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Democrats and Republicans today have drastically different views of what America should be and how it should work, and the gap is only growing.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the US military Thursday on behalf of an American man suspected of fighting for ISIS in Syria.

A new Pew poll on polarization in our politics has some very bad news for people who believe in a sensible center in politics: It doesn't exist.

An analysis performed for CNN found that states that have enacted magazine restrictions are associated with fewer mass shooting events.

The Justice Department told the Supreme Court Thursday that it should dismiss challenges to President Donald Trump's travel ban because the administration replaced parts of it last month.

Between the ruthless executions of his own senior officers, bombastic threats of nuclear annihilation and defiant missile tests, it may be easy to agree with President Donald Trump's recent assessment that North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is a "madman" who is "on a suicide mission for himself."

Tennessee Rep. Marsha Blackburn called for a "conservative revolution" against Republican leaders on Capitol Hill on Thursday as she launched her Senate campaign.

The Justice Department announced it's broadening the process for tracking firearms used in multiple shootings -- one of a number of initiatives rolled out Thursday with the goal of partnering with local law enforcement and reducing violent crime in the US.

Two Democratic lawmakers are calling on the White House to revoke the security clearances of Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, citing reports that they say demonstrate a "brazen disregard for ethics and their apparent intention to skirt good governance rules."

US troops were attacked near the Niger-Mali border Wednesday, the US military told CNN.

Here's a key stat that shows just how much of an echo chamber many Americans are living in.

President Donald Trump's ex-wife, Ivana Trump, said Thursday she was offered the opportunity to be ambassador to her native Czech Republic, but turned it down to preserve her "perfect life."

Former Missouri Secretary of State Jason Kander said in the wake of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, Congress needs to put the needs of the country over self-interest and partisan politics to pass gun control legislation.

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson offered effusive praise for President Donald Trump's approach to the world on Wednesday after reports of a rift between the President and his chief diplomat.

White House counselor Kellyanne Conway blamed the Obama administration Thursday for not regulating "bump stocks," which were used in the Las Vegas massacre.

House Speaker Paul Ryan signaled openness Thursday to looking into bump-fire stocks, devices that allows semi-automatic weapons into firing at a rapidly increased rate, similar to an automatic firearm.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has formally determined that a 1964 federal civil rights law does not protect transgender workers from employment discrimination, upending previous guidance issued under the Obama administration.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley signaled Thursday that Donald Trump Jr. will ultimately have to testify publicly before his panel, something Democrats have been demanding for weeks.