VA chief: ‘I deeply regret’ wait-time comparison to Disney

In this photo taken Feb. 25, 206, Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald speaks in Washington. Republicans are criticizing McDonald after he compared wait times to receive VA health care to the hours people wait for rides at Disney theme parks.

Former Republican candidate Santorum endorses Trump for president

Former U.S. Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum on Tuesday endorsed Donald Trump for president, saying he was swayed by Trump's list of possible Supreme Court nominees. Santorum, who dropped out of the presidential race in February and threw his support to Senator Marco Rubio, told Fox News: "The most important issue is preserving the Constitution of this country and a liberal Supreme Court will destroy it."

Great that Cargill is staying in Wichita

Wichita could exhale upon learning Tuesday that Cargill's protein business headquarters would relocate locally, in a decision that boosts the city's economic fortunes while strengthening the bond between the global company and Kansas. Wichita could exhale upon learning Tuesday that Cargill's protein business headquarters would relocate locally, in a decision that boosts the city's economic fortunes while strengthening the bond between the global company and Kansas.

House GOP gives election-year airing to IRS gripes

Republicans gave an election-year airing to their complaints about IRS chief John Koskinen Tuesday, telling a GOP-run House committee that he should be impeached for lying to lawmakers and destroying evidence. "Mr. Koskinen was sent to the IRS to clean it up but it's gotten worse," Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, told the House Judiciary Committee, pressing a long-shot effort he's led since last year to remove the agency's commissioner.

Labor groups launch attack ads against Rob Portman

COLUMBUS, Ohio-Two labor groups have announced they are launching modest ad campaigns in Ohio against Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman. One television ad from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees' PAC, hits Portman for his support of free trade.

New Mexico governor not attending Trump rally

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez won't be among the Republicans rallying around their presumptive nominee when Donald Trump swoops into the state Tuesday. Martinez, who has been openly critical of some of Trump's policies and remarks on immigration, told local reporters Monday that she is "really busy" and will skip Trump's rally in Albuquerque.

Nation-Now 59 mins ago 8:15 a.m.TSA boots head of security amid furor over long lines

The Transportation Security Administration's head of security has been ousted amid an uproar over long lines at airport security checkpoints and intense scrutiny over bonus payments. "Kelly Hoggan has been removed from his position as head of security at TSA, following our hearing on May 12 on mismanagement at TSA," the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform posted on its Twitter account.

New monument stands in tribute to all who serve

Local veterans and members of the community dedicated a new service monument at the Southern Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery on Saturday, May 21. The monuments stands in tribute to all service men and women on the United States military - past, present and future. The ceremony coincided with Armed Forces Day.

Georgia primary voters decide fate of challenged incumbents

While nobody named Trump or Clinton appears on the ballot this time around, Georgia voters still have some big decisions to make in primary elections. Voters are returning to the polls Tuesday nearly three months after the state held its presidential primaries.

DOD uses undisclosed files to defend sex assault testimony

The Pentagon is relying on information it won't make public to dispute an Associated Press investigation that found the military misled Congress about sexual assault cases to blunt support for Senate legislation. In a report sent Thursday to a bipartisan group of senators, the Pentagon refers to undisclosed files about several of the cases to challenge AP's findings.

Clinton campaign ad illustrates supporters’ fears about Trump

In the race to become the next president, Hillary Clinton is using a weapon to persuade voters some may not consider important in the political process - children. The Clinton campaign has rolled out an ad that takes Republican nominee Donald Trump's own words and uses them against him, showing wide-eyed children watching TV while Trump talks about theoretically shooting someone in the middle of New York City's Fifth Avenue, carrying people out on stretchers, mocking a disabled reporter, self-censoring a profanity that is easily deduced and making a comment many saw as a reference to a woman's menstrual cycle.