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President Trump on Monday suggested that the ongoing recounts in Florida should be halted and the races called for Republican candidates while floating baseless claims of voter fraud.

12 Nov 2018 3:04pm GMT

New York City hosted its annual Veterans Day Parade, the largest celebration of service in the nation, on Nov. 11. "America's Parade" featured more than 20,000 participants, with 300 marching bands, floats, veterans' groups and military units. Medal of Honor recipient Florent Groberg (U.S. Army, Afghanistan) was this years grand marshal.

11 Nov 2018 10:13pm GMT

Over a year after an airstrike killed Buthaina's immediate family, remaining relatives are accusing Saudi authorities of kidnapping the girl in a bid to hide a powerful symbol of the war in Yemen.

11 Nov 2018 5:59pm GMT

Hong Kong official Patrick Ho was indicted on foreign bribery and money-laundering charges, but the probe into Ho, his nonprofit and the U.N. wasn't about just corruption.

11 Nov 2018 2:57pm GMT

The existence of the new classified operation, code-named Yukon Journey, was partially revealed in a Defense Department inspector general report posted online earlier this month.

10 Nov 2018 10:13pm GMT

President Donald Trump paid tribute Sunday to U.S. and allied soldiers killed in World War I as he and dozens of other world leaders commemorated the 100th anniversary of the end of "a horrible, horrible war" that marked America's emergence as a world power.

10 Nov 2018 6:52pm GMT

As votes continue to be counted, Democrats are inching toward solidifying their control of the House with a pickup of as many as 40 seats, while Republican Senate wins in Arizona and Florida are looking less solid.

09 Nov 2018 10:57pm GMT

President Trump's latest executive action, which seeks to limit the ability of migrants to apply for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border, was met with widespread criticism Friday from legal experts, human rights advocates and some members of Congress, who described it as not just discriminatory and inhumane, but also illegal under both U.S. and international law.

09 Nov 2018 10:15pm GMT

"People are looking too much at what got flipped and not at long-term directional trends," said Jessica Alter of Tech for Campaigns, which connects tech and campaign experts with candidates.

09 Nov 2018 8:34pm GMT

President Trump on Friday said he did not know Mark Whitaker before appointing him acting attorney general, despite saying he did less than a month ago.

09 Nov 2018 7:26pm GMT

Republicans cry foul over changing vote totals in Broward and Palm Beach counties, while Democrats demand all ballots be counted.

09 Nov 2018 6:31pm GMT

U.S. progressive groups staged hundreds of protests nationwide on Thursday evening to demand that President Trump do nothing to hinder an ongoing investigation into his campaign and Russian meddling during the 2016 U.S. election. The protests, operating under the banner "Nobody Is Above the Law" and led by the activist group MoveOn, called for people to gather in cities at 5 p.m. on Thursday in an effort to protect the investigation led by special counsel Robert Mueller. The action was spurred by Trump's move on Wednesday to replace Attorney General Jeff Sessions with Sessions's chief of staff, Matt Whitaker, as acting attorney general.

09 Nov 2018 4:53pm GMT

In her upcoming memoir, Michelle Obama writes that she will "never forgive" President Trump for pushing the so-called birther conspiracy that she believes put her family's safety at risk.

09 Nov 2018 4:45pm GMT

Robert Gaafar, who survived last year's Route 91 Harvest massacre, is reliving seering memories after this week's mass shooting in Thousand Oaks, Calif.

09 Nov 2018 1:45pm GMT

Of all the Democrats who could play a part in the looming drama of the next presidential campaign, the raspy, rumpled Ohio populist emerged from Election Day with the most to brag about.

09 Nov 2018 10:00am GMT

After Wednesday's abrupt post-election firing of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, there are mounting questions about the legal landscape surrounding President Trump and special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

08 Nov 2018 11:52pm GMT