Senate Majority Leader Mitch McCo ell tried Sunday to keep Senate Republicans united behind his decision to not hold confirmation hearings this election year for a Supreme Court nominee, saying “the American people should have a voice.” The Kentucky Republican was standing by his decision, despite i...

“The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Potter. It’s not always clear why” -- Wand merchant Mr. Ollivander in “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” All GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan wanted to do was lead the chamber’s Ways and Means Committee -- toil over the minutia of tax policy including inversions,...

“The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Potter. It’s not always clear why” --Wand merchant Mr. Ollivander in “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” All GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan wanted to do was lead the chamber’s Ways and Means Committee -- toil over the minutia of tax policy including inversions, ...

Photos of Darryl Fo atora Authorities in the Dominican Republic reportedly reignited the search for a missing Florida surfer Thursday after the discovery of his wallet. The wallet of Darryl Fo atora, a 46-year-old Palm Beach native, contained his driver’s license, credit cards and hundreds of dollar...

Illinois Sen. Mark Kirk has become the most recent GOP Senate incumbent to have his reelection campaign ensnarled in the politics of replacing Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, breaking with Republican leadership on the issue. Kirk on Friday became the first Republican senator to call for a vote...

At left, Ethan Dean, who ran into problems trying to rent his Mi esota home; at right, homes in Los Angeles. (Institute for Justice/Reuters) Homeowners, beware. Property rights advocates say the right to rent is being threatened at the local gove ment level, as cities across the country push restric...

“The wand chooses the wizard, Mr. Potter. It’s not always clear why” --Wand merchant Mr. Ollivander in “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” All GOP House Speaker Paul Ryan wanted to do was lead the chamber’s Ways and Means Committee -- toil over the minutia of tax policy including inversions, ...

Terror suspect Salah Abdeslam pla ed to blow himself up outside France’s national stadium during last year’s deadly attacks in Paris but backed out at the last minute, prosecutors said Saturday. Abdeslam was arrested Friday in a police raid in Brussels and questioned Saturday by Belgian authorities....

Emergency services attend the scene of an explosion on a street in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) Two American citizens were among those killed in a suicide bombing attack on a pedestrian shopping street in Istanbul, Turkey earlier Saturday, the White House said i...

Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus is providing rare, Saturday testimony on Capitol Hill, talking privately with the Republican-led House committee investigating the fatal 2012 terror attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Petraeus was the CIA director at the time of the attacks and is testifying for the second ...

(AP Photo/Nick Ut) Companies that operate ticket-generating red light cameras in Arizona may have to take an unusual step if they want to stay in business in the Grand Canyon State - register employees as private investigators. The camera companies, popular with revenue-seeking local gove ments but ...

Terror suspect Salah Abdeslam pla ed to blow himself up outside France’s national stadium during last year’s deadly attacks in Paris but backed out at the last minute, prosecutors said Saturday. Abdeslam was arrested Friday in a police raid in Brussels and questioned Saturday by Belgian authorities....

Terror suspect Salah Abdeslam pla ed to blow himself up outside France’s national stadium during last year’s deadly attacks in Paris but backed out at the last minute, prosecutors said Saturday. Abdeslam was arrested Friday in a police raid in Brussels and questioned Saturday by Belgian authorities....

Emergency services attend the scene of an explosion on a street in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) Two American citizens were among those killed in a suicide bombing attack on a pedestrian shopping street in Istanbul, Turkey earlier Saturday, the White House said i...

Emergency services attend the scene of an explosion on a street in Istanbul, Turkey, Saturday, March 19, 2016. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel) Two American citizens were among those killed in a suicide bombing attack on a pedestrian shopping street in Istanbul, Turkey earlier Saturday, the White House said i...

Retired Army Gen. David Petraeus is providing rare, Saturday testimony on Capitol Hill, talking privately with the Republican-led House committee investigating the fatal 2012 terror attacks in Benghazi, Libya. Petraeus was the CIA director at the time of the attacks and is testifying for the second ...

(AP Photo/Nick Ut) Companies that operate ticket-generating red light cameras in Arizona may have to take an unusual step if they want to stay in business in the Grand Canyon State - register employees as private investigators. The camera companies, popular with revenue-seeking local gove ments but ...

Protesters in Arizona briefly blocked access to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s rally Saturday mo ing in Arizona, kicking off a full day of campaign events in the border state, which holds key primaries Tuesday. The protesters blocked a highway leading to Trump’s outdoor rally in Fo...

Terror suspect Salah Abdeslam pla ed to blow himself up outside France’s national stadium during last year’s deadly attacks in Paris but backed out at the last minute, prosecutors said Saturday. Abdeslam was arrested Friday in a police raid in Brussels and questioned Saturday by Belgian authorities....

This undated photo released by the Walker County Sheriff's Office shows Adriana Coronado. (Walker County Sheriff's Office via AP) Medical examiners said Saturday that the 14-year-old girl whose body was found in a field in west Houston died from gunshot wounds. Adraina Coronado was shot multiple tim...