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US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world's largest economies
President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous ...
Trump's Washington police takeover echoes history of racist narratives about urban crime
President Donald Trump has taken control of the District of Columbia’s law enforcement and ordered National Guard troops to deploy onto the streets of the nation’s capital. He argued Monday ...
With an eye on soaring consumer electric bills, CT officials want more oversight of utility projects
State Consumer Counsel Claire Coleman, center, discussing the need for better scrutiny of utility transmission-related ...
Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data
President Donald Trump has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to head the agency ...
Trump's moves toward taking over Washington are unprecedented. Here's what the law says
President Donald Trump took unprecedented steps toward federalizing Washington, D.C., saying it’s needed to fight crime even ...
CT Attorney General warns telecommunications companies about robocalls
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced on Monday the launch of a multi-state effort to crack down on robocalls ...
Man fired 180 shots, shattering 150 windows, in CDC attack
The man who attacked the CDC headquarters in Atlanta on Friday fired more than 180 shots into the campus and broke about 150 ...
Trial starts over Trump administration's deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles
A federal judge is hearing arguments on whether military troops deployed this summer by the Trump administration to Los ...
Officials are still investigating the cause of a Pennsylvania steel plant explosion that killed 2
Officials are still working to determine the cause of an explosion that rocked a steel plant outside Pittsburgh, leaving two ...
Federal becomes local: The nation's capital finds itself at the center of a Donald Trump maelstrom
Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser has responded to President Donald Trump's plan to take over the Metropolitan Police ...
Trump's tax law will mostly benefit the rich, while leaving poorer Americans with less, CBO says
President Donald Trump’s tax and spending law will result in less income for the poorest Americans while sending money to the ...
Alert: A second person has died in an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania, authorities say
CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) — A second person has died in an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania, authorities say.