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WASHINGTON — (CNN) President-elect Donald Trump is “closely monitoring” the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Germany and Turkey. He is “regular contact with his national s...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Top Republicans and Democrats are quietly maneuvering to force a vote on the Senate floor establishing a new committee to investigate the Russian cyberattacks on the US politi...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Donald Trump has surpassed the necessary 270 votes in the Electoral College, the next step in the official process to become President. He was put over the top by electors in ...

CHINA — (CNN) A dangerous gray haze descended on Northeast China over the weekend, choking off schools, flights and industry and endangering citizens simply trying to breathe, according to local...

CALIFORNIA — (CNN) The California judge in the Brock Turner sexual assault trial did not abuse his authority or show bias when he sentenced the former Stanford University student to six months i...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Typically, a president’s choice for budget director barely gets noticed. Not this time. President-elect Donald Trump has nominated conservative Republican Congressman Mi...

  WASHINGTON — (CNN) President Barack Obama on Monday granted clemency to 231 individuals, the largest batch of grants on a single day of his presidency, bringing him to 1,324 acts of cleme...

CHINA — (CNN) A US underwater drone seized by China has become something of a political hot potato between the two countries at a pivotal time in the superpowers’ relationship. On Thursday...

By David Wright The Charlotte city council voted to rescind its controversial “Non-Discrimination Ordinance” that allowed transgender people to use the bathroom that corresponded to their ...

    TURKEY — (CNN) An off-duty police officer assassinated Russia’s ambassador to Turkey at an art exhibition in Ankara on Monday, officials said. The gunman shouted “Do no...