National & World Headlines
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President Donald Trump announced the nomination of a permanent administrator of Federal Aviation Administration as the agency faces new scrutiny over its oversight after a pair of deadly crashes by Boeing's new aircraft.
March 19, 2019 -
A federal appeals court has heard arguments in a lawsuit that claims President Donald Trump is violating the Constitution by accepting profits from foreign and domestic officials through his hotel in Washington, D.C.
March 19, 2019 -
The Defense Department has approved a new policy that will largely bar transgender troops and military recruits from transitioning to another sex
March 12, 2019 -
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson says she is resigning to become president of the University of Texas at El Paso.
March 08, 2019 -
A top Senate Democrat said the Pentagon is planning to tap $1 billion in leftover funds from military pay and pensions accounts to help President Donald Trump pay for his long-sought border wall.
March 07, 2019 -
The head of the Food and Drug Administration is stepping down after nearly two years leading public health agency
March 05, 2019 -
President Donald Trump's administration is seeking to stem the number of veteran suicides with a plan to boost outreach by awarding grants to community programs
March 05, 2019 -
The Senate has confirmed former coal industry lobbyist Andrew Wheeler to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, despite concerns by Democrats and one Republican about regulatory rollbacks he's made in eight months as the agency's acting chief
February 28, 2019 -
The White House is firing an opening shot in an upcoming fight with Capitol Hill Democrats over spending on domestic agencies that face sharp budget cuts without a new budget deal
February 25, 2019 -
After 17 years of war against Taliban and al-Qaida-linked insurgents, Marines are going through advanced cold-weather training to prepare for future wars against foes such as Russian and North Korea
February 20, 2019 -
Trump has directed the Pentagon to develop plans to create a new Space Force within the Air Force, accepting less than the full-fledged department he'd wanted
February 19, 2019 -
A vessel that bears the name of Oklahoma's second-largest city has been commissioned as the newest warship in the U.S. Navy's fleet. The USS Tulsa was commissioned on Saturday at a pier in San Francisco.
February 17, 2019 -
A top Census Bureau official says an internal agency team found that basic personal information collected from more than 100 million Americans during the 2010 head count could be reconstructed from encrypted data _ but with lots of mistakes
February 16, 2019 -
William Barr has been sworn in as the nation's next attorney general
February 14, 2019 -
The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has resigned, after a two-year tenure in which he managed the response to historic wildfires and major hurricanes but was dogged by questions over his use of government vehicles
February 13, 2019