Government News
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A jury will return after failing to reach a verdict on the first day of deliberations in the Medicare fraud trial of a prominent Florida eye doctor who is accused separately of bribing a U.S. senator
April 26, 2017 -
Members of the Tennessee House of Representatives thought they had defeated a resolution to honor Nathan Bedford Forrest
April 26, 2017 -
Prosecutors cannot use statements a Chinese billionaire made to the FBI after his arrest in a United Nations bribery scandal at his New York trial
April 26, 2017 -
A white Minnesota man has been sentenced to over 15 years in prison for shooting and wounding five black men who were demonstrating against the police killing of an African-American
April 26, 2017 -
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that aims to reduce the federal government's role in K-12 education
April 26, 2017 -
About two dozen people witness executions in Arkansas, though the term "witness" is a misnomer
April 26, 2017 -
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker says he won't remove Milwaukee County Sheriff David Clarke from office over the death of an inmate who went seven days without water
April 26, 2017 -
The Latest: Venezuela's government says it will begin withdrawing from the Organization of American States, in reaction to growing international pressure on the socialist-run South American nation
April 26, 2017 -
A federal appeals court has denied the latest request from former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi for a new trial on corruption charges
April 26, 2017 -
President Donald Trump proposed dramatic tax cuts for U.S. businesses and individuals Wednesday, dismissing concerns about federal deficits and promising to spur economic growth while simplifying the nation's tangle of tax code rules
April 26, 2017 -
A Senate Democrat says the head of the Environmental Protection Agency is breaking the law by agreeing to headline a state GOP fundraiser
April 26, 2017 -
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The U.S. Border Patrol has a new acting chief _ the first woman to lead the agency in its 93-year history _ as the Trump administration pursues plans for a wall on the border with Mexico and hiring 5,000 agents
April 26, 2017 -
Ivanka Trump has been involved in discussions with the World Bank about setting up a funding operation that would support female entrepreneurs
April 26, 2017 -
Suspended Alabama Chief Justice and gay marriage opponent Roy Moore says he is running for the US Senate seat previously held by Attorney General Jeff Sessions
April 26, 2017