FBI Director

FBI Director James Comey said Wednesday that it makes him "mildly nauseous" to think his decision to reopen the bureau's investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails just days before the election could have impacted voters, but added he would make the same choice again. In his most detailed explan...

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AP Radio

AP Radio AP Radio News: WASHINGTON (AP) -- With just hours to spare, Congress easily approved a short-term spending bill Friday that would prevent a partial federal shutdown over the weekend. But on President Donald Trump's 99th day in office, lawmakers were leaving until next week without comple...

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The French

Paris (CNN) — The French presidential election campaign was stopped in its tracks on Friday after a deadly attack on a police bus on the Champs-Elysees in the heart of Paris. The attacker -- named by the Paris prosecutor's office as Karim Cheurfi -- killed one police officer and badly injured two...

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Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia (CNN) — Republicans were served another reminder of President Donald Trump's unpopularity Tuesday as Democrat Jon Ossoff nearly captured a House seat in a region that for decades has been a conservative stronghold, with the Democrat ultimately falling just short of the percent ne...

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Supreme Court

Supreme Court confirmation hearings are the stuff of novels and movies, but they are the stuff of reality TV, too. For critics of the nominee — any nominee — the object is drama, even confrontation. For defenders of the nominee, the object is boredom. A confirmation hearing with no sparks and no ...

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The Justice Department

Updated at 2:40 p.m. ET The Justice Department has announced charges against four people, including two Russian security officials, over cybercrimes linked to a massive hack of millions of Yahoo user accounts. Two of the defendants — Dmitry Dokuchaev and his superior Igor Sushchin — are officers ...

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Twenty Four Million

CNN) — Twenty-four million more Americans would be uninsured by 2026 under the House Republican health care bill than under Obamacare, including 14 million by next year, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday. The long-anticipated score immediately puts the writers and supporte...

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PALM BEACH

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Already in a domestic battle over his immigration order, President Donald Trump now faces a fresh foreign provocation in his first weeks in office — an apparent ballistic missile test by North Korea. After a stormy start on the diplomacy front, Trump has shown evidence of ...

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Washington

Washington (CNN)The Justice Department's internal watchdog announced Thursday it has launched a probe into the department and the FBI's handling of the investigation into Hillary Clinton's private email server. The announcement, which was expected, …

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Istanbul

ISTANBUL — The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack early on New Year’s Day at an Istanbul nightclub that killed at least 39 people, in a statement released on Monday, news agencies reported. The authorities are still searching for the gunman, who killed a police officer guarding t...

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The Chinese government

The Chinese government said Saturday it will return a U.S. naval drone seized last week in the South China Sea, a step toward defusing maritime tensions between the two Pacific powers. President-elect Donald Trump reacted to the news by telling them he doesn’t want it back. “We should tell China ...

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Until last week

Until last week, the U.S. One China policy rarely surfaced for public discussion, and when it did, it didn't generate any heat. That all changed with a single phone call, as President-elect Donald Trump spoke with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-Wen for a few brief minutes on Dec. 2. That call, foll...

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WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON — Rex W. Tillerson, the chief executive of Exxon Mobil, whose extensive deal-making for the energy giant has plunged him into global politics from Yemen to Russia, is expected to be offered the secretary of state post this weekend by President-elect Donald J. Trump, according to two pe...

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Washington

Washington (CNN) — President-elect Donald Trump formally introduced his pick to lead the defense department Tuesday, as he brought his "thank you" tour to Fayetteville, North Carolina. "In order to succeed in our defense policy, we must have the right person to lead in our Defense Department," he...

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Ben Wednesday is CNN's

Ben Wedeman is CNN's Rome-based senior international correspondent. The opinions expressed in this commentary are his. Rome (CNN)The world as we know it could come to an end this Sunday. Or it could be just another day. It depends on whom you talk to. This weekend, Italians go to the polls to vot...

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