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Inside a nerve-rattling trip to pay pot taxes

LOS ANGELES – Jerred Kiloh’s eyes narrowed as he checked his mirror again. The black Chevy SUV with tinted windows was still behind him. It had been hanging off Kiloh’s bumper eve...

Trump promotes technology to improve veterans’ health care

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump announced new efforts Thursday to use technology to improve veterans’ health care, saying the programs will greatly expand access, especially for mental h...

EPA chief reverses decision to delay rules on emissions

WASHINGTON – One day after getting sued by 15 states, Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt on Wednesday reversed his earlier decision to delay implementation of Obama-era rules...

Temperate Northwest gets blasted with furnace-like heat

PORTLAND, Ore. – Forecasts for triple-digit heat have caused a minor panic across the Pacific Northwest, a region famous for cool weather where many people do not have air conditioning to he...

Bipartisan Senate bill aims to protect special counsel’s job

WASHINGTON – Two members of the Senate Judiciary Committee are moving to protect Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s job, putting forth new legislation that aims to ensure the integrity of curr...

New Mexico governor links new economic growth to tax cutting

SANTA FE – Republican New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is linking a spurt of local economic growth to the state’s commitment toward cutting taxes and streamlining regulations. Mart...

Trump joins GOP senators on immigration changes

WASHINGTON – The Latest on a bill to change to an immigration system based on skills, not family ties (all times local): noon President Donald Trump says proposed legis...

Trump’s fundraising prowess keeps Republican Party close

WASHINGTON – Republican senators are bucking President Donald Trump’s calls to revive the health care debate. And Trump just ousted his only top White House aide with deep links to the Repub...

Senate confirms Christopher Wray as new FBI chief

Director receives overwhelming support from both parties

GOP shows signs of reaching out to Democrats on health care

Trump threat falls on deaf ears in Senate

Trump weighed in on son’s statement ‘as any father would’

Press secretary says statement was true despite contrary evidence

15 states appeal EPA delay of stricter air-quality standards

They say delay violates Clean Air Act