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By Trevor Hunnicutt WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said American teachers are being unfairly targeted in “the culture wars,” and warned against book banning in an event at the …

By Joey Roulette and David Shepardson WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders asked lawmakers to delete language from a bill that would fund development of a new lunar lander for …

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) -In a blow to Democrats’ chances of maintaining a majority in the U.S. Congress, New York’s highest court on Wednesday ruled the state’s new congressional map …

By Matt Spetalnick WASHINGTON -Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s government are likely to be excluded from the U.S.-hosted Summit of the Americas to be held in June in …

By Brendan O’Brien (Reuters) – Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin has appealed his conviction and sentence for the murder of George Floyd, arguing that the judge in his case …

By Nate Raymond and Moira Warburton WASHINGTON -Legislation that would subject U.S. Supreme Court justices and federal judges to tougher disclosure requirements for their financial holdings and stock trades passed …

By Marek Strzelecki, Tsvetelia Tsolova and Pavel Polityuk WARSAW/SOFIA/KYIV – Europe should stop depending on Russia for trade after Moscow halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland for not paying …

By Max Hunder (Reuters) – A number of Ukrainian cities plan to rename streets and squares associated with Russia under a process of “derussification” following Moscow’s invasion. A day after …

By Jan Wolfe WASHINGTON – A member of the far-right Proud Boys group on Wednesday pleaded guilty to obstructing police officers when he joined the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden will limit how much time he spends at the White House Correspondents Association annual dinner on Saturday as he works to limit his potential …

By David Shepardson WASHINGTON -A group of 12 U.S. Senate Democrats on Wednesday urged Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg to develop a comprehensive federal framework for autonomous vehicles, according to a …

WASHINGTON – The White House vowed on Wednesday to keep pressing for the unconditional release of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who is imprisoned in Russia and accused of spying. …

(Reuters) – The Biden administration on Wednesday identified new areas for potential offshore wind development off the coasts of Oregon and several central Atlantic states, its latest step toward bolstering …

By Trevor Hunnicutt and Jeff Mason WASHINGTON -U.S. leaders past and present praised former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright as a fighter against fascism and a champion of women on …

By Chris Prentice and Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s inspector general will retire in just over a week after leading the agency’s watchdog office for …

By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON – Justice Stephen Breyer participated on Wednesday in the final scheduled oral argument of his 28-year career on the U.S. Supreme Court, hearing …

LONDON – The northern English city of York on Wednesday stripped Britain’s Prince Andrew, who is the Duke of York, of the freedom of the city. Local councillors voted en …

By Luc Cohen NEW YORK -Former U.S. President Donald Trump has appealed a $10,000-a-day fine and a judge’s contempt ruling over his failure to comply with a subpoena for documents …

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON -The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday, in Justice Stephen Breyer’s last scheduled oral argument before retirement, appeared divided as it weighed limiting the impact of its …

President Joe Biden’s Secretary of State Antony Blinken admitted that President Joe Biden is negotiating with terrorists in Iran as they’re targeting US officials during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee …

WASHINGTON – A bill requiring U.S. federal judges to disclose more about their financial interests passed the House in a rare bipartisan voice vote, sending the bill to President Joe …

Welcome to the party. CBS News is finally covering the ongoing FBI investigation into the family of President Joe Biden revolving around the deviant, nefarious, and most likely criminal habits …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden will travel to Alabama on Tuesday to visit a Lockheed Martin Corp facility that is manufacturing weapons being provided to Ukraine, including Javelin anti-tank …

By Michel Rose PARIS -French President Emmanuel Macron paid a surprise visit to a Socialist-held working-class suburb of Paris on Wednesday on his first official outing since his re-election, in …

(Reuters) -A court in military-ruled Myanmar sentenced deposed leader Aung San Suu Kyi to five years in jail on Wednesday after finding her guilty in the first of 11 corruption …