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The Lockheed Martin F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. (Associated Press/File)

Donald Trump predicts F-35 fighter-jet cost cuts will succeed

Donald Trump pressured the chief of one of the country's major defense contractors Wednesday to lower the price of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter jet, saying the massive project has ballooned well beyond what it should cost.

December 21, 2016
In this Thursday, May 7, 2015 photo, volunteer Sandy Lockhart, standing, serves lunch to John Pearson, right, as Dorothy Christian, left, and her husband, Fredrick, look on at a seniors meal program at the Rush Park Community Center in Citrus Heights, Calif. The program, run by the Meals on Wheels by ACC, provides free meals to senior citizens at the center and brings them meals at their homes. Meals on Wheels is among the programs that have received funds from the state Assembly's own administrative budget for programs that faced cuts in state and other funding. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Seniors deep in college debt defaults

More than 6 million Americans over age 50 still carry student loan debt, and about a third of them are in default, according to a new government study Tuesday that warned the government is even docking the Social Security checks of tens of thousands of senior citizens to make them pay off what they owe.

December 20, 2016
FILE - In this July 3, 2015, file photo, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, left, and her personal aide Huma Abedin approach a window to buy ice cream at Dairy Twirl in Lebanon, N.H. The State Department has agreed to review 29,000 pages of emails from Abedin from their days at the State Department for possible public release under a new legal agreement with a conservative legal group. But many of the emails from Abedin would not be publicly released until six months after the election. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, file)

Judge orders release of FBI search warrant into Huma Abedin emails

A federal judge on Monday ordered the administration to release the search warrant that the FBI used to probe Huma Abedin's emails in the waning days of the presidential election -- a move that Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton's team is blaming for her loss.

December 19, 2016
In this Feb. 9, 2016, file photo, National Intelligence Director James Clapper speaks on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

DNI says Russia hack proof will have to wait

The director of national intelligence rejected calls to speed up release of evidence that would show Russia tried to tamper with the U.S. election, saying Friday that they'll finish out their review before making the proof public.

December 16, 2016
The Capitol Building as seen in Washington, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

House votes to avert government shutdown; Senate fights loom

Democrats' anger petered out Thursday as the House passed a stopgap spending bill to keep the government open for nearly five more months, paving the way for Congress to wrap up and head home to prepare for a change of power in the White House next year.

December 8, 2016
In this Dec. 6, 2016, photo, President-elect Donald Trump speaks to supporters during a rally in Fayetteville, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

Donald Trump softens on Dreamers, prompting cheers and concerns

Donald Trump's apparent softening of his stance on illegal immigrant Dreamers produced wildly divergent reactions Wednesday, with some activists cheering a shift while others said they don't believe the president-elect has changed one bit, and still intends to deport migrants as soon as he takes office.

December 7, 2016
Gen. John F. Kelly caught the eye of President-elect Donald Trump's top advisers with a forceful appearance before Congress in 2014 and 2015, where he said he was shocked at how easily smugglers were able to penetrate the U.S.-Mexico border, and said it represented a major hole in national security. (Associated Press)

John F. Kelly to be Donald Trump’s DHS chief

President-elect Donald Trump has picked retired Marine Gen. John F. Kelly to be the new secretary at the Department of Homeland Security, sources said Wednesday, selecting a career military man who, as head of American forces in Latin America, repeatedly warned of the dangers of drug legalization and the porous southwestern border.

December 7, 2016