WASHINGTON (AP) — On a cold, gray February afternoon, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stepped out of the West Wing wrapped in a puffy black parka and clutching a folder of documents, seemingly oblivious to the Washington custom of having an aide schlep...

Nearly 10 years after Black teenager Trayvon Martin was killed by a neighborhood watch volunteer, local officials have agreed to form an advisory committee to study how race, class and gender can lead to social inequities.

Nearly two dozen Republicans attending CPAC in Florida have designated a proxy to vote on their behalf, citing the "ongoing public health emergency."

As the chancellor weighs up taxing businesses and wealth, Conservatives urge him to wait or risk choking the recovery.

Opinion: The costs of a foreign policy that emphasizes US global preeminence are now inescapable clear, and US leaders need to change course.

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