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The U.S. military has confirmed that a third service member is believed to be dead in Friday's attack on a base in Jordan and identified them as Sgt. Angel S. Rampersad, 28, of New York.

The House passed a bill Tuesday evening that would keep the government funded through Dec. 4, but the Senate is preparing an alternative stopgap measure.

President Trump has approved an agreement with Saudi Arabia that could potentially provide the kingdom with uranium enrichment capability for its civilian nuclear program, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Hegseth disputed Peters's use of the word "failure" for the U.S. military's actions in Iran, saying it undermines the sacrifice of service members.

Darline Graham's views on so many issues, as well as her qualifications to serve in the Senate, are just not known ahead of a special GOP primary.

The wreckage from a Pan Am plane crash in the ocean 74 years ago that helped lead to requirements for the passenger safety briefings on every flight today has been found off the coast of Puerto Rico.

A group of House Democrats back from a trip to Cuba called on President Trump to drop sanctions and the blockade against the longtime communist foe, saying the economic isolation is causing suffering.

The top federal prosecutor in Seattle who was fired last week less than an hour after being sworn in sued over his termination Tuesday, teeing up a legal challenge to the Trump administration's efforts to install its own picks in the powerful Justice ...

A Chicago Cubs fan who was caught on video smacking another spectator during Sunday's playing of "The Star-Spangled Banner" says the confrontation ended peacefully, with both men trading apologies and even a beer.

A federal judge sentenced a former Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy to one year in prison Monday for lying on a warrant application to get dirt on a client's estranged husband.