Havana Hails End to Special US Immigration Policy for CubansThe Cuban government hailed President Barack Obama's decision ending automatic legal residency for any Cuban who touches U.S. soil, while ordinary citizens mourned the end of an easy pathway to a new life in the United States.
Watchdog Probe to Bring New Scrutiny for FBI's ComeyFBI Director James Comey, already under fierce public scrutiny for his handling of the election-year probe of Hillary Clinton, faces a new internal investigation into whether he and the Justice Department followed established protocol in the email server case.
Justice Department to Release Chicago Police Abuse ReportThe U.S. Justice Department plans to release a major report Friday on the Chicago Police Department after a yearlong civil rights investigation that is expected to find a pattern and practice of violations over many years.
Newly Leaked Dossier on Trump Circulated in DC for MonthsIt was a bombshell story, emerging on the eve of Donald Trump's first news conference as president-elect: U.S. intelligence officials had presented Trump with unsubstantiated claims that Russia had amassed compromising personal and financial allegations about him.
Trump's Pick for Top Diplomat Breaks from Him in Many WaysRex Tillerson's foreign policy isn't sounding much like Donald Trump's. At his confirmation hearing Wednesday, the former Exxon Mobil CEO selected by Trump for secretary of state called Russia a "danger" and vowed to protect America's European allies.
Republican-Led Senate Takes First Step to Repeal 'Obamacare'Congress is poised to complete its initial step toward dismantling President Barack Obama's health care law, as Republicans divided over how to replace it face pressure from Donald Trump for quick action.
Trump CIA Pick Pledges to be Objective Intel CollectorDonald Trump's pick to run the CIA said Thursday he understands he would have to make the transition from a partisan, policymaking lawmaker to an objective intelligence collector as the United States faces a complicated and broad array of threats.
Blair SchaeferThe latest victory for unbeaten Mississippi State was doubly satisfying for coach Vic Schaefer.
Dylann Roof Sentenced to Die for Church SlayingsAn unrepentant Dylann Roof was sentenced to death Tuesday for killing nine black church members during Bible study, the first person to face execution for federal hate crime convictions.
Ryan: GOP Will Work on Repealing, Replacing Health LawRepublicans will work on unraveling and replacing the health care law at the same time, House Speaker Paul Ryan said Tuesday as GOP leaders struggled to align their zeal to rapidly erase one of President Barack Obama's proudest achievements with …
Sessions Says He'd be Fair as AG, Defy Trump if NecessarySen. Jeff Sessions cast himself as a strong protector of law and order at his confirmation hearing Tuesday, promising that as attorney general he would crack down on illegal immigration, gun violence and the "scourge of radical Islamic terrorism."
Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter has been released from a hospital six days after he fell on his icy driveway and injured his head.
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is cutting another $51 million from the $6.4 billion state budget because state revenues are lagging.
The latest victory for unbeaten Mississippi State was doubly satisfying for coach Vic Schaefer.
An unrepentant Dylann Roof was sentenced to death Tuesday for killing nine black church members during Bible study, the first person to face execution for federal hate crime convictions.