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Modest gain seen for Obama's last health care sign-up season

Facing new challenges to a legacy law, the Obama administration on Wednesday set modest expectations for the president's final health care sign-up season.

Trump v. Clinton: How to stream the last presidential debate

You can still watch the final televised presidential debate tonight even if you don't have a TV.

Social Security recipients to get tiny increase in benefits

Millions of Social Security recipients and federal retirees will get only tiny increases in benefits next year, the fifth year in a row that older Americans will have to settle for historically low raises.

Confident Clinton expanding her campaign into 'red' states

Hillary Clinton is advancing into states the Democrats haven't won in decades, confidently expanding her offensive against Donald Trump and aiming to help her party win back control of Congress.

Why it matters: Abortion and the 2016 election

THE ISSUE: Persistent Republican-led efforts to restrict access to abortion and to curb government funding for Planned Parenthood have been hotly debated in Washington and in states, and will be shaped in some way by the next president.

NBC News fires Billy Bush after lewd Donald Trump tape airs

NBC News on Monday fired "Today" show host Billy Bush, who was caught on tape in a vulgar conversation about women with Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump before an "Access Hollywood" appearance.

Clinton says she takes 'no satisfaction' in Trump's actions

With Donald Trump on the defensive, Hillary Clinton says she is taking "no satisfaction" in his actions and promising to repair the damage and project a message of unity during the campaign's final weeks.

Trump challenges legitimacy of election

A beleaguered Donald Trump sought to undermine the legitimacy of the U.S. presidential election on Saturday, pressing unsubstantiated claims the contest is rigged against him, vowing anew to jail Hillary Clinton if he's elected and throwing in a baseless insinuation his rival was on drugs in the last debate.

Stein brings activism, but no wins, to outsider 2016 contest

Green Party candidate Jill Stein wasted no time trying to swoop in on Bernie Sanders' political revolution.

Libertarian's Johnson has never been the typical politician

Ronald Reagan won a historic landslide victory in the 1984 election, taking 49 of 50 states.

Judge dismisses Newtown families' lawsuit against gun maker

A judge on Friday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit by Newtown families against the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, saying federal law shields gun manufacturers from most lawsuits over criminal use of their products.

Deep South states high in accidental shootings with minors

A 3-year-old boy dies when his grandmother's gun accidentally discharges underneath her pillow in her New Orleans home, hitting the boy in the chest. A 2-year-old boy accidentally shoots and kills his own father inside their Alabama home.

Trump says he doesn't know, never met some of his accusers

Donald Trump contends he doesn't know and never even met some of the women accusing him of sexual assault.

Why embattled Trump may keep hammering Bill Clinton misdeeds

Donald Trump's efforts to drag Hillary Clinton down by focusing on her husband's misconduct may be a relatively new strategy for him, but it's not for the advisers whispering in his ear.

Clinton says US could 'ring China with missile defense'

Hillary Clinton privately said the U.S. would "ring China with missile defense" if the Chinese government failed to curb North Korea's nuclear program, a potential hint at how the former secretary of state would act if elected president.

Many Hurricane Matthew victims don't have flood insurance

Waist-deep floodwaters from Hurricane Matthew coursed down the street and seeped under Lori Galemore's doors, swamping the carpets and furniture as she and her three sons retreated upstairs, where they stayed until firefighters arrived by boat.

Study questions value of mammograms, breast cancer screening

A new study questions the value of mammograms for breast cancer screening.

New allegations of sexual assault emerge against Trump

Several women levied allegations of sexual assault against Donald Trump on Wednesday in a series of interviews, adding to the already damaging revelations about the Republican presidential nominee's aggressive sexual comments about women.

MGM: We own 'Apprentice,' can't easily release tapes

With public clamor growing for the release of footage from Donald Trump's reign on "The Apprentice," entertainment giant MGM said Wednesday that it owns the reality TV show, not the program's executive producer Mark Burnett, and could not unilaterally release any unaired, archived material due to existing contractual obligations.

Unshackled, Trump unleashes aggressive attacks on own party

The "shackles" gone, Donald Trump stepped up his fierce attacks on his own party leaders Tuesday, promising to teach Republicans who oppose him a lesson and fight for the presidency "the way I want to."

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