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Mayors, city council members, and county commissioners from Twin Cities suburbs are urging Governor Mark Dayton to protect local control and veto the so-called “preemption bill” on Thursday afterno...
Dr. Jack Graham, pastor of a church in Dallas, Texas , Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington DC and Rabbi Marvin Hier of Los Angeles offer prayers before President Donald Trump signs an e...
President Trump Signs the Executive Order on "Promoting Free Speech and Religious Liberty". The president's order will attempt to roll back a provision that prohibits tax-exempt organizations like...
The US military has released video it says shows a member of ISIS fails at launching an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) a device better known as a drone in Tabqah, Syria on March 30, 2017.
F/A-18 Hornet and Super Hornets from Carrier Air Wing (CVW) Two fly over the Republic of Korea destroyers Sejong the Great (DDG 991) and Yang Manchun (DDH 973), the Arliegh Burke-class guided-missi...
During a lunch meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, President Donald Trump says that resolving the conflict between Israel and Palestine should be that difficult.