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WASHINGTON — (CNN) The nation’s largest advocacy organization for LGBT rights accused Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee of “campaigning on hate” by defending the ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) The CNN Fact-Checking Team worked through Thursday night to check some of the most notable claims made by all 17 Republican presidential candidates at the two debates hosted b...

NASHVILLE — (CNN) Police reports reveal new details about the man behind a move theater attack in Antioch. Vincente Montano, 29, battled mental illness for more than a decade and had a history o...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) America’s economy is in good but not great shape this year.The U.S. economy added 215,000 jobs in July.Economists surveyed by CNNMoney predicted the economy would add 21...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Early overnight Nielsen ratings suggest that Thursday’s Republican debate was not just the most-watched primary debate in history — it may have been twice as big a...

Dave Sweet WMAL.com Desean Jackson injured his right shoulder on Thursday during a 1-on-1 drill. Head Coach Jay Gruden says the injury is not a direct result of a collision with a blocking sled, as ea...

Dave Sweet WMAL.com Google News Lab released an interactive map revealing the most frequently Googled Republican presidential nominee across the United States. To no surprise, Donald Trump (red) took ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell vowed Thursday to hold a full, comprehensive debate in September on the Iran nuclear deal, during a rare press conference ahead of Congr...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) CNN and the Democratic National Committee announced Thursday the network will host the first Democratic primary debate in Nevada on October 13.The exact location will be annou...

Daniela BersonWMAL.comWASHINGTON — (WMAL) Smithsonian and Federal Triangle stations are still closed after this morning’s train derailment in a tunnel near Smithsonian station.There were n...