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WASHINGTON — (CNN) By firing FBI director James Comey on Tuesday, President Donald Trump has created a near-impossible standard for his replacement.Some Republicans, in an attempt to protect Tru...

MIDLOTHIAN, VA — (CNN) It was an unusual scene for a church. The Clover Hill Assembly of God was the venue for a town hall here Tuesday night for Rep. Dave Brat, a gathering that erupted into th...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) A little past 5 p.m. on Tuesday, a black Ford Taurus slowed to a stop just outside FBI headquarters in Washington and dispatched a white-haired man in a dark suit. He emerged ...

BURBANK, CA — (CNN) Two passengers got into a fight on a Southwest flight shortly after the plane landed in Burbank, California. Southwest flight 2530 had traveled from Dallas and was on a short...

WASHINGTON — (AP) President Donald Trump has fired FBI Director James Comey. In a statement, Trump says Comey’s firing “will mark a new beginning” for the FBI. The White House ...

PORTLAND — (AP) Oregon is on track to become the first state to allow residents to skip a gender identity on their driver’s licenses and identification cards. Transgender residents say the...

KANSAS — (CNN) Chelsea Manning will be released from military prison next week, according to a statement from her attorneys Tuesday. A former Army intelligence analyst and transgender woman, Man...

 AUSTRALIA — (CNN) A 2-month-old made history in Australia – becoming the first baby to be breastfed in Parliament.The little girl, named Alia Joy, is the newborn daughter of Queensla...

WASHINGTON — (AP) Justice Department officials have been weighing new guidance that would encourage prosecutors to charge suspects with the most serious offenses they can prove. It’s a dep...

JESSUP, Md. (AP) – Officials have turned down a request for early release from former Episcopal bishop who struck and killed a cyclist while driving drunk in Baltimore.Maryland Parole Commission...