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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi faced her most serious challenge to her leadership post last year from Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, but she still emerged with support from two-thirds of the caucus.

Democrats Play Blame Game With Pelosi After Georgia Election — To GOP's Glee

10:52pm June 21, 2017

Republicans were able to effectively tie House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi to losing candidate Jon Ossoff in Georgia. It's a strategy they've used for years and don't plan to abandon anytime soon.

Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise addresses the media on December 6, 2016. On Wednesday, his condition was upgraded to fair a week after he was shot on a Virginia baseball field.

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Rep. Steve Scalise's Condition Upgraded To 'Fair' After Baseball Field Shooting

8:23pm June 21, 2017

by Amy Held

The hospital treating the 51-year-old Louisiana congressman says he is beginning an extended period of healing, a week after being shot during a baseball practice in Virginia.

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FBI Investigating Flint Airport Stabbing As Possible Act Of Terrorism

8:16pm June 21, 2017

by Amy Held

The FBI identified the assailant as Amor Ftouhi of Quebec. He reportedly yelled "Allahu Akbar," or "God is great," before stabbing an airport police officer in the neck Wednesday in Flint, Mich.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein speaks at the the Drug Enforcement Agency headquarters in Arlington, Va., on June 6.

Rosenstein Says Most Important Part Of The Job Is To Maintain Public Confidence

8:06pm June 21, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has been taking heat from the president, friends of the fired FBI director and members of Congress. He said he wants to protect the Justice Department brand.

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A construction worker climbs onto a roof at sunrise Tuesday to avoid the heat in Phoenix. The temperature there reached 119 degrees, as the Southwest bakes in a heat wave.

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Summer's Just Begun, But The Southwestern U.S. Is Already Baking

6:44pm June 21, 2017

by Amy Held

Parts of California, Nevada and Arizona are under excessive heat warnings through Sunday night.

Former Milwaukee police Officer Dominique Heaggan-Brown appears in Milwaukee County Court on Tuesday.

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Former Milwaukee Officer Found Not Guilty In Shooting Death Of Black Man

5:55pm June 21, 2017

by Merrit Kennedy

Dominique Heaggan-Brown, who was charged with reckless homicide, shot 23-year-old Sylville Smith last summer. It happened after two police officers stopped two men in a car, and the men ran away.

Sister Cathy Cesnik's 1969 murder remains unsolved.

Before Her Teacher's Murder, This 'Keepers' Witness Was Already Living A Nightmare

5:39pm June 21, 2017

by Kelly McEvers

In the docuseries The Keepers, Jean Wehner shares her story of being abused by her high school chaplain. She says the teacher she confided in may have been killed for knowing too much.

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Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick, pictured here at a Vanity Fair summit in October 2016, resigned abruptly this week as the company's CEO after weeks of scandals about workplace culture.

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After CEO Resignation, Is Uber Kalanick-less Or Kalanick-free?

5:39pm June 21, 2017

Few companies have had such a rapid fallout from such a vast number of crises stemming from the workplace culture perpetuated from the top, while appearing to be at the peak of its success.

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Doc Todd's hip-hop album is called Combat Medicine.

'Combat Medicine:' Afghanistan Vet Seeks To Help Others Through Hip-Hop

5:39pm June 21, 2017

by Elizabeth Blair

A new hip-hop album by a veteran of the war in Afghanistan drops Wednesday. His target audience: fellow vets suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.

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Democrats Search For Silver Lining After Narrowly Losing Georgia Election

5:39pm June 21, 2017

by Geoff Bennett

Democrats are feeling demoralized after Republicans were able to hold onto a House seat in the Atlanta suburbs. Both sides raised huge amounts of money to pour into the race.

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