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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand during Tuesday's taping of "The

Gillibrand: Regrets past views but ready for Trump

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand appeared Sunday on three morning talk shows where she cast herself as ...

Nation Trump chides Pelosi, Democrats for rejecting his offer
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Sunday defended his offer to reopen the federal government ...
1:32 PM
Nation Students mocking American Indians could face expulsion
FRANKFORT, Ky. — Students at a Kentucky Catholic school who were involved in a video ...
11:15 AM
Nation Bitter cold sets in as winter storm wreaks havoc on travel
BOSTON — A major winter storm brought some of the coldest temperatures of the season ...
1:54 PM
World Death toll reaches 79 in Mexico pipeline fire
TLAHUELILPAN, Mexico — They were warned to stay away from the geyser of gasoline gushing ...
10:15 AM
Dan Janison Janison: Mitch in the middle of shutdown show
The shutdown of several government agencies spawned a lot of "takes-two-to-tango" talk. The "two" in ...
1:21 PM
Politics LI delegation reacts along party lines to Trump plan
Long Island’s congressional delegation reacted along party lines to President Donald Trump's border security plan, ...
7:07 AM
Nation Trump offers temporary 'Dreamers' deal for border wall
In a bid to break the shutdown stalemate, President Donald Trump offered to extend temporary protections for young people brought to the U.S. illegally as children and those fleeing disaster zones in exchange for his border wall.
1/19/19
Nation Students in 'MAGA' hats mock Native American
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A diocese in Kentucky is looking into videos that show youths, possibly ...
1/19/19
World Survivors: Up to 117 migrants missing in capsizing off Libya
ROME — Three survivors of a rubber dinghy that sank in the Mediterranean Sea off ...
1/19/19
Nation Trump 'appreciates' Mueller's statement on report
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Robert Mueller's office has issued a rare public statement disputing ...
1/19/19