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  WASHINGTON (AP) – Vice President Mike Pence is postponing his trip to Egypt and Israel until the middle of January, citing an upcoming vote in the Senate to overhaul the nation’s ta...

  UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley says she vetoed a U.N. resolution demanding that President Donald Trump rescind his declaration of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel ...

  WASHINGTON (AP) — Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says she’ll vote for her party’s tax bill this week. The moderate’s support means all voting GOP senators are expec...

  ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – A jury in suburban Washington has convicted the first police officer charged in the United States with attempting to support the Islamic State. The U.S. Attorney...

  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) – The Charlottesville police chief who was criticized over the department’s response to a violent white nationalist rally this summer is stepping down. Pol...

By Ahiza GarciaBristol, Ct. — ESPN president John Skipper resigned on Monday, citing a substance addiction.“I have struggled for many years with a substance addiction,” Skipper said ...

By Joe SterlingCNNTavis Smiley, who was recently called out by PBS over “troubling allegations” about his conduct, staunchly defended his behavior and his integrity Monday and upbraided th...

By Sarah Aarthun CNN PUERTO RICO — Puerto Rico’s Gov. Ricardo A. Rossell has ordered a review of deaths that might be related to Hurricane Maria, according to Yennifer Alvarez, a spokeswom...

By Manu Raju and Eric Bradner CNN WASHINGTON — Brandon Presley’s phone is ringing a lot these days. The Elvis relative has taken calls from top Democrats, like Senate Minority Leader Chuck...

By Ivana Kottasov Delft, Netherlands — Europe is going after Ikea. The European Commission said Monday that it will investigate the furniture maker’s tax dealings in the Netherlands. The r...