Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro welcomed a visit by a top-ranking Republican congressional staffer last month to discuss the possible release…
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Oregon Democrats abandon bill to oust teachers’ union critic from state education board
Democrats in the Oregon legislature have shelved a hotly contested bill that would have removed an outspoken critic of the…
Man who shot himself outside White House has died: Secret Service
A man is dead after he shot himself in the head with a handgun Saturday outside of the White House,…
Colorado House expels Democratic state legislator over sexual-harassment claims
The Colorado House voted Friday to expel a Democratic state legislator faced with complaints of sexual harassment filed by five…
Nathan Deal, Georgia governor, signs bill without Delta tax break after NRA rift
Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed Friday a tax-reform bill that eliminated a lucrative tax break for Delta Airlines over dropping…
Marion Barry, D.C. ‘Mayor for Life,’ memorialized with statue
A bronze, larger-than-life statue of late D.C. politician Marion Barry was unveiled Saturday on Pennsylvania Avenue, memorializing the controversial so-called…
New York Gov. Cuomo signs bill to move primary election date
New York state has moved its fall 2018 primary election date back two days so it doesn’t interfere with the…
NATO rejects Putin’s ‘unacceptable’ threats to target allies
NATO says Russian President Vladimir Putin’s threat to target its members are unacceptable and that the military alliance will continue…
Germany downplays ‘acute’ cyberattack amid concerns of Russian meddling
Germany’s interior ministry has downplayed a cyberattack that reportedly resulted in sensitive information being stolen from a government computer network.…
Angela Merkel, Donald Trump discuss Syrian cease-fire, Vladimir Putin’s new weapons
German Chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken with U.S. President Donald Trump about Syria, and both sides agreed that Syrian government…