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Within hours of North Korea's nuclear test Friday, it had become a political weapon in the US.

Donald Trump stepped on a landmine with his recent comments about sexual assault in the military.

Hillary Clinton seized on Donald Trump's latest string of gaffes and touted support from some of the most respected national security leaders on Friday to cast herself as the only presidential candidate ready to assume the role of commander in chief.

Rudy Giuliani said Friday he wasn't sure which was more humane: death by drone strike or being waterboarded, a tactic widely regarded as torture.

The Clinton Presidential Library released photos Friday featuring former President Bill Clinton interacting jovially with Donald Trump, a reminder of how close the Clinton and Trump families were before they ran against each other for the presidency.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren said she understands why Republican nominee Donald Trump's tone in the election might appeal to "angry" voters -- but she insists his solutions won't work if they're implemented.

The big battle over Zika could be coming to an abrupt end on Capitol Hill.

Whatever Vladimir Putin's goal is in a year-long campaign of apparent cyberattacks against the US political system, the Russian leader has accomplished this much: tying the US government in knots over what to do about it.

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is expected to make remarks at prominent conservative leader Phyllis Schafly's funeral in St. Louis Saturday, a source told CNN Friday.

Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson may have had a rough 24 hours following comments he made regarding the Syrian city of Aleppo, but third party candidates have managed to have some good luck with at least one audience in a recent poll.

Donald Trump's transition team will spend the next few months poring over federal regulations and executive actions to develop a 200-day action plan for the candidate if he were elected, Chris Christie, Trump's transition chairman, told DC insiders this week.

Pittsburgh was a treasure of the industrial age, and as the times have changed, so has it. This blue pocket of the post-industrial United States sits in Allegheny County, a hub of urban and suburban life in western Pennsylvania. Far from the liberal hub of Philadelphia in the east, this county is the heart of battleground Pennsylvania.

Americans are more positive about the nation's economy than they have been in nine years, according to a new CNN/ORC poll.

Several Republican senators in competitive reelection races are leading their Democratic challengers, according to a poll released Friday, giving the GOP some hope that the party can maintain its control of the Senate.

Donald Trump's campaign was underwater and in disarray.

Defying a veto threat from the Obama administration, the House of Representatives easily passed legislation that would allow terror victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001 to sue Saudi Arabia.

Louisiana GOP Rep John Fleming‎, a member of the conservative House Freedom Caucus, said he plans to call up a resolution forcing the House to vote on impeaching IRS Commissioner John Koskinen next Tuesday.

Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that Donald Trump does believe President Barack Obama was born in the United States, seeking to end criticism of the Republican presidential nominee for his ongoing refusal to put the issue to rest.

Donald Trump's campaign manager insisted Friday that the candidate no longer questions President Barack Obama's birthplace, though Trump himself remains silent on the issue.

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence on Thursday defended his running mate's statement that Vladimir Putin is a stronger leader than President Barack Obama, calling it "inarguable."