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WASHINGTON — (CNN) The economy is suddenly in the spotlight of the 2016 presidential race.When markets opened Monday morning, the Dow suffered an extraordinary selloff, plunging some 1,000 point...

(CNN) — Vice President Joe Biden announced on Monday a new communications director, Kate Bedingfield, a film industry official and former spokeswoman for John Edwards’ 2008 presidential ca...

(CNN) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump lamented the global stock market turmoil Monday morning — when the Dow plummeted 1,000 points at open — saying it’s an ex...

(CNN) — America’s stock market is getting absolutely crushed lately. The Dow plunged as much as 1,000 points at the open and the S&P 500 sank into correction territory on Monday as glo...

(CNN) — Jeb Bush makes a stop near the U.S.-Mexico border in McAllen, Texas, on Monday, just days after Democrats railed the Republican presidential candidate for defending his use of the term &...

John Matthews WMAL.com WASHINGTON — (WMAL/CNN) Without getting into every panda pun and media-driven cliche, suffice it to say it was a busy weekend for the National Zoo’s panda family. Ho...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Ashley Madison is in full damage control mode right now.The hacked dating website dedicated to helping married people have affairs is trying to stop the spread of its customer...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The first Atlantic hurricane of the year reached major status on Friday, strengthening to a Category 3 storm about 900 miles east of the eastern Caribbean islands, the Nationa...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The No. 2 figure in ISIS, Haji Mutazz, was killed in an August 18 drone strike near Mosul, Iraq, a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council announced Friday.Ned Price ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Global stock markets are getting a gut check this week.The Dow plunged as much as 500 points at one point on Friday, its fourth straight day of losses. Around the world, major...