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Sen. Thom Tillis has agreed to confirm Todd Blanche as attorney general after a weekend of publicly sparring with President Donald Trump.

Tillis, a Republican from Huntersville, and Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican from ...Read more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Early voting began across Alaska on Monday ahead of the Aug. 18 primary election, but not without hiccups.

In Anchorage, a popular early voting location was moved from the Division of Elections ...Read more

BOSTON — Massachusetts is setting out to lower health care costs with steps like investing more state resources in primary care, supporting nursing recruitment, and standardizing out-of-network service rates Gov. Maura ...Read more

State lawmakers are spending a rare three-day special session on congressional redistricting even as Maryland families struggle with rising utility bills, housing costs, and grocery prices, prompting critics to argue ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Rep. Chuck Edwards faces potential censure by his House colleagues after the House Committee on Ethics found “substantial reason to believe” he “violated House Rules related to sexual harassment and ...Read more

Phil Collins faced death two years ago, and has lived to tell the tale.

The Grammy-winning singer recalled to the Times of London how his "kidneys were packing up, my organs were just seizing" when he was was hospitalized...Read more

Michigan health authorities were in touch with Taco Bell’s parent company, Yum! Brands Inc., about a parasitic outbreak in early July, weeks before the company officially alerted consumers.

The Michigan Department of ...Read more

DENVER — “How did it feel to look back at Earth?” a small voice asked the astronauts. A line of children waiting to pop their own questions snaked from the boy standing at the shortened microphone into the wings of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Two territorial primary elections over the weekend saw Democratic Delegate Stacey Plaskett advance in her bid to become the next governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, while Guam Delegate James C. Moylan came ...Read more

Ariana Grande is reportedly stepping back from public life after becoming "overworked".

The singer, 33, is set to reduce her public profile after completing her Eternal Sunshine tour, according to statements from her ...Read more

Sebastian Stan has reportedly become a father for the first time.

The actor, 43, has welcomed a baby with partner Annabelle Wallis, 41, with People reporting the couple has chosen to keep details of their newborn private ...Read more

Gov. Andy Beshear said Monday on social media that Aug. 3 has “no legal impact” on his options if a Kentucky U.S. Senate seat becomes vacant this year.

His statement comes amid rampant online speculation that Aug. 3 ...Read more

A father-son duo accused of abducting two federal wildlife biologists in a remote part of Northern California pleaded not guilty Monday in federal court in Sacramento to charges of kidnapping, assault and weapons ...Read more

California filed two lawsuits against the Trump administration Monday — one to block President Donald Trump's latest round of tariffs on international trading partners, the other to block his administration from sharing ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The timeline is slipping for senators to strike a bipartisan deal on a short-term funding patch before their August recess as leadership struggles to work out the finer details.

Senior appropriators had ...Read more

When will the Las Vegas Valley feel some relief from above-average temperatures? It won’t be this week.

On Monday, the National Weather Service issued an extension of its extreme heat warning through Saturday. The ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House Ethics Committee recommended a censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., after an investigation found there was “substantial reason to believe” he violated sexual harassment and hostile workplace ...Read more

Cyclospora cases in Missouri have nearly doubled for the second consecutive week, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

The gastrointestinal illness caused by the cyclospora parasite that’s...Read more

WASHINGTON — Just as Senate GOP leaders plan to begin moving several big-ticket items ahead of a planned August recess, President Donald Trump will head out west for a Los Angeles-area fundraiser and an economic speech ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, faces allegations of domestic abuse, his fellow House Republicans have mostly stayed on the sidelines and avoided weighing in.

Miller has been accused by his ex-wife, Emily ...Read more