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WASHINGTON (AP) - A defiant Rep. Nancy Pelosi challenged maverick Democrats on Wednesday to produce a rival who could win enough votes to prevent her from becoming the House's new speaker."Come on in,...

WASHINGTON (AP) – A law enforcement official says Michael Avenatti is in police custody in Los Angeles following an allegation of domestic violence.The official says Avenatti was taken into cust...

WASHINGTON (AP) - Defense Secretary Jim Mattis on Wednesday defended the use of active duty troops on the U.S.-Mexican border, saying that in some ways it provides good training for war. He argued tha...

 LOS ANGELES (AP) - Katherine MacGregor, who played petty, gossiping mother Harriet Oleson on TV's "Little House on the Prairie," has died, a representative said Wednesday. She was 93.MacGregor d...

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy has been elected to take over the Republican caucus next year. The California Republican, an ally of President Donald Trump, fended off a challen...

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration contends it has "broad discretion" to regulate press access to the White House as it fends off a legal challenge from CNN and other outlets ov...

CHICO, Calif. (AP) - A message board at a shelter for the many people who fled California's deadliest wildfire is filled with photos of the missing, as well as pleas for any information about relative...

WASHINGTON - The Trump administration Tuesday allowed states to provide more inpatient treatment for people with serious mental illness by tapping Medicaid, a potentially far-reaching move to address ...

WASHINGTON- Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is back working at the Supreme Court building in her chambers, the court’s public information officer said Tuesday afternoon. Ginsburg was not on the benc...

The CEO of e-cigarette maker Juul announced plans Tuesday to eliminate some of its social media accounts and halt most retail sales of flavor products as part of a plan to restrict access to minors. T...