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WASHINGTON — In a departure from years of opposition to new gun control measures, some congressional Republicans started to show cautious interest Wednesday in legislation that would restrict de...

John MatthewsWMAL.comASHBURN, VA — (WMAL) Redskins wide receiver Terrelle Pryor apologized via Instagram Thursday for dropping an f-bomb and making an obscene gesture to fans in the stands in Ka...

BOSTON — The US government should have anticipated Russia’s efforts to meddle in the 2016 elections — but the FBI is nevertheless working to make sure Russia “pays” for i...

THE PENTAGON — Three members of the US Special Operations Forces were killed and two others were wounded in southwest Niger near the Mali-Niger border when a joint US-Nigerien patrol was attacke...

COLLEGE STATION, TX — All five living former US presidents will participate in a benefit concert to raise money for hurricane relief efforts in Texas later this month, the George H.W. Bush Presi...

MIAMI — Though summer officially ended almost two weeks ago, hurricane season is still in full swing, with a new storm forming in the southwestern Caribbean near Central America. Despite being m...

LAS VEGAS — The gunman in the Las Vegas massacre spent decades amassing weapons, and had rented a room overlooking another music festival in the city the previous weekend, authorities say. Steph...

  HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Republican Congressman Tim Murphy of Pennsylvania has announced plans to retire at the end of this term - amid tawdry revelations of an extramarital affair. Murphy, who i...

Washington, D.C. — (CNN) Republican and Democratic senators are gobsmacked that Equifax just received a government contract to help the IRS guard against fraud. Just last month, the credit monit...

Washigngton, DC — (CNN) Discord between President Donald Trump and his chief diplomat is at an all-time high, spilling into public view in recent days, peaking with a NBC News report Wednesday t...