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President Obama participates in a receiving line with Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz at Erga Palace in Riyadh on Jan. 27, 2015. (Associated Press)

Congress votes to override Obama’s 9/11 veto; overwhelming rejection of White House

Republicans and Democrats linked arms and delivered a stinging defeat to President Obama on Wednesday, voting to override his veto of a bill that would give victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks a chance to sue Saudi Arabia in U.S. courts over the behavior of Saudi officials they believe may have been complicit in the attack.

September 28, 2016
Appearing before Congress for yet another marathon session, FBI Director James B. Comey was badgered by Republicans who said the more they see, the less they understand his decision to clear Mrs. Clinton of criminal wrongdoing in her mishandling of classified information. (Associated Press)

James Comey, FBI director, rejects calls to reopen Clinton email case

FBI Director James Comey said he's not going to reopen the investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails, telling Congress on Wednesday that none of the recent revelations since he closed the case in July "would come near" to triggering that extraordinary step.

September 28, 2016
Cheryl Mills

James Comey, FBI director: Cheryl Mills immunity was ‘not irregular’

FBI Director James B. Comey said Tuesday that his agency was nearing a deadline and had to offer Cheryl Mills, one of Hillary Clinton's top aides, a limited immunity deal in order to get a peek at the former secretary of state's secret emails and bring its investigation to a quick conclusion.

September 27, 2016
Democrat Hillary Clinton tried to get under Republican Donald Trump's skin by accusing him of coasting on his father's coattails as a businessman and saying he is a threat to the economy at the first presidential debate in Hempstead, New York. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton clash in chippy debate as policy takes back seat

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, embracing his outsider's credentials, said Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton was the candidate of the establishment and urged the country to move beyond the anti-terror and free trade policies he said have failed the country for decades, as they faced off in the first presidential debate Monday.

September 26, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, center, shakes hands with moderator Lester Holt, left, as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton walks to her lectern during the first presidential debate at Hofstra University, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Hempstead, N.Y. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Voters unsure how either Trump or Clinton can address terror

A spate of lone-wolf attacks has thrust terrorism to the fore of another presidential election, but the candidates are deeply conflicted over the nature of the threat and voters are unsure whether any politician has the answers after 15 years of active war.

September 26, 2016
A Twitter app is seen here on an iPhone screen in New York on Oct. 18, 2013. (Associated Press)

Donald Trump turns Twitter over to staff for debate night

Donald Trump will have to put down his keyboard for Monday night's debate, but he announced his campaign staff will take charge of his Twitter account for the duration, keeping his millions of fans in the loop on how they see things going down.

September 26, 2016
Cheryl Mills

Cheryl Mills gets immunity in FBI investigation of Clinton email server

Hillary Clinton's former chief of staff, Cheryl Mills, and two other staff members were granted immunity deals in exchange for their cooperation in the now-closed FBI investigation into Clinton's use of a private email server as secretary of state, says a Republican congressman.

September 23, 2016
FILE - This Jan. 17, 2008 file photo, South bound vehicles leave El Paso, Texas and enter Juarez, Mexico at the Bridge of the Americas international port of entry. Immigrant advocates are complaining about U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers' actions toward residents along the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso and New Mexico. A coalition of advocacy groups said Tuesday, May 17, 2016, that they filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security alleging at least 13 residents have experienced abuse, including being falsely accused of being prostitutes to having legal document seized for no reason. (Rudy Gutierrez/El Paso Times via AP, File) OUT EL PASO, EL DIARIO OUT, JUAREZ, MEXICO, EL DIARIO DE EL PASO OUT

Mass immigration costs govt. $296 billion a year: National Academy of Sciences

Immigration is a massive drain on the government, with immigrants taking as much as $296 billion more in benefits than they pay in taxes, according to a new authoritative study by the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, which found the record level of newcomers is straining the country.

September 21, 2016