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Anthony Weiner launches bid to become NYC mayor

2 hours 4 mins ago

Anthony Weiner's run for a renaissance is officially on. Full Story

FEMA Chief: Feds won't go 'when the cameras leave'

24 mins ago

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency says U.S. officials are "going neighborhood to neighborhood" to make sure Oklahoma gets the help it needs. Full Story

Ark. treasurer resigns amid charges she took cash

11 hours 16 mins ago

Arkansas' state treasurer resigned Tuesday after being accused of accepting at least $36,000 cash in exchange for steering business to an investment broker, bowing to bipartisan calls to step down or face removal from office. Full Story

Iceland forms new center-right government

13 mins ago

Progressive Party leader Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson has been chosen as Iceland's new prime minister. Full Story

Republican divisions may hinder party's momentum

53 mins ago

A string of unrelated events is highlighting divisions among Republicans just when they'd like to show a united front and take full advantage of President Barack Obama's latest political problems. Full Story

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Garcetti builds growing lead as LA picks new mayor

3 hours 53 mins ago

Councilman Eric Garcetti, who jammed with pop star Moby and fashioned himself as a voice for a new generation of city leaders, has opened a growing lead in the race for Los Angeles mayor with the pool of uncounted ballots steadily shrinking. Full Story

Immigration bill heads to full Senate

3 hours 54 mins ago

A far-reaching bill to remake the nation's immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict. Full Story

House panel seeks to curb military sexual assaults

4 hours 3 mins ago

Determined to check the growing epidemic of sexual assaults in the armed forces, a House panel is poised to approve a series of revisions to longstanding military law. They include stripping commanding officers of their unilateral authority to change or dismiss a court-martial conviction and requiring that service members found guilty of sexual offenses be dismissed or dishonorably discharged. Full Story