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Legislation to exempt firearms from bankruptcy proceedings was pitched less than six months after a deadly church shooting.

Incarcerated former law enforcement officers are often kept away from other inmates for safety reasons, officials say.

U.S. policy requires that unaccompanied minors to be cared for until they can be reunited with family or find a foster home.

A video showing presidential hopeful Carly Fiorina includes her chomping down on a Milk Bone and bringing up an old GOP attack.

Hillary Clinton's director of Latino outreach, a former undocumented immigrant, became a U.S. citizen Tuesday.

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GOP presidential hopefuls are still vying for support from Mormons in the Silver State, but some are better positioned than others.

After an officer's rape conviction in Oklahoma, the Department of Justice announced new guidance Tuesday to prevent gender-biased police responses.

Here are all the political buzzwords you could ever want. Now, force yourself to drink every time you hear a Republican say these things.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz's recent surge in Iowa has sparked interest in his performance in tonight's debate.

Chicago aldermen have not requested Mayor Rahm Emanuel's participation in a Tuesday meeting about the officer-involved shooting of a 17-year-old.

At a Monday gathering of Democratic Hispanic leaders, photos of Sens. Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio were featured alongside Donald Trump, and all three were condemned as anti-Latino.

A threat emailed to authorities early Tuesday morning was reportedly traced to an address in Germany.

CNN's lead political anchor has moderated three GOP presidential debates, not always to acclaim.

Tuesday evening's event will be the last Republican presidential debate of 2015.

The City Council is expected to make an emergency declaration that could lead to additional federal and state funding.

A Snapchat filter for Tuesday's Republican primary debate pushed back against liberal efforts to pass gun control measures in the United States.

Once resource-rich and able to attract young workers seeking adventure, America's 49th state is now in financial peril.

Stakes are high entering the Republican presidential debate with seven weeks to go before the Iowa caucus.

Candidates square off Tuesday night, with some surveys showing Sen. Ted Cruz — not businessman Donald Trump — in first place.

The shooter involved in the Dec. 2 attack in Southern California "expressed her desire" to become a jihadi in one of her private messages on Facebook, the Los Angeles Times reported.

Hasan Edmonds, a U.S. citizen who admitted to conspiring to provide material support to the terror group, had plans to carry out an attack at the Joliet armory.

The contract runs through June 30, 2019, the U.S. Defense Department said in its daily digest of major arms contracts.

The Environmental Protection Agency's social media messages may have mislead readers, the federal Government Accountability Office said.

About 100 people gathered Monday to hear speakers including U.S. Rep. Gerry Connolly, a Virginia Democrat, outside the National Rifle Association headquarters.

Alejandro Garcia Padilla’s administration is facing a federal corruption probe, and the governor’s approval ratings have been dismal.

Bergdahl, 29, was charged earlier this year and faces up to life in prison if convicted of endangering troops who searched for him in Afghanistan.

An assessment of the Republican candidate's health was actually written by the late physician's son, Trump's campaign clarified Monday, without elaborating on the error.

Mohamed Yousef ElShinawy had been communicating with Islamic State group terrorists overseas who sent him money, possibly to carry out an attack or travel to Syria.