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Don’t start stitching that 51st star on the American flag just yet. Although 97 percent of voters in a Puerto Rico referendum on June 11 voted to start down the path of statehood, the chance of the island becoming a state is still, at best, a long shot.

No more Mr. Nice Guy.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions came out swinging Tuesday, blasting his former colleagues in the U.S. Senate for their sham investigation into these loony accusations that somehow Mr. Sessions conspired with Russians to rig last year's election.

The ever-courtly Mr. Sessions ripped Sen. Al Franken, current ...

MALABAR, Fla. — Authorities say a Florida man who was thought missing is now a suspect in the deaths of three people whose bodies were recovered after a house fire. Brevard County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Tod Goodyear said Tuesday that Tony Hughes is a suspect in the three deaths after a house fire was set

CLEVELAND (AP) — Once he congratulated Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, LeBron James left the floor following Game 5 and found Kyrie Irving waiting for him.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Once he congratulated Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, LeBron James left the floor following Game 5 and found Kyrie Irving waiting for him.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Once he congratulated Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, LeBron James left the floor following Game 5 and found Kyrie Irving waiting for him.

Cavaliers can't catch Warriors in Finals, head into offseason with questions, concerns

CLEVELAND (AP) - Once he congratulated Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, LeBron James left the floor following Game 5 and found Kyrie Irving waiting for him.

One more loss in the Finals does nothing to diminish what James has accomplished.

Michael Bennett and Cliff Avril were present, a Kam Chancellor contract extension was still absent, Earl Thomas was near full speed and more notes/observations from Day 1 of Seahawks mandatory minicamp.

The Turkish General Staff said that a three-person Turkish military delegation arrived in Qatar on June 12 to prepare a military base for the deployment of the Turkish military forces amid ongoing diplomatic row between Qatar and other Arab states.

The Turkish General Staff said that a three-person Turkish military delegation arrived in Qatar on June 12 to prepare a military base for the deployment of the Turkish military forces amid ongoing diplomatic row between Qatar and other Arab states.

Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Qatar on June 14, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.

Mevlut Cavusoglu will visit Qatar on June 14, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said.

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The Democrat pressed the attorney general on his motivation for recusing himself from the Russia investigation.

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John Cassidy discusses Trump’s Cabinet meeting gone viral, the Financial Choice Act, and the Republicans' under-the-radar health-care bill.

Donald Trump is the first President in history to have a Cabinet meeting go viral. If you haven’t seen it yet, you must watch the video of Trump going around the table on Monday morning and eliciting gushing testimonials and expressions of loyalty from his own appointees.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- There was one notable addition and one notable subtraction for the Bills on the first day of their mandatory minicamp - LeSean McCoy did not practice, but wide receiver Sammy Watkins surprisingly took a few reps.

WASHINGTON — Congress approved long-sought legislation Tuesday to make firing employees easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs, part of an effort urged by President Donald Trump to fix a struggling agency serving millions of veterans. The House cleared the bill, 368-55, replacing an earlier version that Democrats had criticized as overly unfair to workers.

Debate continued to rage in Congress Tuesday about a long awaited Senate healthcare bill, with top Republicans meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on the matter.

Debate continued to rage in Congress Tuesday about a long awaited Senate healthcare bill, with top Republicans meeting with President Donald Trump at the White House on the matter.

Even as NBC News is battling bad headlines about Megyn Kelly, the broadcaster is getting slammed for using fuzzy ratings math.

Three years after scandal rocked the Department of Veterans Affairs, a bill creating more repercussions and a quicker firing process for poor-performing VA employees will go to the president’s desk.