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By MARY CLARE JALONICK Associated Press WASHINGTON – Republican Sen. Ted Cruz says the Smithsonian has made a mistake by not including the “extraordinary accomplishments” …

By EMILY SWANSON Associated Press WASHINGTON – Among the youngest white adult Americans, feelings of racial and economic vulnerability appear to be closely connected to …

By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI – Former President Bill Clinton says ex- Attorney General Janet Reno never took the easy way out …

By MICHAEL BIESECKER Associated Press WASHINGTON – Though Ben Carson frequently touts his up-from-the-bootstraps life story, Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of Housing and Urban …

WASHINGTON – The Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee are joining with Democrats in calling for an examination of reports that Russia interfered in …

By BRUCE SMITH and SEANNA ADCOX Associated Press CHARLESTON S.C. – A South Carolina judge declared a mistrial Monday after a jury deadlocked in the …

By JESSE J. HOLLAND Associated Press WASHINGTON – Civil rights groups called for President-elect Donald Trump to forcefully and publicly denounce racism and bigotry, pointing …

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court is returning to the familiar intersection of race and politics, in a pair of cases …

By MARTIN CRUTSINGER AP Economic WASHINGTON – The U.S. economy in the third quarter grew at the fastest pace in two years, with a revised …

Associated Press WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump said Tuesday that anyone who burns an American flag should face unspecified “consequences,” such as jail or a …