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Florida Republicans May Be Forced to Act on Voting Rights
Confronted with a federal judge's looming deadline, Florida Gov. Rick Scott called an extraordinary late-night meeting of top state officials Wednesday to decide what to do about the state's process for restoring voting rights to former prisoners.
Does Anyone Still Wear a Hat? Yes, Melania Trump
The media and the Twitterverse had a big time Tuesday with the first lady's I-spy chapeau, a wide-brim number designed by Herve Pierre that would have been perfect had the sun been out in Washington.
GOP Unsettled by Narrow Win in US House Race in Arizona
It took a big money push from the Republican Party, tweets by the president and the support of the state's current and former governors, but the GOP held onto an Arizona U.S. House seat they would have never considered endangered in any other year.
Medicare Opioid Treatment Gap: Methadone
One in three older Americans with Medicare drug coverage is prescribed opioid painkillers, but for those who develop a dangerous addiction there is one treatment Medicare won't cover: methadone.
Cynthia Nixon Joins Climate Change March, Rally
"Sex and the City" star and Democratic candidate for New York governor Cynthia Nixon has joined hundreds of environmentalists in a march and rally protesting incumbent Andrew Cuomo's climate change policies.
AP FACT CHECK: Trump's Shifting Rationale for Firing Comey
President Donald Trump offered a shifting rationale this past week for his firing of FBI Director James Comey and joined other Republicans in exaggerating how much simpler it will become for Americans to file their taxes.
Clinton Stars as Central Villain in GOP's Midterm Strategy
Almost 18 months have passed since Hillary Clinton lost the presidency. She holds no position of power in government. And she is not expected to run for office again.
Trump Gets 'Great Education' on Anti-Drug Effort
President Donald Trump says a briefing he received on anti-drug trafficking efforts provided a "great education." Trump traveled to Key West, Florida, on Thursday for an update from the Joint Interagency Task Force South.
Romney Must Compete in Primary for Senate Seat
Mitt Romney was forced into a Republican primary in his bid for U.S. Senate in Utah after losing a nomination battle Saturday at the state's far-right-leaning GOP convention.
'This is My Family': Travel Ban Debate Hits Home
As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to weigh President Donald Trump's ban on travel from certain countries, a New York convenience store worker worries for his wife in war-torn Yemen after she was deemed ineligible for a waiver.
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