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White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus, seen here walking toward the Oval Office in January, had been in touch with the FBI over media reports about Trump associates and contacts with Russia, according to a senior administration official.

White House Asked FBI To Publicly Refute Reports Trump Associates Had Russia Contacts

Director James Comey refused to publicly respond to the media reports even as he dismissed them privately, a senior administration official says. The official says the FBI initiated the discussion.

Spectators wave Chinese flags as military vehicles carrying DF-41 ballistic missiles roll during a parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing, Oct. 1, 2019. The latest assessment from the defense department said China had increased its arsenal of operational nuclear warheads from the estimated 400 in 2021 to more than 500 as of May this year.

New Pentagon report claims China now has over 500 operational nuclear warheads

The Pentagon's latest report shows China is on track with its efforts to develop a nuclear arsenal — though their total warheads are still a fraction of that of the US.

Politics Chat: White House Drums Support For Economic Plans After April Jobs Report

The White House finds opportunity to push its ambitious economic plans after a disappointing April jobs report, while the GOP cites the report as proof the government helped the unemployed too much.

When law enforcement officials failed to anticipate that pro-Trump supporters would devolve into a violent mob, they fell victim to what one expert calls "the invisible obvious." He said it was hard for authorities to see that people who looked like them could want to commit this kind of violence.

Why Didn't The FBI And DHS Produce A Threat Report Ahead of The Capitol Insurrection?

The FBI and the Department of Homeland Security wrote detailed threat assessments before Black Lives Matter demonstrations last summer, but offered only general warnings before the events on Jan. 6.

Kentucky’s Outdoor Recreation Economic Impact Jumps to 12.8 Billion in National Report

The economic impact of outdoor recreation in Kentucky has grown by more than $8 billion from 2012 to 2016. That’s according to a recent economic impact…

Martha Raddatz Reports On Pentagon Plans To Send Another 5,000 U-S Troops

to Bosnia. They will remain beyond the original December 20th deadline for implementing the Dayton peace accords. The administration says the new troops are needed to protect the withdrawal of the 15,000 U.S. troops already there.

New K-12 COVID-19 Dashboard Live for Kentucky Schools to Self-Report Data

The Kentucky Department for Public Health has launched a new interactive dashboard for cases of COVID-19 in grades K-12.The site went live the week of…

“We Can Stop This”: Beshear Reports One Of The Most Deadliest Days During Pandemic

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear announced in a press release Wednesday 4,560 new coronavirus cases, the third-highest number of confirmed cases since the…

The reporter who broke the gender barrier in NHL locker rooms has died at age 70

Robin Herman hoped her "mini sports history" moment would go quietly unnoticed. Instead, the locker room quickly devolved into a "circus scene."

Students enter Atlanta's Beecher Hills Elementary School in August.

Student math scores are down from pre-COVID levels, the National Report Card finds

The test measures reading and math proficiency for fourth- and eighth-graders. It's administered every two years, but the pandemic delayed the 2021 report until now.

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