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 WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Marco Rubio says he’s a “no” vote on the sweeping tax package – unless the child tax credit is more generous to low-income familie...

 (CNN Money) — “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” lands in theaters Thursday night and its biggest competition at the box office this weekend is not another big opening, but rather, a p...

 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – An eighth planet has been found in a faraway solar system, matching our own in numbers.Even more amazing, machines and not humans made the discovery. NASA joine...

 NEW YORK (AP) – A payment technology company says shoppers spent strongly to start the holiday season and then cooled off, but the overall pace is still stronger than a year ago.First Data...

 Amanda EngelWMAL.COMWASHINGTON (WMAL) — Melania Trump wished her Twitter followers a “Merry Christmas” with the official White House Christmas portrait for 2017.Merry Christmas...

  Amanda Engel WMAL.COM WASHINGTON (WMAL) — ABC has fired celebrity chef Mario Batali, according to a statement released on The Chew’s Facebook page. Batali had been accused of sexual...

  FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The wife of a Republican lawmaker in Kentucky who killed himself after accusations he sexually assaulted a teenage girl says she will seek to replace him in the stat...

    (CNN) — Roy Moore continues to refuse to concede the Alabama special election, saying in a video that his campaign is waiting for ballots to be certified. “In this race, we h...

  WASHINGTON (AP) – House Speaker Paul Ryan says he’s not leaving Congress anytime soon. The Wisconsin Republican was asked Thursday about two published reports suggesting he might le...

  2:40 PM UPDATE: NEW YORK (AP) — State attorneys general are now threatening lawsuits against the federal government’s repeal of “net neutrality” rules. New York’s ...