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President Trump signed a slew of orders during his first week in office, impacting policy on immigration, the environment, federal diversity programs and more.

While NASA was trying to put a man on the moon, the Navy was quietly conducting a series of tests to see if humans could live ...

The House has passed a measure that its supporters say will help local schools develop policies on cellphone use by students ...

The sponsor of a bill to raise taxes on tobacco products, including vaping, says it’s a bill that probably no one likes.

Trump said the diversity programs discourage merit and leadership, and discriminate on the basis of race and sex. The ...

As Ukraine's line of defense grows thin, this unit is using a modernized Soviet-era vehicle to stop Russian forces from ...

The role of first lady is unelected, unpaid, and usually comes with zero preparation. But Melania Trump is back in the White ...

Historians say the Trump-ordered release of more information on the killings of President John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy ...

An exhibition at San Francisco's Asian Art Museum points to a burgeoning trend: museums are engaging the public more openly ...

Many health professionals are lining up against Trump's pick for health secretary. They say his anti-vaccine views could cost ...

Denmark's last minister for Greenland says Britain once claimed right of first refusal over the territory — because of its proximity to Canada, which Britain once ruled.