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DNC hack attack reported to FBI was a false alarm: report

The Democratic National Committee's alert Tuesday to the FBI about detecting an apparent hack attack into its voter database turned out to be a false alarm, according to a report Thursday. Published August 23, 2018

Trump awards posthumous Medal of Honor to hero airman

President Trump on Wednesday awarded posthumously the Medal of Honor to Air Force Technical Sgt. John Chapman for courageous action on a snow-covered Afghan mountaintop, where he died fighting alone against al Qaeda militants. Published August 22, 2018

Paul Manafort, Michael Cohen developments fuel partisan furor over Robert Mueller probe

The conviction of Paul Manafort and guilty plea by Michael Cohen on Tuesday fortified both the pro- and anti-Trump camps in the political war over special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe. Published August 21, 2018

Donald Trump plans breakneck midterm campaign schedule, determined to keep GOP in power

President Trump plans to embark on the most aggressive midterm campaign schedule in recent presidential history. He has scheduled more than 40 days on the road before the November elections in a fight to keep Republicans in control of Congress. Published August 21, 2018

Trump administration hits Russian ships for violating North Korea sanctions

The Trump administration Tuesday slapped new sanctions on Russian shipping companies and vessels for transporting oil to North Korea in violation of United Nation's prohibitions. Published August 21, 2018

Melania Trump announces trip to Africa

Melania Trump plans to visit several African countries in October on her first major solo trip overseas as first lady, she announced Monday. Published August 20, 2018

Melania Trump jetting to Africa on first major solo trip abroad

Melania Trump plans to visit several African countries in October on her first major solo trip overseas as first lady, she announced in a statement. Published August 20, 2018

Romanian anti-government protests turn violent as more than are 400 injured

Massive anti-government protests turned violent in the capital, Bucharest, and injured more than 400 demonstrators and three dozen riot police, and put a spotlight on rampant corruption that has plagued this Eastern European country since the communist era. Published August 12, 2018

Noncitizens find it easy to register to vote, cast ballots

A Russian foreign national or any other noncitizen can easily influence a U.S. election by simply registering to vote in California -- just ask Elizaveta Shuvalova. Published July 31, 2018

GOP focused on avoiding government shutdown

Congressional Republicans on Tuesday brushed off President Trump's threats of a government shutdown over border wall funding, saying that while money for the wall is important, they're not going to let it send Congress into partisan gridlock. Published July 31, 2018

Trump keeps shutdown threat alive, demands border wall funding this year

President Trump on Tuesday reinforced his threat to shut down the government this fall over border wall funding, saying the issue is bigger than politics. Published July 31, 2018

John Kelly says Trump wants him to stay at White House

White House Chief of Staff John Kelly has told colleagues that he plans to stay on the job through the 2020 election, ending speculation that he was on his way out. Published July 31, 2018

Donald Trump offers to meet Iran without preconditions

President Trump said Monday that he's ready to meet Iran's president without preconditions to discuss how to improve ties, despite a recent exchange of threats with the leader of the Islamist regime. Published July 30, 2018

Donald Trump steels for possible government shutdown amid border wall impasse

President Trump said Monday that he wouldn't flinch from a government shutdown this fall over border wall funding, injecting confusion into what had been an unusually orderly and productive appropriations process for the Republican-run Congress. Published July 30, 2018