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The United States acting attorney general -- for the next few days, at least -- is a little-known, but longstanding federal prosecutor.

Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis has reaffirmed the US' commitment to defend South Korea "against the evolving North Korean threat".

Businesses and some pro-economic growth Republican think tanks are worried about President Donald Trump's immigration policies -- and they're hoping that maybe the businessman in chief might be influenced by their message.

I woke up this morning as an Alternative Fact.

Amid controversy over the reshuffling of the National Security Council, National Security Adviser Michael Flynn penned a memo to the each of the Cabinet departments in the NSC striking a conciliatory tone.

The White House released a statement saying acting Attorney General Sally Yates was released of her duties for "refusing to enforce a legal order."

Nancy Pelosi says repealing the Affordable Care Act would put the health care of tens of millions of Americans at risk

The suspect charged with murder in Sunday's shooting that left six people dead at a Quebec City mosque was a "lone wolf," Canadian Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said Monday.

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President Donald Trump fired acting Attorney General Sally Yates for "refusing to enforce a legal order designed to protect the citizens of the United States," the White House said.

In the stretch run of the 2016 campaign, columnist and CNN contributor Salena Zito identified a fault line in the tumultuous relationship between the news media and Trump supporters. The press, she wrote, had taken then-candidate Donald Trump "literally, but not seriously," while his backers regarded his statements "seriously, but not literally."

The rabbi who offered a prayer at President Donald Trump's inauguration 10 days ago is criticizing the White House statement on International Holocaust Memorial Day that failed to mention Jews as a "mistake."

The big fines keep coming for Deutsche Bank.

For years fairy circles have been one of nature's great, enduring mysteries. A defining feature of the majestic Namib Desert, Namibia these dusty patches of earth, ringed with tall grass and dispersed evenly across 1,100 miles have eluded explanation and confounded scientists.

It should go without saying, but being a refugee isn't easy. Neither is getting into the United States.

Tech executives in particular have expressed deep concern about President Trump's ban on travel by citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries. But leaders of companies across the economy are speaking out.

A handful of President Donald Trump's Cabinet nominees' confirmation votes were postponed Monday, including Treasury Department nominee Steven Mnuchin, Health and Human Services nominee Tom Price and Small Business Administration nominee Linda McMahon.

Major League Baseball has ruled that the St. Louis Cardinals have to hand over their top two draft picks and pay the Houston Astros $2 million after Chris Correa, the team's former director of scouting was found guilty of hacking the rival team's player roster.

From the White House: Statement on the Appointment of Dana Boente as Acting Attorney General

At her confirmation hearing in 2015, former Attorney General Sally Yates was grilled by Sen. Jeff Sessions about the position.