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September 21, 2018 at 1:34 pm

Canceling Georgia nuclear plant could cost owners billions

ATLANTA (AP) — The federal government is warning the owners of a troubled nuclear power plant in Georgia that any move to cancel a planned...

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September 20, 2018 at 8:30 am

Trump blasts GOP spending plan that lacks money for wall

WASHINGTON (AP) — Raising the specter of a government shutdown in just 10 days, President Donald Trump complained Thursday that a spending plan pushed by...

September 18, 2018 at 10:09 am

Senate backs bill to avert shutdown, boost military spending

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Tuesday approved a wide-ranging, $854 billion bill that funds the military and a host of civilian agencies for the...

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., center, talks with House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., left, while House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks during a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) DCJM102 DCJM102

September 12, 2018 at 9:34 pm

Congress passes spending deal, bids to avert gov’t shutdown

The 377-20 vote on a spending bill in the House came as legislative leaders also announced an agreement on a bill to fund the rest...

September 12, 2018 at 4:14 pm

Senate approves 1st spending bill to avert partial shutdown

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a major hurricane menaces the East Coast, Congress is moving to avert a legislative disaster that could lead to a partial...

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September 10, 2018 at 12:04 pm

Official defends Trump plan to revamp Endangered Species Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — A top Trump administration official on Monday defended a plan to revamp the Endangered Species Act, saying the proposed changes would result...

September 2, 2018 at 9:24 pm

Congress must consider Kavanaugh nomination, pay the bills

WASHINGTON (AP) — Keep the government running and confirm Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice. Those are the big-ticket items that Republican leaders...

September 2, 2018 at 4:40 am

Challenge for Congress: Consider Kavanaugh, keep lights on

WASHINGTON (AP) — Keep the government running and confirm Brett Kavanaugh as the next Supreme Court justice. Those are the big-ticket items that Republican leaders...

August 31, 2018 at 12:30 pm

Trump names career official to lead National Park Service

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday named the superintendent of Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park to head the National Park Service, a job...

A Military Honor Guard carries the casket of U.S. Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) as wife Cindy McCain, right, cries as it arrives at the US Capitol Aug. 31, 2018 in Washington, D.C., prior to a Lying in Honor ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS) 1239435 1239435

August 30, 2018 at 9:23 pm

McCain salute: One of nation’s ‘bravest souls’ in war, peace WATCH

The six-term Republican senator, who lived and worked in the nation's capital over four decades, is lying in state under the U.S. Capitol rotunda for...