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Pentagon Weighs Proposal to Send Dozens of Troops Back ...

The plan for a “train and assist” mission would partly reverse President Donald J. Trump’s withdrawal of nearly all American groun...

Newsom marks California’s reopening with a lottery, a H...

Democrats Vow to Push Their Own Infrastructure Plan as ...

As progressives balked at an emerging bipartisan deal, top Democrats said they hoped to move forward in July with a budget maneuve...

U.S. Nears 600,000 Virus Deaths Despite Progress From V...

Daily deaths have dropped considerably since their January peak, with about 44 percent of the population now fully vaccinated.

Biden Selects Sullenberger for Aviation Ambassadorship

Chesley B. Sullenberger III, who gained fame as the pilot who safely landed a plane in the Hudson River, was among President Biden...

5 Police Officers Are Fired After a Man in Custody Hang...

Three of the officers in Savannah, Ga., mocked the death of William Harvey in a group text message exchange, in which an inappropr...

Trump Pressed Rosen to Wield Justice Dept. to Back 2020...

The former president began pressuring his incoming acting attorney general even before announcing that his predecessor was steppin...

Senate Passes a Bill to Make Juneteenth a Federal Holid...

Many states have recognized Juneteenth for decades, but only some observe it as an official holiday. The first was Texas, where th...

Southern Baptist Convention Elects Ed Litton as New Pre...

Ed Litton, a moderate pastor from Alabama, won a high-stakes presidential election with the potential to reshape the future of the...

Here Are the Details of Biden's Meeting With Putin

President Biden plans to confront President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia about recent ransomware attacks on U.S. companies and gove...

2 Workers Killed in Shooting at Alabama Fire Hydrant Pl...

Two others were injured, and the gunman, an employee, was later found dead, apparently of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, the poli...