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US steps up winter-warfare training as global threat shifts

MARINE MOUNTAIN WARFARE TRAINING CENTER, Calif. (AP) — Hunkered down behind a wall of snow, two U.S. Marines melt slush to make drinking water after spending the night digging out a defensive position high in the Sierra Nevada. Their laminated targeting map is wedged into the ice just below the machine gun. Nearly 8,000 feet... WATCH

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February 19, 2019 at 5:14 pm

Trump to tap other military money for wall before emergency funds

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s plan to spend billions of dollars more on his border wall than Congress approved involves more than his invocation of...

February 19, 2019 at 5:10 pm

Thomas calls for reconsideration of a landmark 1964 libel ruling

WASHINGTON — Justice Clarence Thomas on Tuesday called for the Supreme Court to reconsider New York Times v. Sullivan, the landmark 1964 ruling interpreting the...

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing a directive centralizing all military space functions under a new Space Force, which will be overseen by the Department of the Air Force, in the Oval Office of the White House on Tuesday, February 19, 2019, in Washington, D.C. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca Press/TNS) 1270650 1270650

February 19, 2019 at 1:12 pm

Intimidation, pressure and humiliation: Inside Trump’s two-year war on the investigations encircling him VIEW

President Trump’s public war on the investigations encircling him is no longer shocking. Now, an examination by The New York Times reveals the extent of...

February 19, 2019 at 12:47 pm

Trump says he’s in no rush to see North Korea give up nukes WATCH

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wants to see North Korea eventually give up its nuclear weapons program, but adds he's... Updated 1:02 am

February 19, 2019 at 11:28 am

Houston, Miami, Milwaukee vying to host the 2020 Democratic convention

WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials in Houston, Miami and Milwaukee are scrambling to lure the Democratic National Convention in 2020, but each city has something left...

February 19, 2019 at 11:19 am

Dems say DeVos’ deputy tried to influence internal inquiry

BOSTON (AP) — Democrats in Congress are accusing the Education Department of interfering with an investigation by the agency's independent watchdog. Five lawmakers sent a...

February 19, 2019 at 10:03 am

AP source: FBI had backup plan to save Russia probe evidence

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI developed a backup plan to protect evidence in its Russia investigation soon after the firing of FBI Director James Comey...

FILE – In this Jan. 30, 2019, file photo, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sanders, whose insurgent 2016 presidential campaign reshaped Democratic politics, announced Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019 that he is running for president in 2020. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) WX302 WX302

February 19, 2019 at 9:30 am

Sanders announcement revives criticism from Clinton backers

WASHINGTON (AP) — The tension between supporters of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton resurfaced on Tuesday after the Vermont senator announced his second run for...

February 19, 2019 at 8:09 am

Trump orders creation of Space Force, but within Air Force WATCH

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday directed the Pentagon to develop plans to create a new Space Force within the Air Force, accepting...

FILE – In this Feb. 1, 2017 file photo, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn speaks during the daily news briefing at the White House, in Washington. The Democrat-led House oversight committee launched an investigation Tuesday into whether senior officials in President Donald Trumpâ€™s White House worked to transfer nuclear power technology to Saudi Arabia as part of a deal that would financially benefit prominent Trump supporters. The proposal was pushed by former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, who was fired in early 2017, but it has remained under consideration by the Trump administration despite concerns from Democrats and Republicans that Saudi Arabia could develop nuclear weapons if the U.S. technology was transferred without proper safeguards. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) WX106 WX106

February 19, 2019 at 8:05 am

Flynn pushed to share nuclear tech with Saudis, report says WATCH

The House oversight committee opened an investigation Tuesday into the claims by several unnamed whistleblowers who said they witnessed "abnormal acts" in the White House... Updated 1:18 am

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