Saturday's Headlines: Trump’s pick for intelligence chief, who faced résumé questions, withdraws
Ratcliffe says he arrested 300 illegal immigrants in one day. He didn't. ; 'Take Texas seriously': GOP anxiety spikes after retirements, Democratic gains
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Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Tex.) claims he arrested 300 illegal immigrants in one day. But his statements conflict with the court record and the recollections of others who were involved.
For a state that was forged into a Republican stronghold by Karl Rove, it is an increasingly uncertain time. Changing demographics and a wave of liberal activism have given new hope to Democrats.
A report has plunged one of the oldest Roman Catholic girls schools in the nation into a year-long reckoning with a past that was far more entangled with the U.S. slave trade than anyone had suspected.
Young Europeans have been spooked by the realization that one passenger's share of the exhaust from a single flight can cancel out a year's worth of Earth-friendly efforts. So they are digging out their parents' yellowing Europe-by-rail guidebooks.
Sen. Kevin Cramer (N.D.) put a hold on the confirmation of a White House budget official and lashed out at the Army Corps of Engineers over border wall contracts he's been trying to steer to a major donor, according to emails.
With U.S. military leaders describing the technology as a national priority, executives from several large contractors say they are already getting billions in military funding for work related to missiles that can fly five times the speed of sound.
Just a few months ago, Colorado joined a compact to award its electoral votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote. But activists have submitted a petition to repeal the law by referendum in 2020.
Ricardo Rosselló's resignation cleared the way for Pedro Pierluisi. But the move threw the territory into new turmoil because Pierluisi's hasty appointment as secretary of state — putting him in line to succeed the governor — has not yet been confirmed by the Puerto Rican Senate.
Brian Karem, who covers the White House for Playboy, says he was told he was suspended for 30 days for his recent Rose-Garden showdown with former administration official Sebastian Gorka.
Videos posted to social media showed passengers screaming and laughing as what appeared to be a bat flew around a Spirit Airlines plane en route to New Jersey.
Nicole Ellis tells the story of the Clotilda, the last-known ship of the illegal slave trade in the U.S. And Oyinkan Braithwaite ruminates on the unexpected relatability of her novel, "My Sister, the Serial Killer."
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