown threat alive, demands border wall funding this year

President Trump on Tuesday reinforced his threat to shut down the government this fall over border wall funding, saying the issue is bigger than politics.

July 31, 2018

John Kelly says Trump wants him to stay at White House

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has told colleagues that he plans to stay on the job through the 2020 election, ending speculation that he was on his way out.

July 31, 2018

Donald Trump offers to meet Iran without preconditions

President Trump said Monday that he's ready to meet Iran's president without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties, despite a recent exchange of threats with the leader of the Islamist regime.

July 30, 2018

Donald Trump steels for possible government shutdown amid border wall impasse

President Trump said Monday that he wouldn't flinch from a government shutdown this fall over border wall funding, injecting confusion into what had been an unusually orderly and productive appropriations process for the Republican-run Congress.

July 30, 2018

Republicans hammer Sen. Heidi Heitkamp with Donald Trump’s ‘clear win’ on GDP

North Dakota Republicans on Friday used a GDP surge as a cudgel against Democratic Sen. Heidi Heitkamp.

July 27, 2018

Vladimir Putin invites Donald Trump to Moscow for second summit: ‘Be my guest’

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that he invited President Trump to Moscow for a second summit, upping the ante after Mr. Trump postponed an invite to the White House because of the ongoing Russia collusion probe.

July 27, 2018

Donald Trump touts European soybean deal during speech in Illinois

President Trump on Thursday celebrated his trade deal with Europe with Illinois steelworkers who credit the president's much-maligned tariffs with saving their jobs.

July 26, 2018

Larry Kudlow: E.U. now backs Trump’s trade fight with China

President Trump's chief economic adviser said Thursday that European Union Commission President Jean Claude pledged to back the U.S. trade fight against China.

July 26, 2018

Donald Trump strikes trade deal with EU

President Trump struck a trade deal Wednesday with the European Union, reaping significant concessions as top EU officials moved to avoid an escalating tariff war with the U.S., according to early reports.

July 25, 2018