Brexit Sparks Showdown Between UK Parliament and Government
As Brexit enters its endgame, the big divide is not between the U.K. and the European Union, but...
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FBI Agents Say Shutdown Affecting Operations
The association that represents thousands of FBI agents says the partial federal government...
Read MoreLiberal Lawmakers Challenge Trump with Drug Cost Legislation
Challenging the Trump administration on a top consumer issue, leading congressional liberals are unveiling a package of bills Thursday designed to radically reduce what Americans pay for prescription drugs by linking prices to...
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Scientists Seek Ways to Finally Take a Real Measure of Pain
Is the pain stabbing or burning? On a scale from 1 to 10, is it a 6 or an 8? Over and over,...
Read MoreBerger, Moore Seek Consensus in New Session
Republican lawmakers re-elected to lead the North Carolina House and Senate are urging colleagues to reach consensus in approving policy and legislation during the next two years. The Senate voted unanimously Wednesday to elect...
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White House Tries to Hold Jittery GOP in Line on Shutdown
President Donald Trump was heading to Capitol Hill Wednesday as the White House tried to hold...
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US Orders Refuges to Staff for Hunters Despite Shutdown
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is directing dozens of wildlife refuges to return to work to...
Read MoreN Carolina Legislature Begins, Less Politically Imbalanced
A less politically imbalanced North Carolina General Assembly begins its two-year session with Democrats holding more seats since Republicans took over the legislature in 2011. The GOP still controls the House and Senate as...
Read MoreTrump Pleads on TV for Wall Money; Dems Say He Stokes ‘fear’
President Donald Trump urged congressional Democrats to fund his long-promised border wall in a somber televised address that was heavy with dark immigration rhetoric but offered little in the way of concessions or new ideas to...
Read MoreUS, China End Talks on Tariff Battle with No Word on Outcome
Three days of U.S.-Chinese talks aimed at ending a costly tariff battle wrapped up Wednesday in an optimistic atmosphere after President Donald Trump said they were “going very well!” No details were immediately...
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