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October 14, 2018 at 11:44 am

Senators urge tough US response over missing Saudi writer

WASHINGTON (AP) — Two leading Senate Republicans on Sunday threatened tough punitive action by Congress against Saudi Arabia, including a possible halt of military sales,...

October 6, 2018 at 9:21 pm

McConnell says Senate ‘not broken’ after Kavanaugh fight WATCH

WASHINGTON (AP) — Picking up the pieces after a contentious nomination battle, the Senate's majority leader said Sunday that the chamber won't be irreparably damaged...

September 30, 2018 at 10:42 am

White House aide Conway says she was sexual assault victim

WASHINGTON (AP) — White House counselor Kellyanne Conway said she was once a victim of sexual assault on Sunday, but said women's shared outrage over...

In this Aug. 9, 2018, photo, resident Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with state leaders about prison reform at Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) WX101 WX101

August 13, 2018 at 3:18 pm

Fact-checking Trump’s week of economic and other fictions

AP reporters tally the president’s distortions on various topics from Aug. 5-12, as well as one from U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders on his Medicare for...

July 29, 2018 at 11:03 am

Giuliani says Trump could soon decide on Mueller interview

WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump's lawyer Rudy Giuliani said Sunday the president may be open to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller even if...

FILE – In a Wednesday, June 27, 2018 file photo, Veterans Affairs Secretary nominee Robert Wilkie is sworn in at the start of a Senate Veterans Affairs Committee nominations hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Wilkie is expected to become secretary of Veterans Affairs when the Senate votes Monday, July 23 to confirm him. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) NYSP102 NYSP102

July 22, 2018 at 11:45 pm

Senate confirms Robert Wilkie for Veterans Affairs secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Monday confirmed Pentagon official Robert Wilkie to be secretary of Veterans Affairs, charged with delivering on President Donald Trump's...

July 10, 2018 at 11:43 am

Senate panel OKs Trump’s pick to lead troubled VA

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Senate panel voted Tuesday to approve President Donald Trump's nominee to lead Veterans Affairs, a department beset by political infighting and...

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FILE ? Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) delivers remarks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 21, 2018. Democrats are practically powerless to stop President Donald Trump?s Supreme Court pick, so all eyes are on Sens. Collins and Lisa Murkowski to save abortion rights. (Tom Brenner/The New York Times) XNYT285 XNYT285

July 1, 2018 at 10:33 am

Republican Sen. Susan Collins would oppose court pick with Roe v Wade ‘hostility’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sen. Susan Collins, a key vote on President Donald Trump's pick for the Supreme Court, said Sunday she would oppose any...

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June 27, 2018 at 6:32 am

Trump’s pick to head VA: Time to ‘shake up’ department VIEW

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's pick to lead Veterans Affairs promised Wednesday to "shake up complacency" at the struggling department by expanding private care...

June 26, 2018 at 1:17 pm

Low-key Washington insider makes a bid to fix struggling VA

WASHINGTON (AP) — Modest and low-key, Robert Wilkie was hastily dispatched to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs after a furious President Donald Trump fired...

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