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Trump Boasts of 'Nuclear Button' but Doesn't Really Have One

President Donald Trump boasted that he has a bigger and more powerful "nuclear button" than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un does — but the president doesn't actually have a …

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Homeland Chief: Wait and See on Citizenship for Immigrants

The Trump administration would consider immigration legislation that includes a pathway to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of young people, the U.S. Homeland Security secretary said Tuesday, while emphasizing no …

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Mississippi Gay Marriage Law Affects College Baseball

College baseball is affected by a Mississippi law that lets government clerks or private business people cite their own religious beliefs to deny services to same-sex couples.

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Utah's Hatch to Retire, Opening Door to Possible Romney Run

Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah said Tuesday he will not seek re-election after serving more than 40 years in the Senate, opening the door for former GOP presidential nominee …

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Mississippi Lawmakers Beginning 3-Month Session

The Mississippi Legislature has started its 2018 session with plenty of issues to consider.

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Andy Kennedy

Style points were not the top consideration for the Mississippi Rebels and head coach Andy Kennedy Sunday night. The top consideration was opening the Southeastern Conference schedule as the Rebels …

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Trump Accuses DOJ of Being Part of 'Deep State'

President Donald Trump accused the Justice Department Tuesday of being part of the "deep state" and urged prosecution against a top aide to former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and …

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Government Seeks Change to Order Lifting Trump Refugee Ban

Lawyers with the Department of Justice have asked a federal judge to change his order that partially lifted a Trump administration refugee ban.

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Trump Says East Could Use Some 'Global Warming' this Weekend

President Donald Trump says the East Coast "could use a little bit of that good old Global Warming" as bitterly cold temperatures are expected to freeze large swaths of the …

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Mississippi Lawmakers Seek to End Road Money Stalemate

Mississippi lawmakers deadlocked in 2017 over efforts to increase spending on roads and bridges, and with the 2018 Legislature opening Tuesday, it's not clear that anything has changed.

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Democrat Jones Officially Declared Winner Over Roy Moore

Democrat Doug Jones' historic victory over Republican Roy Moore was declared official Thursday as Alabama election officials certified him the winner of the special Senate election, despite Moore's last-minute lawsuit …

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Roy Moore Files Lawsuit to Block Alabama Senate Result

Failed candidate Roy Moore has doubled down on his claims of voter irregularities in Alabama's U.S. Senate race in a last-ditch effort to stop the certification of the Democratic opponent …

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Judge Partially Lifts Trump Administration Ban on Refugees

A federal judge in Seattle on Saturday partially lifted a Trump administration ban on certain refugees after two groups argued that the policy prevented people from some mostly Muslim countries …

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DC Appeals Court Denies Stay of Transgender Military Ban

The White House has lost another attempt to put a hold on a requirement that it allow transgender people to enlist in the military starting on Jan. 1.

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UN Denounces US Recognition of Jerusalem as Israeli Capital

The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly Thursday to denounce President Donald Trump's recognition of Jerusalem as Israel's capital, largely ignoring Trump's threats to cut off aid to any country that …