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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says President Donald Trump has given him the authority to determine U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan.

The tragic shooting Wednesday at a congressional baseball practice prompted swift calls to ratchet down the country’s heated political rhetoric, with one Republican congressman who was at the scene saying the “hateful rhetoric” on both sides has to stop.

Former FBI Director James Comey reportedly told members of Congress that he had a “frosty” exchange with former Attorney General Loretta Lynch last year when he discussed her possible interference in the FBI’s investigation into Hillary Clinton’s private email server.

James Hodgkinson, Virginia gunman, appeared to be a Sen. Bernie Sanders campaign volunteer during his failed presidential campaign.

Lawmakers are crediting Capitol Police with acting quickly to prevent the shooting at a congressional baseball practice Wednesday from becoming "a massacre."

Sen. Rand Paul said that without Capitol Police, Wednesday’s shooting of House Majority Whip Steve Scalise and others at a congressional baseball practice “would have been a massacre.”

President Trump on Wednesday condemned the “brutal assault” on members of Congress and their aides at a baseball practice outside Washington, offering prayers for the victims’ “swift recovery” and praising the officers who intervened for their “heroism.”

President Trump said Wednesday he is “deeply saddened” by the tragic shooting at a congressional baseball practice where House Majority Whip Steve Scalise was "badly injured" -- but said he's expected to make a full recovery.

Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., isn't the first member of Congress who has been shot while in office. Here's a list of others who have been wounded or fatally shot.

A man asked whether Republicans or Democrats were on the field moments before the shooting at a congressional baseball practice outside Washington Wednesday morning, according to a congressman on the scene.

Jeff Sessions came out swinging.

Virginia Lt. Governor Ralph Northam was projected to defeat a progressive challenger for the Democratic nomination in the commonwealth's closely-watched race for governor, while former Republican National Committee chairman Ed Gillespie was projected to win a closer-than-expected GOP primary.

Virginia Lt. Governor Ralph Northam was projected to defeat a progressive challenger for the Democratic nomination in the commonwealth's closely-watched race for governor, while the GOP primary was too close to call.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein offered assurances to lawmakers on Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller has “full independence” from the Department of Justice to conduct his investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and ties to members of the Trump campaign.

Former special counsel Ken Starr told Fox News' "The Story with Martha MacCallum" Tuesday that Attorney General Jeff Sessions "acquitted himself beautifully" in his testimony before the Senate intelligence committee.

President Trump told Republican senators Tuesday that the bill passed by the House to repeal and replace ObamaCare is "mean" and "harsh," multiple GOP and Senate sources have told Fox News.

President Trump is reviving his effort to overhaul ObamaCare and reverse what he describes as the “death spiral,” as fresh figures show premiums soaring and the number of counties growing where there will soon be no insurance option under the program.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress has approved long-sought legislation to make firing employees easier for the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions got into a fiery exchange with one of his former colleagues during testimony Tuesday, after Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., opened up his line of questioning with an accusation that Sessions was "stonewalling."

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday adamantly defended his involvement in James Comey’s firing, saying his recusal from the Russia investigation did not preclude him from overseeing the FBI