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John Boehner Resigns: House Speaker Will Resign from Congress in October

U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner announced on Friday that he will resign from Congress and give up his speakership position at the end of October.

Off-Duty NYPD Officers Told Not To Bring Firearms to Pope Francis Events in New York City

Both civilians and off-duty police officers have been restricted from attending events with Pope Francis in New York City with their firearms.

Donald Trump Slams Pope Francis' Views on Immigration, Climate Change

Just one day after Pope Francis delivered a formal address at the White House, Donald Trump said the pontiff was wrong about how the U.S. should handle immigration and global warming.

Sandra Bland Update: Texas Officials to Rename Street Where Bland Was Arrested

The Prairie View City Council in Texas voted on Tuesday to rename the street where Sandra Bland was arrested in her honor.

US Border Patrol Agent Charged With Second-Degree, Killing of Mexican Teenager

For the first time, a U.S. Border Patrol agent has been charged in a cross-border shooting that ended the life of a Mexican teenager.

Hillary Clinton, Lena Dunham Interview: Clinton Admits She’s Feminist

Hillary Clinton sat down with Lena Dunham in a new interview, which will be posted in full online on Tuesday, Sept. 29.

Monkey Selfie Lawsuit: PETA Sues Photographer for Copyright Infringement on Behalf of Monkey

PETA filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday against a wildlife photographer for profiting from a selfie picture that the animal rights group claims belongs to an endangered monkey.

Florida Shuts Down $700 Million Fruit Industry Due to Fruit Fly Invasion

Eighty-five square miles of farmland in Florida have been quarantined after a tiny fly was spotted near Miami a few weeks ago.

Pope Francis Speech to Congress: Latino Lawmakers React to Historic Address

Following Pope Francis’ historic address to a joint-meeting of Congress, Latino lawmakers are responding to his call to act on important issues.

Pope Francis Visit: 5-Year-Old Daughter of Immigrants Gives Pontiff Letter, Meets With Latino Congressman

A five-year-old girl breached security for the opportunity to personally deliver Pope Francis and important message about immigration, and she succeeded.

Donald Trump 2016 Presidential News: Immigrant Advocates to Protest Trump at Oklahoma City Event

An immigration advocacy group in Oklahoma City is planning to boycott the upcoming state fair visit of leading 2016 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Donald Trump for President Backlash: GOP Candidates Threatens to Sue Conservative Group Over Political Ad

Donald Trump is threatening the conservative group Club for Growth with a "multi-million dollar lawsuit" for running a campaign ad that Trump's lawyer says is "the very definition of libel."

Chinese President: I'm No Frank Underwood

Chinese President Xi Jinping is no Frank Underwood, the leader of the Asian nation of more than 1.3 billion people told a Seattle audience on Tuesday.

OPM Data Breach: Number of Stolen Federal Fingerprint Records Exceeds Original Estimate

The number of fingerprint records of federal employees that have fallen into the hands of hackers is far higher than originally thought, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and the Department of Defense said.

Donald Trump on Stephen Colbert: ‘We Are Going to Build a Wall, You Are Going to Pay for the Wall’

GOP hopeful Donald Trump visited "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" on Tuesday telling the talk-show host that he will make the Mexican president pay for a wall that would cost no more than $7 billion.

Obama Administration Looks Into Bypassing Smartphone Encryption

The Obama administration has been looking into methods to bypass encrypted communications in order to defeat an approach recommended by NSA leaker Edward Snowden and others to protect the privacy of smartphone messages.

Drug Price Increase: After Public Outrage Drug Company Will Lower Price of Life Saving Drug

After facing a storm of criticism over their decision to raise the cost of an anti-infective drug by more than 5,000 percent, Turing Pharmaceuticals announced that it would roll back price.

Ben Carson on Immigration: Immigrants 'Cannot Altar Who We Are'

Republican 2016 presidential hopeful Ben Carson went back to his Michigan roots to let his thoughts about immigration reform be clearly known

Pope Francis Congress Speech Recap: 'You Are Also Descended of Immigrants’

Pope Francis became the first pontiff to address a joint meeting of Congress on Thursday during his final day in Washington, D.C.

Alleged Lanterns Mistaken for Nooses at University of Delaware, Not Evidence of Hate Crime

University of Delaware officials said Wednesday morning that the objects found hanging from a tree on campus were not nooses, but lanterns. The university said there was no evidence of a hate crime, as first suspected.
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