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Hunter Biden accuses George Clooney of undermining his father in 2024 presidential election
WASHINGTON – Former President Joe Biden's son Hunter isn't hiding his feelings about actor and Democratic Party donor George Clooney's decision to call on...
Justice Department wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend Ghislaine Maxwell
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice wants to interview Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, who was convicted of helping the financier sexually abuse underage girls...
The Latest: Trump hosting Philippines leader to talk tariffs and China
President Donald Trump hosts Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday at the White House, seeking closer security and economic ties at a time...
Things to know about the release of federal documents related to MLK’s assassination
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Federal records related to the investigation into the 1968 assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. were released on Monday,...
Banishing a reporter: Trump escalates battle with Wall Street Journal over Epstein story
President Donald Trump on Monday followed up his lawsuit against The Wall Street Journal over last week's Jeffrey Epstein story by banishing one of...
Budget office says Trump’s tax law will add $3.4 trillion to deficits, leave 10 million uninsured
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's tax and spending law will add $3.4 trillion to federal deficits through 2034, the Congressional Budget Office reported Monday,...
Trump ‘caught off guard’ by recent Israeli strikes, White House says
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump was “caught off guard” by the recent Israeli strikes in Syria and on a Catholic church in Gaza, White...
Trump administration released FBI records on MLK Jr. despite his family’s opposition
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration has released records of the FBI’s surveillance of Martin Luther King Jr., despite opposition from the slain Nobel laureate’s...
The Latest: Harvard heads to court in $2.6B lawsuit against Trump administration
Harvard University is in federal court Monday to make the case that President Donald Trump’s administration illegally cut $2.6 billion from the storied college....
FDA names former pharmaceutical company executive to oversee US drug program
WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration on Monday named a longtime pharmaceutical executive to run the agency’s drug program, the latest in a...