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WASHINGTON -The U.S. State Department has approved the potential sale to Taiwan of equipment, training and other items to support the Patriot Air Defense System in a deal valued at …

WASHINGTON – U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen met with the head of the World Health Organization in Washington on Tuesday and the two agreed to work toward boosting global pandemic …

WASHINGTON -U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin defended America’s response to the war in Ukraine on Tuesday during a heated exchange with a Republican lawmaker who accused the Pentagon of over-estimating …

WASHINGTON -Former President Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka testified for about eight hours on Tuesday to the U.S. House of Representatives committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, siege on the U.S. …

WASHINGTON – Dozens of U.S. House of Representatives Republicans on Tuesday demanded that the chamber drop Citigroup Inc as its provider of credit cards for lawmakers, after the financial institution …

(Reuters) -The U.S. health regulator said on Tuesday GlaxoSmithKline and Vir Biotechnology’s antibody therapy was no longer authorized as a COVID-19 treatment, with data suggesting it was unlikely to be …

By Michelle Nichols and Pavel Polityuk UNITED NATIONS/LVIV, Ukraine – Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskiy told the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday that Russia must be held accountable for what …

(Reuters) – A federal jury ended a second day of deliberations on Tuesday in the trial of four men charged with plotting to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer, weighing whether …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Tuesday he has nominated Admiral Linda Fagan to lead the U.S. Coast Guard and become the first female uniformed leader of a …

By Jason Lange WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden’s public approval rating rose this week to 45%, boosted by stronger support from within his Democratic Party, according to a Reuters/Ipsos …

By David Morgan WASHINGTON -The prospects of a $10 billion U.S. COVID-19 relief package were complicated on Tuesday by Senate Republicans’ demand to link the bill to a vote on …

By Michelle Nichols BUCHAREST -The United States will ask the U.N. General Assembly to suspend Russia from the Human Rights Council, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said on …

WASHINGTON -U.S. Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday that Democrats will need to agree to a vote on an amendment to preserve Trump-era, pandemic-related immigration restrictions in exchange …

WASHINGTON -The Biden administration is expected to announce on Wednesday an extension of the student loan repayment pause through Aug. 31, an administration official familiar with White House’s decision making …

By Joseph Ax (Reuters) – Early voting began in Ohio on Tuesday for the May 3 primary elections, all but ensuring that voters will pick their candidates for the U.S. …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON -Enrique Tarrio, the former top leader of the right-wing group the Proud Boys, pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to criminal charges accusing him of conspiring …

(Reuters) -Former U.S. President Donald Trump has sought revenge against nine fellow Republicans in Congress who turned against him by endorsing their opponents in Nov. 8 elections, prompting two of …

Texas Gov. Abbott Gives GOP A Chance To Turn Key Congressional District Red Sebastian Hughes on April 5, 2022 Republican Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas announced Monday that an emergency …

Biden’s DHS Secretary Met Behind Doors With Republicans. Here’s What Was Said Jennie Taer on April 5, 2022 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas met behind closed doors …

‘Relic Of The Past’: Democrats Cheer Biden’s Fuel Economy Standards That Will Make Cars More Expensive Thomas Catenacci on April 5, 2022 President Joe Biden’s Transportation Department outlined stringent new …

WASHINGTON -U.S. Representative Fred Upton on Tuesday said he will retire from Congress, marking the latest political exit by a Republican lawmaker who voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump. “Even …

By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON – The Kremlin said on Tuesday that Western allegations Russian forces committed war crimes by executing civilians in the Ukrainian town of Bucha were a “monstrous …

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Federal Reserve on Tuesday said it had barred six former bank executives from Regions Bank and Bank of America Merrill Lynch from the industry for fraudulently …

ERIE, PA – Police in Erie, Pennsylvania, reported that one person was shot at Erie High School. Police did not say whether the victim was a student or faculty member …

By Leah Douglas (Reuters) – Protecting forests, changing diets, and altering farming methods could contribute around a quarter of the greenhouse gas cuts needed to avert the worst impacts of …