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'Drain The Swamp'? Hardly. Washington Appears More Stuck In The Muck Than Ever

8:53am November 15, 2017

by Peter Overby

"We have dysfunction in Congress; we have dysfunction, I think, in the presidency; and we have dysfunction in the lobbying community" — reform lobbyist Meredith McGehee

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4 Killed In Northern California Shooting

6:04am November 15, 2017

by Eric Westervelt

A small, rural northern California town is the latest scene of a mass shooting, leaving five dead, including the shooter. A man randomly shot people at different locations across town.

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Prisons Work To Keep Out Drug-Smuggling Drones

6:04am November 15, 2017

by Tracy Samilton

Drone technology is quickly becoming more sophisticated — and more affordable. Now, criminals are using drones to smuggle drugs, cell phones and even weapons to inmates in prisons.

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News Brief: Army Takes Control In Zimbabwe, Republicans Respond To Roy Moore

5:11am November 15, 2017

The army in Zimbabwe has seized control of the country, though they say it's not a coup. Also, Republican lawmakers are looking at options to keep Roy Moore out of the Senate.

Two women embrace outside Rancho Tehama Elementary School, in Corning, Calif., where a gunman opened fire Tuesday.

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At Least 4 Victims Killed After Shooting At School, Other Locations In California

10:26pm November 14, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

The shooter began at a residence and traveled to "multiple locations" before shooting students at an elementary school in Tehama County, an assistant sheriff said. Officials say the shooter is dead.

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California Shootings Sprung From Domestic Violence, Restraining Order

10:13pm November 14, 2017

by Richard Gonzales

Tehama County authorities say one of the first victims killed Tuesday was a woman who had sought protection from the shooter earlier this year. Other victims may have been chosen randomly.

Congress Continues To Address Its Sexual Harassment Issues

8:39pm November 14, 2017

by Susan Davis

The House and Senate are moving swiftly towards mandating previously optional sexual harassment training. The Senate approved the change last week, without a single objection. In the House on Tuesday, lawmakers held a hearing to consider even more far-reaching changes to shake up what many female lawmakers say is a culture that encourages silence.

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Students Kate Shulenberger (left) and Sarah Goodman on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Graduate Student Council plan a "call your congressman" event on campus.

Grad Students Would Be Hit By Massive Tax Hike Under House GOP Plan

8:39pm November 14, 2017

The plan would raise taxes on graduate students, who make very little money to begin with. Analysts say the provision could discourage students from seeking advanced degrees, hurting economic growth.

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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., appears in 2009 with then-Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama. McConnell suggested on Tuesday that Sessions run as a write-in candidate to keep former judge Roy Moore from winning his old seat.

McConnell Talks Up Sessions As Write-In Candidate To Replace Roy Moore

8:03pm November 14, 2017

by Brian Naylor

Attorney General Jeff Sessions has told people that he has no interest in returning to his old Senate seat from Alabama, as Moore continues to dig in against allegations of sexual misconduct.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions waits for the beginning of a hearing before the House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday.

'My Story Has Never Changed,' Attorney General Jeff Sessions Tells House Committee

7:56pm November 14, 2017

by Miles Parks

Sessions faced lawmakers, fielding questions about Russian interference and the Trump campaign's contacts with Russians. He stood by prior testimony but sought to change his recollection of events.