Thursday's top stories


Updated Dec 7, 2017 - Politics & Policy

Rep. Franks to resign, says he raised surrogacy with staffers

Trump remains historically unpopular

Updated Dec 7, 2017 - Politics & Policy

Congress passes short-term spending bill

Navigation apps directing users toward California wildfires

Map of Southern California fires

Dems more willing to take on their own over sexual harassment

Trump meets with Hill leaders about government funding

Judge dismisses Google gender pay discrimination lawsuit

Dec 7, 2017

Brady wants to keep alternative minimum tax out of bill

Dec 7, 2017

Trump's infrastructure plan is reportedly coming in January

Dec 7, 2017

Sanders says U.S. will be in South Korea for Olympics

Dec 7, 2017

Trial date set for Justice Department's case against AT&T merger

After Sandy Hook, gun rush led to 60 additional accidental deaths

Dec 7, 2017

Saudi crown prince was behind purchase of $450 million da Vinci

Dec 7, 2017

Inside the Smithsonian's plan to reach 1 billion people by 2022

Updated Dec 7, 2017 - Energy & Climate

Southern California fires enter Los Angeles County

Dec 7, 2017

White House: Americans addressed allegations against Trump by electing him

Dec 7, 2017

Misconduct allegations reach Wall Street

Dollar General to open 900 new stores in 2018

Dec 7, 2017

CHI, Dignity merge to form largest not-for-profit hospital system

Open borders good for Walmart customers, says chairman

Dec 7, 2017

New paper: China is going head-to-head with the U.S. in AI

Dec 7, 2017

Most Americans want Trump investigated for alleged sexual misconduct, poll finds

Dec 7, 2017

House Dems to oppose spending bill day before shutdown

Dec 7, 2017

Every allegation against Al Franken

Updated Dec 7, 2017

Bitcoin breaks $19,000 before falling sharply from record high

Republicans accuse FBI of being too political

Al Franken announces resignation, blasts Trump and Roy Moore

Dec 7, 2017

Entrepreneur details first on-the-record allegations against Pishevar

Dec 7, 2017 - Economy

Sam Seder will work at MSNBC again

Dec 7, 2017 - World

North Korea says war is a matter of when, not if

Dec 7, 2017

Poll: Most Americans think Flynn's guilty plea is "a serious matter"

Dec 7, 2017 - Economy

Old-school journalism hits the big screen

What to expect next after Trump's Jerusalem move

Dec 7, 2017

First look: Mapping carbon capture projects

The race to diminish peanut allergies in kids

Dec 7, 2017

How the economy compares to when other fiscal bills were passed

Dec 7, 2017 - Health

Hospitals are making a fortune on Wall Street

Dec 7, 2017 - Technology

Snap, Google, Facebook again dominate list of top iPhone apps

How the Franken dam burst

Uber paid 20-year-old hacker to destroy data breach information

Trump Jr. cites attorney-client privilege to avoid Russia questions