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The Senate passed legislation Monday that would do away with direct payments to farmers and instead create an expanded crop insurance program. It's designed to protect farmers from losses, but some say it amounts to a highly subsidized gift to agribusiness.

Bush administration officials are debating the future of the U.S. prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice want it closed down; Vice President Cheney and Attorney General Alberto Gonzales want to keep it open. Debbie Elliott talks with Jackie Northam about the new focus on Guantanamo.

Gil Gutknecht is a reliable Republican congressman from Minnesota who has long supported the war effort in Iraq -- until recently. Is this an election-year conversion or a real disenchantment with the war? And are fellow republicans following suit?

Late-night comedy talk shows have been forced to work without audiences. Hosts like Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel are doing shows from home — some more successfully than others.

The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband and wounding another lawmaker and his wife on Saturday was taken into custody and charged, state officials said.

President Trump plans to nominate former pizza executive and GOP presidential hopeful Herman Cain to the Federal Reserve Board. The news comes as the Labor Department releases its monthly jobs report.

In the Los Angeles wildfires, private firefighters have been hired by insurance companies and wealthy residents to protect homes and businesses. We take a look at who they are and what they do.

California voters are deciding whether to redistrict to help Democrats win seats in next year's midterms. It comes as a response to President Trump getting Texas to redraw maps to help Republicans.

Hurricane Melissa has put Jamaica gone through "one of its worst periods." Now the recovery begins.

Prosecutors will unseal a criminal indictment against Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of the failed cryptocurrency exchange FTX, on Tuesday. He was taken into custody in the Bahamas on Monday.