A proposal for expanded background checks on firearms by Attorney General William Barr left senators with more questions than answers Wednesday as they wait for…
Department of Interior transfers land for border wall
PHOENIX — The Department of Interior says it is transferring 560 acres of federal land to the U.S. Army to speed up construction on 70…
Mississippi state flag Confederate canton divides residents, prompts city, college bans
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — A small group has been gathering for almost four years — 203 consecutive Sundays, to be precise — at the front gates…
Trump Plaza in New Rochelle scene of car crash
A car plowed into one of President Trump’s properties in New York, according to local reporters on the scene. Tony Aiello, a reporter with CBS…
The Latest: Mayor facing charges wins reelection bid
FALL RIVER, Mass. (AP) – The Latest on preliminary election of Jasiel Correia (all times local): 9:40 p.m. A Massachusetts mayor facing multiple federal corruption…
Mike Folmer, Pennsylvania state lawmaker, arrested on child porn charges
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A Pennsylvania state lawmaker is facing child pornography possession charges after authorities say a social media website told them the user had…
Kyrsten Sinema censure target for ‘supporting Trump half the time’
PHOENIX — Progressive Democrats want their party to censure Democratic Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, saying she’s not standing up to President Donald Trump. Dan O’Neal of…
Jimmy Carter: I couldn’t have managed presidency at 80
ATLANTA — Weeks shy of his 95th birthday, former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday he doesn’t believe he could have managed the most powerful office…
Donald Trump, at New Mexico rally, says natural gas boom insulates U.S. from Middle East ‘panic’
President Trump said Monday if the drone attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil fields had happened years ago, the U.S. would have been in a “panic.”…
New York Times’ Brett Kavanaugh allegations rejected by Senate investigators
Senate investigators said Monday that the FBI ended the investigation of alleged sexual misconduct in college by Supreme Court Justice Brett M. Kavanaugh after interviewing…