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Trump says new proposal will lower some U.S. drug prices
Less than two weeks before the midterm elections, President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a plan to lower prices for some prescription drugs, saying it would stop unfair practices that...

Russian woman charged in first 2018 election meddling case
The U.S. accused a Russian woman on Friday of helping oversee the finances of a sweeping, secretive effort to sway American public opinion through social media in the first federal...

UN’s Nikki Haley to leave in latest Trump shake-up
President Donald Trump said Tuesday U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley is leaving the administration "at the end of the year."

I never said that! High-tech deception of “deepfake” videos
Hey, did my congressman really say that? Is that really President Donald Trump on that video, or am I being duped?

U.S. expects fallout from Edward Snowden leaks for years to come
Whistleblower or traitor, leaker or public hero?

U.S. Senate votes to confirm Gina Haspel as 1st female CIA director
The Senate confirmed Gina Haspel on Thursday as the first female director of the CIA following a difficult nomination process that reopened an emotional debate about brutal interrogation techniques in...

Senators want CIA to lift veil on director nominee’s black site past
Gina Haspel's long spy career is so shrouded in mystery that senators want documents declassified so they can decide if her role at a CIA black site should prevent her...

Trump’s CIA pick is career spymaster, oversaw secret prison
President Donald Trump's pick to be the next director of the CIA is a career spymaster who oversaw torture at a secret prison during one of the darkest chapters in...

U.S. intelligence boss says security clearances are “broken”
The Trump administration's intelligence chief says the government's background checks system is "broken" and must be completely overhauled.

Senate passes bill to renew foreign surveillance program
The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to renew a critical foreign intelligence collection program dubbed the "holy grail" because it allows U.S. spy agencies to conduct surveillance on foreign...