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Attorney General Loretta Lynch, accompanied by FBI Director James Comey, speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Thursday, March 24, 2016. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) ** FILE **

Iran indictments, sanctions send signal to Obama nuclear deal critics

An Iranian hacker managed to gain control of the computer systems that worked the sluices on a New York dam -- but luckily the gates had been taken offline for maintenance at the time, foiling any possible mischief, federal prosecutors said Thursday, announcing charges against seven Iran-backed operatives for hacking American infrastructure.

March 24, 2016
The health law will continue to steadily grow in both cost and coverage, working toward President Obama's goal of expanding those with access to insurance — but the government will shell out tens of billions of dollars to pay for it, analysts said in their latest evaluation of the federal budget and the Affordable Care Act, which is driving much of the change. (Associated Press)

Obamacare coverage costs spike as Medicaid expansion proves popular

Obamacare insurance premiums will leap 6 percent a year over the next decade, and companies will drop millions of employees from their health plans as insurers and employers calibrate their offerings for the new marketplace, the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday.

March 24, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. speaks to congressional interns on the state of American politics and the changing tenor of the current political discourse in the presidential race, Wednesday, March 23, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Ryan has weighed in on the contentious GOP presidential primary on only a few occasions and has publicly criticized Donald Trump on three occasions without mentioning the billionaire's name: for calling for a ban on Muslim immigrants, failing to strenuously disavow his endorsement by a former Ku Klux Klan leader and fueling anger at political events. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Paul Ryan pleads for more civil politics

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan called for more civility in politics Wednesday, and while not naming any specific presidential candidates he said all politicians have a responsibility to fight over ideas and principles rather than play to voters' fears.

March 23, 2016
In this Jan. 28, 2016, photo, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump poses with a ring given to him by a group of veterans during a campaign event on the campus of Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa. For some Americans, the promise of political change and disruption has come too slowly, or failed altogether. On the eve of the first voting contest in the 2016 presidential election, these voters are pushing for bolder, more uncompromising action, with an intensity that has shaken both the Republican and Democratic establishment. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Donald Trump wins Arizona primary; Ted Cruz takes Utah

Donald Trump won the Arizona primary Tuesday night, collecting all of the state's 58 delegates and keeping him on track to win the GOP presidential nomination on a first ballot. Sen. Ted Cruz won the Utah caucuses and took all 40 delegates.

March 22, 2016
Republican presidential candidate Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, speaks at the 2016 American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference at the Verizon Center, on Monday, March 21, 2016, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Cruz blasts Obama for being in Cuba during Belgium attack

Sen. Ted Cruz accused President Obama of hobnobbing with enemy leaders while America's ally, Belgium, was attacked Tuesday -- and he warned Republican voters that Donald Trump offers more of the same "moral relativism."

March 22, 2016
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers escort an arrestee during a series of early-morning raids in the Bronx borough of New York on March 3, 2015. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Border agents: DHS has ‘no intention’ of deporting illegals

A top Homeland Security official told Border Patrol agents the Obama administration has "no intention of deporting" many of the illegal immigrants caught trying to sneak into the country, ordering instead that they be released so they don't clog up the courts, a leading advocate for agents testified to Congress.

March 21, 2016
"Now I think it's time to turn our attention to comprehensive immigration reform," Hillary Clinton said, using the term immigrant-rights advocates use for legislation to legalize the 11 million illegal immigrants now in the country. (Associated Press)

Hillary Clinton says U.S.-Mexico border is secure

Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the southwest border is secure enough that the government should now turn its attention to trying to legalize illegal immigrants.

March 17, 2016