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Details: Written by ERICA WERNER and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press; Published: 04 April 2017

Neil Gorsuch (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Republicans plan to enact the "nuclear option," which would eliminate the filibuster for Supreme Court nominees

Details: Written by JOSH LEDERMAN and ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press; Published: 03 April 2017

As Flynn asks for immunity Trump associates line up to testify on Russian investigation

Details: Written by LOLITA C. BALDOR, Associated Press; Published: 01 April 2017

A Somali soldier provides security as newly displaced Somalis gather at a camp in the Garasbaley area on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Somalia, March 28, 2017. Drought-stricken families facing a hunger crisis are on the move, trying to reach international aid agencies that cannot distribute food in areas under the control of al-Shabab, Somalia's homegrown Islamic extremist rebels who are affiliated to al-Qaida. Week by week, country by country, the Pentagon is quietly seizing more control over warfighting decisions, sending hundreds of more troops to war with little public debate and seeking greater authority to battle extremists across the Middle East and Africa. This week it was Somalia, where President Donald Trump gave the U.S. military more authority to conduct offensive airstrikes on al-Qaida-linked militants.(AP Photo/Farah Abdi Warsameh)

Hundreds more troops are going to war and airstrikes are increasing

Details: Written by Rushawn Walters, Howard University News Service; Published: 30 March 2017

With Republican lawmakers signaling another attempt to repeal ACA, supporters of Obamacare have little time to enjoy the GOP bill failure

Details: Written by NNPA; Published: 30 March 2017

The Honorable Congressman Cedric Richmond speaks to publishers at Black Press Week. Photo by The Skanner News

A ceremony was dedicated to the late Lenora “Doll” Carter, former publisher of the “Houston Forward Times"

Details: Written by By SETH BORENSTEIN, AP Science Writer; Published: 26 March 2017

The Oslo Opera in Oslo, Norway, Saturday, March 25, 2017. (Cornelius Poppe / NTB Scanpix via AP)

"What works in the Nordic countries is a sense of community and understanding in the common good..."

Details: Written by JOHN MINCHILLO and DAN SEWELL, Associated Press; Published: 26 March 2017

1 dead, 15 injured in Cincinnati nightclub gunfight

Details: Written by STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press; Published: 26 March 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan

Treasury Secretary thinks tax cuts for billionaires will be easier to achieve

Details: Written by JONATHAN LEMIRE , Associated Press; Published: 26 March 2017

President Donald Trump listens to a speaker in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, March 21, 2017, during a signing ceremony for a bill to increase NASA's budget. Trump campaigned as an outsider, celebrating his lack of political experience by selling himself as a dealmaker willing to buck Republican orthodoxy and his own party’s leadership. He alone would reshape Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Republican right wanted to trash healthcare completely while moderates flinched at prospect of 24 million uninsured

Details: Written by By ANDREW TAYLOR, Associated Press; Published: 24 March 2017

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., arrives to speak at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, March 24, 2017. Republican leaders have abruptly pulled their troubled health care overhaul bill off the House floor, short of votes and eager to avoid a humiliating defeat for President Donald Trump and GOP leaders.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Pelosi: 'Rookie's error for bringing this up on a day when clearly you're not ready'