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FILE - In this March 11, 2017, file photo, Mark Wicks, standing, addresses Montana Libertarians gathering for their party's nominating convention in Helena, Mont. Montana voters are heading to the polls Thursday, May 25, 2017, to decide a nationally watched congressional election amid uncertainty in Washington over President Donald Trump's agenda and his handling of the country's affairs. (AP Photo/Bobby Caina Calvan, file)
GOP candidate charged with misdemeanor assault of reporterWitnesses said the Republican candidate for Montana's sole congressional seat body-slammed a reporter Wednesday, the day before the polls close in the special election.
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FILE - In this Feb. 8, 2017, file photo, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker delivers his state budget address at the Capitol in Madison, Wis. Walker is continuing to put pressure on fellow Republicans in the Legislature not to raise taxes. Walker on Friday, May 19 promised to veto the entire budget if it results in a net property tax increase to homeowners. And on Monday he fired off a series of tweets defending his budget as the GOP-controlled Legislature continues working on making changes to it. (John Hart/Wisconsin State Journal via AP, File)
Wisconsin seeks to be first to drug test Medicaid applicantsGov. Scott Walker's attempt to make Wisconsin the first state in the country to require childless adults applying for Medicaid to undergo drug screening is up for review by a key state legislative committee
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Republican candidate for Montana's only U.S. House seat, Greg Gianforte, sits in a vehicle near a Discovery Drive building Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Bozeman, Mont. A reporter said Gianforte "body-slammed" him Wednesday, the day before the special election. (Freddy Monares/Bozeman Daily Chronicle via AP)
The Latest: GOP hopeful charged with misdemeanor assaultCongressional candidate Greg Gianforte is being charged with misdemeanor assault after a reporter said the Republican "body-slammed him" Wednesday
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Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer of N.Y., joined by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., right, and Sen. Ben Cardin, D-Md., left, speaks during a news conference about the Paris climate agreement, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
23 million more uninsured with GOP health bill, analysts sayCongress' official budget analysts say the health care bill Republicans recently pushed through the House would leave 23 million more Americans without insurance and confront many others who have costly medical conditions with unaffordable coverage
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Authorities: Montana Republican congressional candidate cited for misdemeanor assault over incident with reporterAuthorities: Montana Republican congressional candidate cited for misdemeanor assault over incident with reporter
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk off Air Force One after arriving at Brussels International Airport, Wednesday, May 24, 2017, in Brussels. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Trump to meet with anxious NATO and EU leadersPresident Donald Trump will be in the heart of Europe to address a continent still reeling from his election and anxious about his support
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Fox News says crew saw Montana House candidate Greg Gianforte grab Guardian reporter by neck and slam him to the groundFox News says crew saw Montana House candidate Greg Gianforte grab Guardian reporter by neck and slam him to the ground
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FILE - In this May 15, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with Attorney General Jeff Sessions,at the 36th Annual National Peace Officers' memorial service on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sessions did not disclose contacts with foreign dignitaries, including the Russian ambassador, on a security clearance form he filled out as a United States senator last year, the Justice Department acknowledged May 24. The department said Sessions’ staff relied on the guidance of the FBI investigator handling the background check, who advised that meetings with foreign dignitaries “connected with Senate activities” did not have to be reported on the form. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, file)
Foreign meetings omitted from Sessions' security clearanceThe Justice Department says Attorney General Jeff Sessions did not disclose contacts with foreign dignitaries, including the Russian ambassador, on a security clearance form he filled out as a U.S. senator last year
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First lady Melania Trump arrives at the San Damaso courtyard ahead of her husband President Donald Trump's private audience with Pope Francis, at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. Melania turned to one of her favorite fashion houses, Dolce & Gabbana, for her audience with the pope and her arrival in Italy. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
Why Melania Trump covers her head one day and not the nextMelania Trump is drawing attention for covering her head for some meetings but not others on President Donald Trump's first international trip.
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AP Online Top Political Short HeadlinesThe Latest: Ex-CIA head says he warned Russia about meddlingFormer CIA Director John Brennan testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, May 23, 2017, before the House Intelligence Committee Russia Investigation Task Force. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
AP Online National NewsVideo appears to show Texas officer striking teenage girlIn this Monday, May 22, 2017 photo, a 14-year-old girl that was seen in a video that appears to show an officer punching the eighth-grader three or four times outside a birthday party last weekend, appears in juvenile court in San Antonio, Texas. The San Antonio Police Department is reviewing the police body camera footage of the incident posted online by a bystander. The girl was taken to a juvenile detention center Saturday, May 20 and released Monday. (Bob Owen /The San Antonio Express-News via AP)
AP Online - International News5 killed, 286 held in Bahrain raid on Shiite cleric's townThis image provided by an activist who requested to remain unnamed, shows people carrying a man who was injured in a raid on an sit-in, in Diraz, Bahrain, Tuesday, May 23, 2017. Bahrain police raided a town where the sit-in has been going on for months in support of Sheikh Isa Qassim, a prominent Shiite cleric, who had his citizenship stripped by the government. An activist said one protester was killed. Bahrain's Interior Ministry said on Twitter Tuesday that the operation targeting Diraz was to "maintain security and public order." (AP Photo)
AP Online - International NewsSetting aside past rude talk, Trump and pope focus on peacePresident Donald Trump and his wife Melania looks at Michelangelo's Pieta', during their visit to St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, Wednesday, May 24, 2017. (L'Osservatore Romano/Pool Photo via AP)
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