Government News
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The mother of a survivalist who ambushed two Pennsylvania State Police troopers has made an emotional appeal for her son's life
April 24, 2017 -
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper took just 15 minutes Monday to replace a resigning Republican judge with a Democrat on the state's second-highest court
April 24, 2017 -
The man charged in the kidnapping of a Tennessee girl acknowledged in California federal court that he is the suspect and agreed to return to Tennessee to face charges there
April 24, 2017 -
A federal appeals court has ordered a judge to reconsider his decision not to require Donald "Ski" Johnson to pay restitution for charity fraud that appeared to be similar to a Montana case for which he was ordered to pay $5,600 in restitution
April 24, 2017 -
Documents obtained by The Associated Press show that Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner's information technology chief has contracted to spend $208,000 in tax dollars for two professional memberships despite the budget crisis
April 24, 2017 -
Senate confirms former Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to be agriculture secretary
April 24, 2017 -
Figures on government spending and debt in millions of dollars
April 24, 2017 -
Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges says she was sexually assaulted as a child, a revelation she hopes shows solidarity with other victims
April 24, 2017 -
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum has signed a measure into law that establishes protections for confidential drug informants
April 24, 2017 -
A federal prosecutor in New York says politically connected lawyers are using inaccuracies to whitewash charges against a prominent Turkish businessman as they try to get Turkey's president and U.S. officials to resolve the case diplomatically
April 24, 2017 -
Last-ditch court appeals could block the executions of two Arkansas inmates who are scheduled to be put to death Monday
April 24, 2017 -
A spokesman for former President George H.W. Bush says the nation's 41st president will remain in a Houston hospital for a few more days of observation while he recovers from a mild case of pneumonia
April 24, 2017 -
A plan to spend nearly a half-million dollars remodeling the interior of the newest state office building in Des Moines is moving forward despite budget cuts that are hitting an array of state programs and services
April 24, 2017 -
Interest rates on short-term Treasury bills were unchanged to higher in Monday's auction
April 24, 2017 -
MetLife is asking a federal appeals court to put on hold a ruling on whether the government can tag the insurance giant as a potential threat to the financial system
April 24, 2017