(WASHINGTON, AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry on Tuesday defended the landmark nuclear deal the United States made with Iran ahead of a congressional hearing where Senate Republicans are expected to… Read more »

By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — The Supreme Court unanimously endorsed election maps that bolster the growing political influence of America’s Latinos, ruling Monday that states can count everyone, not… Read more »

(WASHINGTON, AP) — The Obama administration is reviewing whether a new North Carolina law curbing anti-discrimination protections for LGBT people could affect the flow of federal aid to the state. White House… Read more »

By SETH BORENSTEIN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — The federal government says man-made global warming is making America sicker and it’s only going to get worse. A 332-page report issued Monday by… Read more »

by DARLENE SUPERVILLE                                                                                                                                                         Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama heads to law school next week to push his nomination of Judge Merrick Garland to the Supreme Court. Obama… Read more »

by JOSH LEDERMAN                                                                                                                                                                       Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Dozens of world leaders assembling Friday for a nuclear security summit will confront a disparate array of modern-day threats, ranging from government… Read more »

(OMAHA, Neb., AP) — Figures from a survey of supply managers in nine Midwest and Plains states have risen for the third month in a row, according to a report… Read more »

By SAM HANANEL Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — The government cannot freeze the financial assets of people accused of crimes if the money has no connection to criminal activity and is… Read more »

By DEB RIECHMANN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — Treasury Secretary Jack Lew warned Wednesday against the overuse of financial sanctions against other nations and said the U.S. must be prepared to… Read more »

By JOSH LEDERMAN Associated Press (WASHINGTON, AP) — President Barack Obama commuted the federal prison sentences of 61 drug offenders on Wednesday including more than a third serving life sentences, working… Read more »