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President Donald Trump joked about the current ratings of his show 'The Apprentice' and it's new host, Arnold Schwarzenegger, at the National Prayer Breakfast.

The pitched resistance to the Trump administration's early onslaught of executive actions and controversial Cabinet nominations has increasingly come to be defined and inspired by a coalition of the unassuming -- bureaucrats and mostly anonymous civil servants.

New US defense secretary James Mattis has defended the planned deployment of a missile defense system in South Korea, saying only North Korea had anything to fear from it.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg made a poignant visit to the Virginia Military Institute on Wednesday, her first trip to the state-funded school she profoundly changed some 20 years ago by striking down its all-male admissions policy.

The Trump administration is easing restrictions on legal permanent residents who were initially affected by the President's executive order largely banning entry to the US by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries.

A car on a Pittsburgh interstate launched off the highway and made a crash landing in the parking lot of an automotive body shop.

President Donald Trump won't have to face voters for several more years, but his policies will be on the ballot in just a few months.

It's often hidden from sight, but modern slavery is a global problem.

Nearly two weeks after his inauguration, President Donald Trump's White House isn't yet open to the public for tours.

A landmark deal to settle refugees detained by Australia in the US is on shaky ground following reports of a contentious phone call between Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and President Donald Trump.

The Trump administration is getting tough with Iran -- but can't yet say how it will back up its rhetoric.

Corrections officers are being held hostage at a Delaware prison, authorities said Wednesday.

President Trump and Australian Prime Minister Turnbull had a heated phone call about a refugee agreement negotiated by Obama.

For more than 70 years, Australia and the United States have been inseparable allies.

Two prosthetic legs lean against the wall in the bedroom, black shoes protruding from the trousers. In another corner sit several suitcases, packed, stacked and ready to go.

"That night he took me with him. He forced himself on me. I was crying. [He said] I've bought you, I can do whatever I want. I've given your parents money, I can use you for as long as I like. Keep your mouth shut."

What happens to the human body after a year on the International Space station, floating in zero gravity? The Twins Study -- comparing data from before, during and after astronaut Scott Kelly's mission in space with those of his identical twin brother, retired astronaut Mark, back on Earth -- is giving researchers a better idea than ever before.

Rex Tillerson, who was sworn in as US Secretary of State Wednesday, takes responsibility for US policy in one of the world's biggest flashpoints: the South China Sea.

Have you ever boarded a flight dreading who might be your neighbor for the next few hours?