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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, Nevada Democrat, speaks in Washington on June 28, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Harry Reid calls mother of Benghazi victim ‘crazy,’ then retracts it

Sen. Harry Reid, who led Democrats to a Senate majority and then back into the minority, triggered the nuclear option to change Senate rules and used a special budget tactic to get Obamacare passed, told a Nevada newspaper not to blame him for partisanship in Washington.

August 24, 2016
Donald Trump said he's going to build a border wall — "It's going to happen, 100 percent" — and said he'll do it "almost immediately" after claiming the White House. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump open to ‘softening’ deportation stance

Donald Trump said Tuesday he's open to "softening" his stance on deporting illegal immigrants with deep ties to the U.S., adding still more confusion to where the GOP presidential nominee stands on one of the core issues he rode to victory in this year's primaries.

August 23, 2016
Members of the Graduate Employee and Students Organization-Unite Here deliver a petition bearing the names and faces of hundreds of Yale University graduate student employees during a protest on campus in New Haven, Connecticut on Oct. 15, 2015. (Associated Press)

NLRB rules that university students can unionize

Graduate students at private U.S. universities can unionize, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Tuesday in a decision that could upend the balance of power on campuses and deliver tens of thousands of new members to labor unions.

August 23, 2016
Dr. Jill Stein, presumptive Green Party presidential nominee, speaks at a rally in Philadelphia on July 27, 2016, during the third day of the Democratic National Convention. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Jill Stein: Hillary Clinton’s email gaffe endangered CIA agents

Green Party presidential nominee Jill Stein blasted Hillary Clinton's emails, saying Tuesday that the former secretary of state risked the lives of CIA secret agents and crossed the line in mixing her family's personal business with her duties as chief diplomat.

August 23, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks in Scranton, Pa. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

GOP demands all Hillary Clinton emails before Election Day

All of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's emails should be processed and released before the election, the Republican National Committee demanded Monday, after the Obama administration admitted it has obtained "tens of thousands" of messages Mrs. Clinton failed to turn over.

August 22, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton peers over a podium while addressing an audience during a campaign stop at Trident Technical College, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in North Charleston, S.C. (AP Photo/David Goldman) ** FILE **

FBI found nearly 15,000 new Hillary Clinton emails

The Obama administration acknowledged Monday that the FBI found at least 14,900 more email messages former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton never turned over to the government, and officials are facing intense pressure to release them ahead of November's election.

August 22, 2016
Hillary Clinton (Associated Press/File)

No deposition for Hillary Clinton in email lawsuit, judge rules

Hillary Clinton will have to give testimony about her secret email server and account, but it will be in writing rather than in person, a federal judge ruled Friday, delivering a partial victory to the Democratic presidential candidate.

August 19, 2016
Supporters of gay marriage in Wisconsin and Indiana attend a rally at the federal plaza in Chicago on Aug. 25, 2014. The Chicago-based 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will hear arguments Aug. 26 on gay marriage fights from Indiana and Wisconsin, setting the stage for one ruling. Each case deals with whether statewide gay marriage bans violate the Constitution. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Federal judges debate bisexuality in immigration case

A panel of federal judges ended up in a bizarre debate this week over bisexuality where the evidence offered ranged from testimonies from past homosexual partners to a YouTube video of gay men mocking those who identify as bisexual.

August 19, 2016
Commissioner John Koskinen is facing calls for impeachment after he failed to discover thousands of emails from former senior executive Lois G. Lerner, despite assuring Congress that he had done everything to recover them. (Associated Press)

IRS vows action on tea party applications held up by targeting

Under pressure from the federal courts, the IRS did an abrupt about-face this week and said it will finally begin processing some of the tea party applications it has blocked for years — but the agency still refuses to say what the new process will be.

August 18, 2016
Attorney General Loretta Lynch speaks to the National Association of Black Journalists and National Association of Hispanic Journalists at their convention in Washington on Aug. 4, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Bob Goodlatte to AG Loretta Lynch: Start revoking fraudulent asylum

A top House lawmaker told Attorney General Loretta Lynch Thursday to start revoking bogus asylum cases after the Justice Department admitted it was aware of more than 3,700 applications that were granted despite being part of a massive New York City fraud ring.

August 18, 2016
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, followed by aide Huma Abedin, second from right, walks on the tarmac as she arrives to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Tuesday, July 5, 2016. President Barack Obama and Clinton are traveling to Charlotte, N.C. to campaign together. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

No evidence Clinton aides took required ethics training

The State Department can find no evidence that some of Hillary Clinton's top aides completed their required ethics training, raising still more questions about whether her team cut corners during their time serving with her in government.

August 18, 2016