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MIAMI - Unsure of where Hurricane Dorian might strike, Florida residents watched the increasingly dire forecast with a sense of helplessness Thursday and braced for what could be the most powerful sto...

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration moved Thursday to revoke regulations on methane leaks from oil facilities, a proposal environmental advocates said would renounce key federal authority to regulat...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has canceled his trip to Poland as Hurricane Dorian barrels toward Florida. Trump says it's "very important" for him to be in Washington to deal with the storm...

MIAMI - Hurricane Dorian posed an increasing menace to Florida as it pushed over open waters Thursday after leaving limited damage in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.The U.S. National Hurricane Cen...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand is dropping out of the presidential race.The 52-year-old New York senator announced her decision Wednesday on Twitter as her campaign, which once looked t...

WASHINGTON - The House Judiciary Committee says it will investigate President Donald Trump's suggestion that his Miami-area golf course host next year's Group of Seven summit with foreign leaders. The...

SAN FRANCISCO - Facebook is tightening its rules around political advertising ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election, acknowledging previous misuse. But it's not clear if it will be enough to st...

MIAMI (AP) - Forecasters say Dorian has become a hurricane as it nears the U.S. Virgin Islands and is expected to keep getting stronger. Shortly before 2 p.m. EDT, the National Hurricane Center report...

Maria Leaf WMAL.com WASHINGTON– Arlington County police say two people have been shot at an office building on the 1500 block of Crystal Drive in Crystal City. The injured have been taken to the...

WASHINGTON - Facing health challenges, Republican Sen. Johnny Isakson of Georgia said Wednesday he will retire at year's end, a departure that sets up a rare election in November 2020 when both of the...