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President Barack Obama leans into to talk to and kiss House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif., after speaking at the Annual Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in San Francisco, Friday, June 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Pelosi, Obama cold front thaws at climate change fundraiser

Susan Crabtree · June 20, 2015 12:00 pm

National Security

U.S. pummels ISIS in overnight bombing raids

John Siciliano · June 20, 2015 10:41 am

The plan would be a massive reduction from todayÃ¢â¬â¢s 39.6 percent top rate for individuals and 35 percent rate for corporations. (AP)

Rand Paul’s tax plan not quite what it seems

Joseph Lawler · June 20, 2015 9:00 am

President Barack Obama waves as he steps off Air Force One as he arrives Monday, June 8, 2015, at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., as he returns from the G-7 Summit in Germany. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

How taxpayers will end up paying for Obama’s West Coast fundraising jaunt

Susan Crabtree · June 20, 2015 9:00 am

On June 15, the Department of Defense reported a set of targets in its daily airstrike report: two Islamic State "tunnel systems" in Syria, a tunnel entrance and two additional tunnel systems in Iraq. (AP Photo)Â

National Security

U.S. targets Islamic State tunnels in Iraq

Tara Copp · June 20, 2015 9:00 am

In this Sept. 22, 2011 photo, members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard march in front of the mausoleum of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, just outside Tehran, Iran, during armed an forces parade marking the 31st anniversary of the start of the Iraq-Iran war. According to a report,Â Iran is providing arms, financing, training and travel to foreign fighters helping the Assad regime in Syria, including Afghans.Â Much of the activity is funneled through the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps and its Quds Force, which are the targets of much of the U.S. sanctions against Iran.Â (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

National Security

Iran supported terrorists amid nuclear talks

Charles Hoskinson · June 20, 2015 4:01 am

Republican presidential candidate, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush walks on stage to speak at the Road to Majority 2015 convention in Washington, Friday, June 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Meet Jeb Bush, social conservative

David M. Drucker · June 20, 2015 4:01 am

Democratic presidential candidate, Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. speaks at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, Friday, June 19, 2015, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/David Becker)

Bernie Sanders: Illegal immigrants ‘reviled by many for political gain’

Ariel Cohen · June 20, 2015 1:15 am

President Barack Obama, joined by Sacramento, Calif., Mayor Kevin Johnson, left, and Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, right, arrives to speak at the Annual Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in San Francisco, Friday, June 19, 2015. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obama presses for Congress to tackle gun control

Nicole Duran · June 20, 2015 12:10 am

In this Oct. 29, 2014 file photo, motorists drive past a sign warning of upcoming traffic cameras in Cleveland. The Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, rejected a driver's motion to reconsider their 4-3 ruling in December. (AP)

Ex-CEO pleads guilty in traffic camera corruption case

Sean Higgins · June 19, 2015 11:05 pm

The audience of conservative Christians greeted Kasich with a warm response that appeared to meet or exceed the reaction that other presidential contenders drew on Friday. (AP Photo)Â

John Kasich receives a warm welcome from Christian conservatives

Ryan Lovelace · June 19, 2015 10:58 pm

Throughout the summer, wildlife biologists conduct nighttime surveys to learn more about the many bats that live in the Coconino National Forest. Scientists gather information about species, population, and habitat. This bat from the genus Myotis is having its wing examined. (USDA Forest Service,Â Coconino National Forest)

USDA festival highlights importance of bats and bees

Nathan Rubbelke · June 19, 2015 10:09 pm