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It's long been conventional wisdom among Washington politicos that the seeds of President Trump's White House aspirations were sown when he attended the 2011 White House Correspondents' Dinner.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Thursday dropped her bid for the U.S. Senate just weeks before the Democratic primary in a race that reflected an internal party debate over how to win one of this year's most competitive Senate seats.

The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits tumbled below 200,000 last week despite a number of economic headwinds, including the war in Iran.

Iran's supreme leader said Thursday that the Islamic republic will protect its "nuclear and missile capabilities" as a national asset, likely seeking to draw a hard line as U.S. President Trump seeks a wider deal to cement the shaky ceasefire now ...

The United Arab Emirates' OPEC withdrawal is forcing Washington into a new phase of energy diplomacy -- one that requires direct coordination with Abu Dhabi as the cartel structure the U.S. has relied on for decades unravels.

A Chinese artificial intelligence company has been tracking U.S. military operations in the Middle East, threatening U.S. forces engaged in the conflict in Iran, according to congressional testimony made public Wednesday.

The U.S. Army's fiscal year budget request, released Tuesday, confirms the Next Generation Command and Control system is its biggest modernization project and a $4 billion bet on becoming the new communications platform for the military's largest ...

The Trump administration opened an investigation Wednesday into whether Stanford University violated federal anti-discrimination law with a program to boost teachers who aren't White or Asian-American.

Kim Jong-un confirmed this week that the ancient military tradition of "death before dishonor" -- committing suicide rather than being taken captive -- remains an honored practice among his North Korean soldiers.

House GOP leaders negotiated their way through fierce intraparty opposition and passed on Wednesday one of the three key pieces of legislation on their agenda for the week, but their struggles are far from over.