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The new House GOP majority used its first quarter in charge to slowly assemble its leadership and committee ranks, trying to find unity on even their most important agenda items.

A rise in targeted attacks against police officers in Northern Ireland prompted the U.K. to increase the terrorist threat level to "severe" this week in a move President Biden says will not deter him in his upcoming trip.

As Democrats face a dire 2024 Senate map, Sen. Joe Manchin III is their only hope for holding a seat from Trump-loving West Virginia.

The Environmental Protection Agency received billions from President Biden's climate legislation, but the EPA inspector general warns there is "a high risk for fraud, waste and abuse."

This year’s debt ceiling debate has a different feel to it for some lawmakers.

Belvidere Police Chief Shane Woody described the scene after the collapse as "chaos, absolute chaos."

The US leader will decline an invite to see King Charles crowned next month, The Telegraph reports.

Biden travels to Rolling Fork, Miss., in the aftermath of a devastating tornado, to offer consolation and federal help.

President Biden mistakenly called the town of Rolling Fork, Mississippi "Rolling Stone" throughout his speech on Friday, as the town reels from catastrophic tornado damage.

The Office of Personnel Management, the Biden administration's human resources office, instructed federal agencies on Friday to set policies that support gender transitions in the workplace.

Republican presidential contender weighs in on the deep concerns over artificial intelligence advancements.

Those requirements apply to a $7,500 tax credit.

President Biden has “no comment" on the unprecedented indictment of former President Donald Trump, and the White House has also declined comment on the matter.

After being hospitalized for bronchitis Wednesday there were fears for the 86-year-old pontiff's health.

Sen. Bill Cassidy wrote a letter to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona claiming that muddled guidance in the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act could cause 'confusion.'

After President Biden ordered the Justice Department to stop using private prisons, the U.S. Marshals Service continued to do so by using a middleman.

The Pentagon restructured its diversity, equity and inclusion unit at Department of Defense Education Activity following the controversy over its chief, Kelisa Wing, and her posts about White people.

The U.S. has attempted at times to remain critical of other countries while trying to engage them diplomatically, creating the appearance of a confused policy.

The importance of organized labor in the life of democracies and how to bolster unions were main themes on the last day of the Summit for Democracy.

The White House has chosen not to comment on the indictment of former President Donald Trump.

The New York investigation is one of several criminal probes focused on former president Donald Trump.

The long-running investigation of former president Donald Trump focused on hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels during the 2016 campaign.

President Biden and Speaker McCarthy continue to spar over the next steps in negotiations on the debt ceiling. The country faces a historic default if no deal is reached before the summer deadline.

“Where’s the budget? They come up with excuses," the White House said Thursday in response to House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's jab at President Biden's age.

President Biden on Thursday urged banking regulators to take additional steps to reduce the risk of more mid-sized bank failures like Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank.

Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, who is also presiding in the abortion pill case, denied a Biden administration request to move a retirement-plan lawsuit from his court.

A coalition of conservative groups praised the House for passing a sweeping energy package that would boost oil production, reform permitting and bolster mineral supplies.

Rev. Franklin Graham, head of Samaritan's Purse and the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, visited tornado-stricken Mississippi on Wednesday, March 29, to thank volunteers helping those in need.

The House voted Thursday to reverse the Biden administration's energy policies, and won support from four Democrats even though the White House says Biden would veto the bill.

The sweeping energy package counters virtually all of President Biden's agenda to address climate change.

Chinese President Xi Jinping's strict polices have caused more and more Chinese citizens to flee the country for greener pastures, including the U.S., activists say.

The House is slated to vote Thursday on a sweeping energy package — the Lower Energy Costs Act — in one of the most significant tests yet for the slim Republican majority.

While most nations in attendance are “free” societies, according to a recent report, dozens are struggling or backsliding.

Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) accused Biden of allowing “unelected ideologues” in his administration to thwart the will of Congress on energy policy.

Reps. Thomas Massie and Jamal Bowman got into a heated shouting match over gun control on Wednesday, with the two going toe-to-toe for journalists' cameras.

Democratic Sen. Mark Warner had fierce words for President Biden, saying he had "absolutely failed" on being transparent with Congress about mishandled classified documents.

After voting Thursday, the House plans to adjourn for a recess as a standoff with President Biden continues over raising the debt limit.

When Americans are looking over their finances they constantly take stock of where their money is going. It's time for our government to do the same and abandon business-as-usual.

The lawsuit claims that Secretary of State Adrian Fontes, a Democrat, made an error in accepting signature petitions for the No Labels Party.

America's assault weapons ban, in effect from 1994 to 2004, shows that such a law enacted now would mean many fewer Nashvilles in the future.

The House is expected to vote on Thursday on Republicans' signature energy package, known as the Lower Energy Costs Act.

European Union states agreed to a plan after adding an exemption for cars that run on e-fuels. In the U.S., efforts to phase out gas-powered cars include future bans in several states.

Ann Carlson, who President Biden nominated to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, previously coordinated dark money donations for climate nuisance lawsuits.

Reps. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) and Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) faced off outside the House chamber days after six were killed in a Nashville school shooting.

President Biden will visit Mississippi on Friday, almost one week after devastating tornadoes hit portions of the state leaving 25 people dead.

President Biden will not veto a resolution ending the COVID-19 national emergency that the U.S. Senate passed on a 68-23 vote on Wednesday, A White House spokesperson said.

The vote comes after President Biden announced the national emergency would end in May.

Catholic Church leaders, human-rights groups, the opposition party and even government allies are demanding an end to abuses within the facilities.

Energy companies offered a combined $263 million in bids to develop parcels that could produce fossil fuels for decades.

The U.S. has offered support for creation of an international court to investigate crimes perpetrated by Russia in the course of its invasion in Ukraine.

Congress on Wednesday approved a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways.

A judge has ordered the U.S. government to resume regular oil and gas lease sales on federal lands in North Dakota.

The U.S. Energy Department said Wednesday it has a new strategy to help meet the nation’s goals to vastly expand offshore wind energy.

The Netherlands is moving to stop central government employees having apps including popular video sharing service TikTok installed on their work phones, amid concerns over data security.

British authorities say they're banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from government mobile phones on security grounds, following similar moves by the U.S. and European Union.

The Biden administration’s approval this week of the biggest oil drilling project in Alaska in decades promises to widen a rift among Alaska Natives.

TikTok is dismissing calls for its Chinese owners to sell their stakes in the popular video-sharing app, saying such a move wouldn’t help protect national security.

A sharp drop in illegal border crossings that started in January after the Biden administration announced stricter immigration measures continued in February.

U.S. regulators closed Silicon Valley Bank on Friday after it experienced a traditional bank run, where depositors rushed to withdraw funds all at once. New York-based Signature Bank also collapsed.

The House has voted 227-198 to overturn the Biden administration’s protections for thousands of small streams, wetlands and other waterways, advancing long-held Republican arguments that the regulations are an environmental overreach and burden to business.

The U.S. Supreme Court is meeting Tuesday to hear two cases challenging President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness.

Republican lawmakers are criticizing the Biden administration for not sending F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine, as tensions simmer about whether China could send weapons to help Russia.

In a story published February 13, 2023, about a congressional investigation into COVID-19 origins, The Associated Press erroneously reported that Rep. James Comer is from Tennessee.

President Biden is speaking in Tampa about his plans to strengthen Social Security and Medicare and make health care more accessible by lowering costs.

COVID-19 vaccinations are no longer required for military personnel.

President Biden holds a conference Friday morning to discuss the January jobs report.

The Biden administration is estimating that it could collect as much as $4.7 billion from insurance companies with newer and tougher penalties for submitting improper charges on the taxpayers’ tab for Medicare Advantage care.

Tyre Nichols fatal encounter with five police officers in Memphis is a glaring reminder that more needs to be done to stop police brutality before it ever occurs, according to civil rights leaders.

President Joe Biden is set to deliver remarks on the economy at 2:45 p.m. Thursday.

The Biden administration says it's time for Turkey to ratify Finland and Sweden's applications to join NATO.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has met with U.S. National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan, the highest level meeting between the two allies since Israel’s most right-wing government ever took power last month.

The Biden administration will provide $125 million for parts and other supplies to help repair crews in Ukraine keep up with Russian strikes pounding the country’s electrical system.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new government is vexing the Biden administration as it embarks on policies that U.S. officials fear will run counter to longstanding American goals.

Two years after the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol, President Biden marked the day with a solemn tribute to fallen law enforcement officers, and members of the House held a service on the Capitol steps.

The idea of a daring wartime trip by Volodymyr Zelenskyy to Washington had percolated for some time before the surprise visit was revealed just hours ahead of the Ukrainian president’s arrival.

The Biden administration says it will provide $1.85 billion in military aid to Ukraine.

The Biden administration says it will release doses of prescription flu medicine from the Strategic National Stockpile to states as flu-sickened patients continue to flock to hospitals and doctors' offices around the country.

Officials tell The Associated Press the U.S. will send $1.8 billion in military aid to Ukraine in a massive package that will for the first time include a Patriot missile battery and precision-guided bombs for their fighter jets.

The Biden administration is once more making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it unveils its contingency plans for potential coronavirus surges this winter.

Lawmakers leading the negotiations on a bill to fund the federal government for the current fiscal year say they’ve reached agreement on a “framework” that should allow them to complete work on the bill over the next week and avoid a government shutdown.

The Biden administration is reinstating a task force aimed at helping immigrants and refugees integrate into the United States.

WNBA star Brittney Griner was freed Thursday after being detained in Russia for nearly 10 months.

The brother of an American detained in Russia since 2018 says that his family fears he will not be released for years.

The Biden administration says it will expand temporary legal status for Haitians already living in the United States, saying conditions in the Caribbean nation are too dangerous for their forced return.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the U.S. will not shrink from its unwavering support for Israel despite stark differences with Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu and concerns the Biden administration may have about members of his incoming right-wing government.

The Biden administration is easing some oil sanctions on Venezuela in an effort to support newly restarted negotiations between the Venezuelan government and its opposition.

Throngs of spectators have lined the streets of New York as colorful, high-flying balloons help usher in the holiday season at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

A recent boost in titles for Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has proven crucial to shielding him from a U.S. lawsuit in the killing of a U.S.-based journalist.

The Biden administration plans to ask the Supreme Court to reinstate the president’s student debt cancellation plan, according to a legal filing.

Cuba says it will receive deportation flights from the United States that had been stalled in the pandemic — and said it was open to continuing dialogue with Washington.

Environmental groups are hailing a decision by the Biden administration to resume studying whether grizzly bears should be restored to the remote North Cascades ecosystem in Washington state.

The Biden administration is offering a reward of up to $5 million for information about a Singapore-based businessman already accused by the Justice Department of facilitating fuel shipments to North Korea in violation of U.N. sanctions.

The Hoopa Valley Tribe alleges in a lawsuit that the Biden administration is failing to collect money from farms that rely on federally supplied water to pay for damages to tribal fisheries.

Millions of Americans can begin selecting their 2023 health insurance plans on HealthCare.

The Biden administration says Russia has given notice that it intends to stage routine drills of its nuclear capabilities amid heightened tensions over the war in Ukraine.

The Biden administration says Ethiopians already in the United States could remain for 18 months amid a war in Ethiopia’s north that pits federal troops and their allies against Tigray’s rebellious leaders.

U.S. and Mexican officials say far fewer Venezuelans entered the United States in the first week of a U.S. policy to expel them to Mexico without a chance to seek asylum.

The U.S. House race in Oregon's newly created 6th Congressional District is closer than expected.

The Biden administration is putting forth seven new Justice Department and judicial nominations covering three U.S. attorney’s offices in Texas and other senior posts.

The Commerce Department is tightening export controls to limit China’s ability to get advanced computing chips, develop and maintain supercomputers, and make advanced semiconductors.