An Afghan official says a powerful suicide truck bombing outside a hospital in the capital of southern Zabul province has killed 20 and injured 97 others

The Trump administration is threatening to cut grant funding to a Middle East studies program run by the University of North Carolina and Duke University

Illinois authorities say the more than 2,200 preserved fetal remains found stacked in the garage of a deceased doctor's home were from abortions he performed in Indiana nearly two decades ago

The director of national intelligence is refusing to turn over to Congress an urgent whistleblower complaint that reportedly concerns President Donald Trump making an unspecified promise to a foreign leader, says chairman of House intelligence committee

President Donald Trump is pouring cold water on prospects for a bipartisan compromise on gun legislation

Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg is accusing his 2020 rival Elizabeth Warren of being "extremely evasive" when it comes to explaining how she'd finance a universal health care plan

Kamala Harris and other Democrats seeking the presidency are trying out new strategies to appeal to voters

California's elections chief says he believes a state law requiring presidential candidates to release their tax returns is constitutional despite a legal setback

A federal judge in California has handed President Donald Trump a victory in his effort to keep his tax returns secret

The Trump administration has decided to stop California from setting its own emission standards for cars and trucks, and that move would undermine the state's ability to convince automakers that they should make more environmentally friendly vehicles.

US health officials have revised a count of vaping-related illnesses, to 530 in 38 states

Nancy Pelosi unveils an ambitious plan to lower drug prices for seniors on Medicare and younger people with private insurance