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WASHINGTON – U.S. lawmakers negotiating a Russia sanctions bill were getting “closer and closer” to an agreement, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday. Russia has amassed troops and …

By Timothy Gardner WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army released its first climate strategy on Tuesday designed to help protect bases against damage from global warming and improve readiness by training …

Big Oil corporation BP reported its highest quarterly earnings in eight years in 2021, buoyed by diminished supply and increasing prices worldwide. BP earned a whopping $12.8 billion in profit …

By Ted Hesson WASHINGTON – The Biden administration will place hundreds of migrants caught at the U.S.-Mexico border on house arrest in the coming weeks as it seeks cheaper alternatives …

By Sarah N. Lynch and Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON -Dozens of U.S. Democratic lawmakers with the Congressional Black Caucus asked the Justice Department to do more to protect voting rights, accusing …

By Jarrett Renshaw and Valerie Volcovici WASHINGTON -The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Tuesday it will name college professor and lawyer Robin Morris Collin to lead the agency’s …

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump’s aides are looking for more White House records after the National Archives said it retrieved 15 boxes of official materials from the former president’s Florida resort, …

By Aram Roston WASHINGTON -The Federal Bureau of Investigation is probing a meeting in a downtown DC garage the day before the January 6 Capitol Hill riot between the then-leader …

Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm suggested that solar panels and wind farms could be the key to ensuring world peace in the future. Solar, wind and other renewable sources …

By Nandita Bose WASHINGTON – The White House on Monday released a highly anticipated report from its labor task force that highlights low union participation in the U.S. government, and …

By Rami Ayyub -Officials in New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, California and Oregon said on Monday they will lift indoor mask mandates for schools and other public places in coming weeks, …

By Rajesh Kumar Singh and Aishwarya Nair CHICAGO -Budget carriers Frontier Group Holdings and Spirit Airlines Inc on Monday unveiled plans to create the fifth-largest U.S. airline in a $2.9 …

The U.S. Postal Service defended its plan to replace the majority of its delivery vehicles with gas-powered trucks while electrifying some of its fleet. “Our commitment to an electric fleet …

By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department said on Monday it has brought criminal charges against China-based telecommunications company Hytera, accusing it of conspiring with Motorola Solutions …

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON -The U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday is expected to debate legislation funding federal government programs through March 11, and avoid a politically embarrassing partial government …

By Humeyra Pamuk and David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON -U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will aim with a trip to the Pacific this week to remind the world that Washington’s strategic …

By Subrat Patnaik and Akash Sriram -Tesla Inc said on Monday it received a subpoena from the U.S. securities regulator related to a settlement that required Chief Executive Elon Musk’s …

By Michel Rose and Dmitry Antonov MOSCOW -French President Emmanuel Macron, the top Western leader to visit Moscow since Russia began massing troops on the border with Ukraine, told Vladimir …

By Kanishka Singh – A second person charged in a plot to kidnap Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer in 2020 has agreed to plead guilty and testify at a trial in …

By Andrea Shalal and David Lawder WASHINGTON – U.S. officials called on Monday for “concrete action” from China to make good on its commitment to purchase $200 billion in additional …

Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee on Sunday signed a new congressional map into law that carves up a Nashville-based Democratic district three ways in order to expand his party’s advantage. …

By Joshua Schneyer, Mica Rosenberg and Kristina Cooke ENTERPRISE, Alabama – At least three federal agencies last year began investigating working conditions for migrants in this growing southern hub for …

By Kate Holton LONDON -Prince Charles on Sunday thanked his mother Queen Elizabeth for publicly stating her desire that his wife Camilla becomes Queen Consort when he becomes king, acknowledging …

By Michel Rose MOSCOW – French President Emmanuel Macron flies to Moscow on Monday in bid to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to dial down tensions with Ukraine, where Western …

RZESZOW, Poland – Two U.S. military planes could be seen landing at a Polish airport on Monday morning and more were expected later in the day, bringing the bulk of …