12 Russian intel officers indicted for hacking DNC

Twelve Russian intelligence officers hacked into the Democratic National Committee and the Clinton presidential campaign in the run-up to the 2016 election and released tens of thousands of stolen communications in a brazen effort by a foreign government to meddle in U.S. politics, according to a grand jury indictment announced Friday.

NATO insists it's united as President Trump lashes allies over budgets

NATO leaders pledged Thursday to stand united against foes like Russia despite a tumultuous summit that saw U.S. President Donald Trump rip into his allies for failing to boost defense spending, casting a dark cloud over the world's biggest security alliance.

Trump rattles NATO, questioning its value, assailing Germany

Under fire for his warm embrace of Russia's Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump jolted the NATO summit Wednesday by turning a spotlight on Germany's ties to Russia and openly questioning the value of the military alliance that has defined American foreign policy for decades.

Wolf promotes job skills development funded by state budget

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania's governor is taking steps to implement a $30 million workforce development initiative to expand high-demand computer and industrial skills training, an effort funded under the recently passed state budget.

Murphy announces plan to phase out PARCC tests in New Jersey

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey will begin phasing out a controversial standardized test, Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy said Tuesday.

Trump pardons ranchers in case that inspired 2016 occupation

President Donald Trump has pardoned two ranchers whose case sparked the armed occupation of a national wildlife refuge in Oregon.

Born inside Beltway, Brett Kavanaugh part of GOP legal elite

Judge Brett Kavanaugh is the embodiment of the Republican legal establishment: an Ivy Leaguer who worked for the justice he has been nominated to replace, investigated a Democratic president, served in a Republican White House and now is an influential member of what is often called the second most powerful court in the country.

Defense lawyers ask to move Paul Manafort trial from Alexandria to Roanoke

Lawyers for Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, asked a federal judge Friday to relocate a criminal trial starting later this month because of pretrial publicity.

A 'Supreme' show: Trump savors big reveal for Supreme Court pick

BERKELEY HEIGHTS, N.J. (AP) -- A family separation crisis of his own making continues at the border. His Environmental Protection Agency chief just quit amid mounting scandals. And he's about to meet with an adversary accused of meddling in the 2016 election.

President Trump closes in on Supreme Court pick; 3 judges top list

President Donald Trump said Thursday he has narrowed down — to two or three — the list of contenders he's considering to fill the vacancy for the Supreme Court seat held by retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy.

Cannabis cash left out of budget, but Murphy says it is coming

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey did not legalize recreational marijuana as part of the state's newly enacted budget, but Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy and a key lawmaker say it will get done soon. 

North Korea says talks with Pompeo were 'regrettable'

PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) - North Korea said Saturday that high-level talks with a U.S. delegation led by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo were "regrettable" and accused Washington of trying to unilaterally pressure the country into abandoning its nukes.

New Jersey sets aside $5M for pilot local news program

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - The state has set aside $5 million for a trailblazing nonprofit group seeking to boost coverage of local news in New Jersey.

Del. schools no longer required to report student, worker threats

DOVER, Del. (AP) -- Schools are no longer required to report threats to kill or seriously injure public school students or employees to Delaware's Department of Education.

Federal court blocks ICE treatment of asylum seekers

A federal judge on Monday determined the U.S. government is violating its own rules regarding the treatment of people seeking asylum.

Casey, Wolf press feds for details on immigrant children

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -- Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey pressed the Trump administration Tuesday for information about immigrant children being held in the state, separated from their families at the border after entering the country illegally.

Trump orders US flags lowered in honor of Capital Gazette shooting victims

President Donald Trump has ordered U.S. flags to be lowered to half-staff in honor of the victims of the Capital Gazette shooting, FOX News reports.

Trump longtime attorney Michael Cohen says he'll put family first

After once boasting he would "take a bullet" for Donald Trump, the president's longtime personal lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen fired a possible warning shot toward the White House, saying he now puts "family and country first."

Mexico gives leftist Lopez Obrador big presidential win

Angry and frustrated over corruption and violence, Mexican voters delivered a tidal wave presidential election victory to leftist Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador, giving him a broad mandate to upend the political establishment and govern for the poor.