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Ex-Trump national security adviser John Bolton has been charged with illegally storing and transmitting classified information.  Read moreEx-Trump national security adviser Bolton charged in probe of mishandling of classified information

The Department of Energy says it has finalized a $1.6 billion loan guarantee to a subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest power companies to upgrade nearly 5,000 miles of transmission lines across five states, mostly in the Midwest, for largely fossil fuel-run energy. The project by AEP Tr… Read moreEnergy Department offers $1.6 billion loan guarantee to upgrade transmission lines across Midwest

Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government.  Read moreSenate Democrats, holding out for health care, reject government funding bill for 10th time

President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak with Russia’s Vladimir Putin on Thursday as he considers Ukraine’s push for long-range missiles. That's according to a White House official who was not authorized to comment on the private call and spoke on the condition of anonymity. The call com… Read moreTrump will speak with Putin as he considers Ukraine’s push for long-range missiles

For the first time in more than a decade, the number of states with rates of obesity of 35% or more has dropped. That's being viewed as an encouraging sign that America’s epidemic of excess weight might be improving. But cuts to federal staff and programs that address chronic disease could e… Read moreObesity remains high in the US, but more states are showing progress, a new report finds