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WASHINGTON — (CNN) House Speaker Paul Ryan successfully lobbied his Republican colleagues Wednesday to postpone a vote on a proposal to bring back earmarks. “We just had a ‘drain the...

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) The White House announced Wednesday a list packed with notable recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including Bruce Springsteen, Bill Gates, Tom Hanks and M...

By Azadeh AnsariWASHINGTON — (CNN) The latest FBI annual hate crime report shows a sharp spike in the number of hate crimes nationwide, with attacks against Muslims increasing the most sharply.I...

By Manu Raju, Deirdre Walsh and Tom LoBianco WASHINGTON — (CNN) Paul Ryan was re-elected by the House Republican conference Tuesday to serve a second term as speaker of the House. The official v...

By Deirdre Walsh and Tom LoBianco Washington — (CNN) House Democrats decided Tuesday to delay their leadership elections until after Thanksgiving — a move that will give reeling Democrats ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The 1,200 mechanics who work on the planes at United Parcel Service have voted overwhelmingly to go on strike.But a potential strike would have to overcome several hurdles ...

WISCONSIN — (CNN) A Wisconsin federal judge has ordered that Brendan Dassey, one of the subjects of the hit Netflix docuseries “Making a Murderer,” be released from prison on his own...

MINNESOTA — (CNN) Roc Nation, the parent company of streaming service Tidal, has filed in Minnesota probate court to uphold what it says are the company’s rights to Prince’s music.CN...

 WASHINGTON — (CNN) Mary Jo White announced plans on Monday to step down as chair of the powerful Securities and Exchange Commission before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.White&#...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) President Barack Obama encouraged Americans Monday to give President-elect Donald Trump some time to get adjusted to the responsibilities of the presidency. But in his first n...