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Biden invites infrastructure negotiators to White House as bipartisan group moves closer to a deal
(L-R) U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK),…
Biden to replace leader of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac after high court’s ruling
Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency Mark Calabria testifies on Capitol Hill during a committee…
Kamala Harris to visit U.S.-Mexico border on Friday for first time as VP
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris attends an infrastructure event addressing high speed internet in the Eisenhower…
Supreme Court rules for Pennsylvania cheerleader in school free speech case
Microphones set up in front of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S., on…
Stephen Ross funded group spent more than $1 million to influence New York City Council races
Stephen Ross, chairman and majority owner of the Related Companies, attends the grand opening of phase…
Connecticut state Sen. Alex Kasser resigns, blames bitter divorce battle waged by Morgan Stanley executive husband
Connecticut state Sen. Alex Kasser announced Tuesday she is resigning, saying her ability to do her…
Senate Republicans set to block Democrats’ sweeping voting, ethics bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., joined by Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., left, and Sen. Jeff…
New York City holds its mayoral primary Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know
A polling site is seen as early voting in New York City's mayoral primary election has…
Biden expected to meet with lawmakers this week to discuss latest infrastructure proposals
U.S. President Joe Biden acknowledges reporters and visitors as he departs on travel to Wilmington, Delaware…
RNC paid Trump’s Mar-a-Lago over $175,000 for donor retreat
Former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort is in Palm Beach, Florida.Joe RaedleThe Republican National Committee paid…
Biden administration slaps sanctions on Belarus after it forcibly diverted passenger jet to arrest opposition journalist
In this Sunday, March 26, 2017 file photo, Belarus police detain journalist Raman Pratasevich, center, in…
Supreme Court rules against NCAA in compensation battle with college athletes
The Supreme Court handed a unanimous victory Monday to Division I college athletes in their fight…
Op-ed: In Europe, Biden laid the foundations for an alliance to preserve democracy and check authoritarians
Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden attend a meeting at Villa La Grange…
Taiwan recalling 8 representative office workers in Hong Kong in one-China row
Taiwan has denied the accusations.Lin Fei-fan, deputy secretary general of Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party, said…
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily editor-in-chief, publisher denied bail on collusion charge
Magistrate rules top editor Ryan Law and Cheung Kim-hung, who is also CEO of the tabloid’s…
Under Trump, Juneteenth was marred by controversy — with Biden, it’s a federal holiday
(L-R) Ninety-four-year-old activist and retired educator Opal Lee, known as the Grandmother of Juneteenth, speaks with…
Shell company hijack: Men used SEC filings, fake press releases for stock pump-and-dump scam, feds say
Three men engaged in a brazen scheme to "surreptitiously hijack" and take over dormant shell companies,…
Spotlight on Apple Daily as experts debate alleged Hong Kong security law breach
Pro-establishment heavyweight Maria Tam says newspaper owners and journalists have nothing to worry about if their…
Don’t mix politics and sport, lawmakers tell Hong Kong athletes heading to Tokyo
Pro-establishment legislators concerned members of city’s team will use occasion to make political statement But government…
Hongkongers who buy Apple Daily ‘not violating national security law’
‘Core issue’ behind Thursday arrests of five of the tabloid’s senior executives was articles calling for…
Ex-Hong Kong lawmaker, opposition colleague not guilty of social-distancing violations
Magistrate rules that gathering at Sham Shui Po bar attended by Chan and Gordon Lam, a…
What happened at Apple Daily, and what does future hold for Jimmy Lai’s paper?
Editor-in-chief, publisher and three other senior executives arrested in Thursday morning raid They have been accused…
Apple Daily arrests could encourage self-censorship, experts warn
Industry expresses concern over impact of police raid and arrest of senior newspaper figures on media…
Will Hong Kong’s freewheeling Apple Daily close down?
Second asset freeze on Thursday alongside arrests of tabloid’s top management could mark end of the…
5 Apple Daily arrests in first national security probe targeting newspaper articles
Apple Daily editor-in-chief Ryan Law, in handcuffs, is escorted into the tabloid’s offices by national security…
150 district councillors face disqualification under Hong Kong’s new oath law
Councillors who ran in opposition’s unofficial primary, offered their offices as polling stations, or threatened to…
Officials look into limiting number of legal aid cases lawyers can handle
Potential measure part of ongoing review which is expected to be completed within this year, city’s…
Beijing’s top diplomat in Hong Kong doubles down on warnings to ‘foreign forces’
Liu Guangyuan, who assumed his role last month, tells Communist Party anniversary forum that national security…
2 years after Hong Kong mass protests, will the unrest return?
While recent demonstrations have been scattered, opposition supporters still hold sliver of hope that their cause…
Hong Kong ministers to turn down salary rise after freezing pay for civil servants
Lam, who earns HK$390,000 a month, is among the top officials, aides who may even take…
Will Hong Kong answer the Philippines’ plea for its excess vaccines?
The Philippines’ top diplomat said on Twitter on Monday that he had appealed to the city’s…
Herders turn hoteliers as China draws millions of tourists to Tibet
Some 35 million tourists visited the region last year, 10 times the entire population of Tibet,…
Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says city will support next year’s Gay Games
Lawmaker Junius Ho branded event ‘disgraceful’ and said any revenue would be ‘dirty money’ Chief executive…
Biden unable to reach agreement with Turkey’s Erdogan over Russian missile system deal during NATO summit
Russian S-400 missile battalions participate in tactical training to counter attacks of potential sabotage and reconnaissance…
House votes to repeal 2002 Iraq War authorization as Senate prepares to take action
US President George W. Bush (L) speaks before signing the joint congressional resolution authorizing US use…
Obamacare survives after Supreme Court rejects latest Republican challenge
Demonstrators in support of U.S. President Barack Obama's health-care law, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), hold…
Supreme Court sides with Catholic adoption agency that refuses to work with LGBT couples
The Supreme Court on Thursday delivered a unanimous defeat to LGBT couples in a high-profile case…
Nestle and Cargill win child slavery case at Supreme Court
A farmer prepares to collect a cocoa pod at a cocoa farm in Alepe, Ivory Coast…
Biden to sign Juneteenth bill, creating first new federal holiday in decades
President Joe Biden signs executive orders on health care, in the Oval Office of the White…
Biden and Putin agree to resume nuclear talks, return ambassadors to posts
President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed on Wednesday to resume stalled nuclear talks and return…
Biden vows to keep pressing Russia to release American prisoners
Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who was detained and accused of espionage, holds a sign as…
11 GOP senators back bipartisan infrastructure plan, boosting its chances of moving forward
Senator Mitt Romney, a Republican from Utah, arrives to a luncheon on Capitol Hill in Washington,…
Schumer backs repeal of 2002 Iraq War authorization as House prepares vote
Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., conducts a news conference in the Capitol after the vote…
Justice Department drops lawsuit, criminal probe over John Bolton’s book on Trump
U.S. National Security Advisor, John Bolton, meets with journalists during a visit to London, August 12,…
U.S. Marshals Service lacks resources to protect federal judges even as threats surge 81%, report says
U.S. Marshalls patrol outside the courthouse in Washington, D.C.Sarah L. Voisin | The Washington Post |…
Biden taps Ken Salazar to be ambassador to Mexico and Tom Nides to Israel
Former U.S. Sen. Ken SalazarJoe Amon | Denver Post | Getty ImagesWASHINGTON — President Joe Biden…
Senators face roadblocks to passing bipartisan infrastructure plan as opposition mounts
The Democratic and Republican senators pitching an infrastructure deal face early hurdles in pushing their roughly…
Biden and Putin are about to have a high-stakes meeting: Here’s what you need to know
President Joe Biden (L) and President Vladimir Putin.Getty ImagesWhen U.S. President Joe Biden meets Russian President…
Newly released emails show Trump pressured DOJ to challenge election results, House Oversight says
US President Donald Trump speaks at an event honoring Bay of Pigs veterans in the East…