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Senator Rand Paul on Thursday ahead of a budget vote in Washington. He held up the vote in a protest of government spending.

Pelosi followed her surprise statement with a dramatic and lengthy speech on the House floor, where she read heart-tugging stories of DREAMers aspiring to become U.S. citizens while calling on Ryan to guarantee a vote for a long-term legislative solution for their status.

"They are not a priority for deportation," he told reporters.

He also claimed the slide is “a sign of strength more than anything else.”

The White House is "concerned" about the fall on US stock markets after the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped by 1,175 points.

China has urged the US to drop its "Cold War mentality" after Washington said it planned to diversify its nuclear armoury with smaller bombs.

A four-page memorandum commissioned by Devin Nunes (R-California), chair of the House Intelligence Committee, has been made public over the objections of Democrats, the FBI, and the Department of Justice.

The move came over the fierce objections of the FBI and Justice Department, which have said the document prepared by Republicans on the House intelligence committee is inaccurate and missing critical context.

The FBI has publicly challenged a push by Republican lawmakers to release a controversial memo which purports to show anti-Trump bias at the agency.

A bullish US President Donald Trump has proclaimed a "new American moment" as he delivered his maiden State of the Union speech to Congress.

We asked people from around the United States what issues they most want President Trump to focus on during his first State of the Union address. USA TODAY

Chinese efforts to exert covert influence over the West are just as concerning as Russian subversion, the director of the CIA has said.

A one-page document released by the White House proposes legalizing 1.8 million undocumented immigrants in exchange for a $25 billion fund for border security, including the wall.

It's the memo that everyone is talking about, but no-one can (really) talk about.

Two people have been killed and 17 injured in a high school shooting in the US state of Kentucky.

Governor of Hawaii David Ige failed to avert moments of horror for citizens caused by a false ballistic missile alert as he did not know the login and password for his Twitter account, local media have reported.

- Minority leader Chuck Schumer says his party supports Senate bill
- Paul Ryan says if Senate passes spending bill, House will pass it too

Outwardly, the California couple accused of torturing and endangering their 13 children seemed to preside over a happy American family.

A false alarm that warned of a ballistic missile headed for Hawaii sent the islands into a panic Saturday, with people abandoning cars in a highway and preparing to flee their homes until officials said the cell phone alert was a mistake. (Jan. 13) AP

After the entire state of Hawaii suffered an almighty scare over an imminent missile attack warning, angry officials and the public are calling for “tough and quick accountability” for the “totally inexcusable” mishap.