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WASHINGTON — (CNN) Michigan’s attorney general announced Friday he would file suit to stop a recount requested by Green Party candidate Dr. Jill Stein.“Today I am filing suit to stop...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) America kept hiring amid election shock.The U.S. economy added 178,000 jobs in November, the Labor Department reported Friday, and the unemployment rate fell sharply to 4.6% f...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) A President-elect stuns the political world by picking his onetime archenemy to become a member of his Cabinet. The two men had been public rivals, and the new president could...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Senate Democrats are issuing a new warning to Republicans plotting a quick repeal of Obamacare next year: Don’t count on us to help replace it. “It they break this...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi beat back a challenge Wednesday to keep her top leadership post. But three first-term House Democrats continued what became a steady and pub...

SEATTLE — (CNN) Howard Schultz, the visionary leader of Starbucks, will be stepping down next year as CEO of the iconic coffee giant.Schultz’s surprise decision to step aside as the leader...

INDIANAPOLIS — (CNN) Donald Trump praised Carrier for keeping over 1,000 jobs in the U.S. — and threatened other companies that might consider leaving the country.“Companies are not ...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Senators overwhelmingly approved Thursday a 10-year extension of tough economic sanctions against Iran they believe is needed to ensure Iran doesn’t violate the terms of...

 FRANCE — (CNN) France’s President Francois Hollande confirmed Thursday he will not seek a second term in office.French voters will go to the polls in April and May 2017, but Hollande...

WASHINGTON — (CNN) Rep. Keith Ellison’s past ties to the Nation of Islam and his defense of its anti-Semitic leader, Louis Farrakhan, are resurfacing as he campaigns to lead the Democratic...