Melissa Quinn

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In May, a man drove his car into people in Times Square, killing one and injuring 2 others. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer, File)

National Security

NYC spending $50 million on protective barriers to thwart terrorist attacks

Melissa Quinn · January 2, 2018 10:05 pm

Trump frequently criticized former President Barack Obama for spending time on the links. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Sarah Sanders: Golfing helped Trump develop ‘deeper and better relationships’ with lawmakers

Melissa Quinn · January 2, 2018 8:27 pm

After Sen. Orrin Hatch announced his retirement on Tuesday, some of his fellow Republicans in the Senate praised him on Twitter for his long tenure in the upper chamber. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

GOP senators heap praise on Orrin Hatch after his retirement announcement

Melissa Quinn · January 2, 2018 7:59 pm

South Korea on Tuesday offered high-level talks with rival North Korea to find ways to cooperate on next month's Winter Olympics in the South. South Korean President Moon Jae-in, right, said a potential dialogue between the two countries would be a "groundbreaking chance" to "establish peace." (Kim Ju-hyoung/Yonhap via AP)

South Korea offers to meet with North Korea next week

Melissa Quinn · January 2, 2018 4:24 pm

"Democrats are doing nothing for DACA - just interested in politics. DACA activists and Hispanics will go hard against Dems, will start 'falling in love' with Republicans and their President! We are about RESULTS," Trump tweeted. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump: Hispanics and DACA activists will ‘start falling in love with’ Trump and Republicans

Melissa Quinn · January 2, 2018 3:42 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said in a New Year's address on Monday he was "open to dialogue" with South Korea, and raised the possibility of sending a delegation from the hermit kingdom to next month's Olympic games in Pyeongchang. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP, File)

Trump: Sanctions starting to have ‘big impact on North Korea’

Melissa Quinn · January 2, 2018 2:30 pm

Trump and Congress prepare to tackle broadband expansion in 2018

Melissa Quinn · December 31, 2017 5:01 am

Trump has accused reporters of making up sources before. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Trump: I use social media to ‘fight a very dishonest and unfair press’

Melissa Quinn · December 30, 2017 11:10 pm

Police suspect Tyler Barriss, 25, of making the phone call to police Thursday. (Glendale Police Department via AP)

Police arrest Los Angeles suspect in ‘swatting’ episode that led to Kansas man’s death

Melissa Quinn · December 30, 2017 10:35 pm

"We're all going to lose patience with the attorney general," former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee told Fox News on Saturday. "I love Jeff Sessions. I think he's a great guy. But he's got to do the job that he's there to do, and that's to universally enforce the law." (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)

Mike Huckabee: ‘We’re all going to lose patience’ with Jeff Sessions

Melissa Quinn · December 30, 2017 8:51 pm

According to a report, the FBI apparently decided to open its investigation into the Trump campaign after George Papadopoulos drunkenly admitted at a bar in London that the Russians had damaging information on Hillary Clinton. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

George Papadopoulos told Australian diplomat Russians had ‘dirt’ on Hillary Clinton before WikiLeaks published hacked emails: Report

Melissa Quinn · December 30, 2017 6:12 pm

The Korean Central News Agency, North Korea's state-sponsored news organization, said Saturday that the country has been "bolstering the capabilities for self-defense and pre-emptive attacks with nuclear force" despite the "continued nuclear threat and blackmail and war drills" from the U.S. and its allies. (Korean Central News Agency/Korea News Service via AP)

North Korea says it will stick to nuclear weapons program if US continues with ‘blackmail’

Melissa Quinn · December 30, 2017 5:11 pm