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The State Department has shuttered the team involved in South China Sea security, getting rid of top experts on the subject ...

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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo overall received the lowest net-approval rating based on job performance of any elected ...

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As Democrats push to release Epstein-related files, a former Justice Department official says the public may never see the ...

Six-year-old Etan Patz disappeared while walking to a school bus stop in 1979. The publicity of the case led to a societal ...

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Born and raised in the heart of Lumbee Tribal Territory, Sampson proudly serves as a role model for Lumbee youth and Native ...

If Republicans lose control of the House in next year’s midterms, Trump’s agenda would be stalled and his remaining two ...