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The official Easter Egg Roll began at the White House in 1878. It's unclear when the terrifying costumes were introduced.

The spending bill President Trump signed into law last week includes enough money to replace machines that leave no paper trail. But it seems unlikely that's how the money will be spent.

The adult film star says she was once threatened in a parking lot to stay quiet about her alleged relationship with President Trump well before he ran for office.

The new funding is part of a $1.3 trillion omnibus spending bill, a source told NPR. The development comes as the Senate intelligence committee has put a focus on election security this week.

Lawmakers have scheduled a hearing to look into election security ahead of the midterm elections. But even though a panel has called for a major funding increase, there's no consensus over how much.

Senators released a list of recommendations Tuesday that included an urgent call to give states more money and information to improve their elections.

Congressional Republicans would not go as far as the president. Sen. Marco Rubio said he remained confident that special counsel Robert Mueller is "fair and thorough" and will "arrive at the truth."

The FBI says it received multiple tips about the alleged Florida school shooter but did not follow proper protocols and had to explain those failings to the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday.

Residents and tourists in Hawaii had a brief scare when a push notification warned of a false missile threat.

On the fifth anniversary of an important Russian sanctions law, Bill Browder, who pushed for the law, says the Trump administration faces an opportunity to show strength — or leniency — to Putin.

The little-known Foreign Agents Registration Act was long considered a joke — until Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller brought his first indictments. Legal observers are asking whether he might take a "toothless" old law and give it new fangs.

Earlier this week, President Trump offered only halfhearted support for the man considered instrumental in getting him to the Oval Office.

President Trump released a scathing signing statement about the Russia sanctions bill he signed into law on Wednesday. Legal and political experts weren't surprised.

Congress overwhelmingly approved the legislation, but the White House has many qualms with it. Moscow has already responded to the sanctions, which also affect Iran and North Korea.

Laws that ban tapping on a phone while driving have become common, but in Hawaii, a new escalation targets pedestrians.

John Kelly, who had been serving as the president's secretary of homeland security, takes a key role at the White House after a week of staff turmoil and infighting.

Allegations of murder, blackmail and hundreds of millions of dollars worth of corruption. William Browder's story has it all — and he shared it Thursday with a Senate panel investigating Russia.

The legislation puts new economic restrictions on Russia, North Korea and Iran — and constrains President Trump from easing Russian sanctions on his own.

The committee is working with the former Trump Campaign head on a compromise, rather than compelling him to appear at a Wednesday public hearing.

The president's son and former campaign chairman are still legally required to tell the truth.