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The US president said the mass shooting has been tragic ‘not just for Lewiston, Maine, but for our entire country’

Several of the new measures will be designed to specifically encourage the creation of new affordable housing units near transportation hubs like bus terminals and subway stations

While Phillips is unlikely to beat President Joe Biden, a run would offer a symbolic challenge trying to project the idea that there is no reason to doubt the president’s electability

Progressive faith leaders expressed alarm at Johnson’s election, and his remarks evoking the Bible as saying authorities are chosen by God

US Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, is expected to urge Chinese foreign minister, Wang Yi, to play a constructive role in both the Israel-Hamas and Russia-Ukraine wars

‘The United States will not tolerate such attacks and will defend itself, its personnel and its interests,’ said Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin in confirming ‘self-defense’ action

If the chaos went unchecked, it could spread across a region that is vital for global oil supplies — with reverberations around the globe

Florida Governor and the other Republican candidates have largely lined up behind Israel and accused President Joe Biden of not doing enough to support the Israelis

Tanks and infantry entered the northern end of the Strip for several hours in a targeted raid aimed at ‘preparing the next stages of combat,’ while airstrikes continue to kill hundreds every day and deepen the humanitarian crisis

Gross domestic product expanded at an annualized rate of 4.9% in the third quarter despite interest rate hikes

The Anti-Defamation League and the Council on American-Islamic Relations saw increases in reported instances, many involving violence or threats against protesters at rallies, or directed at random people

The Israeli Prime Minister confirms that he is preparing an invasion and stresses that only the government will decide when, while Biden denies pressure from the U.S. to postpone the operation. Rather, it seems it is the negotiation over the hostages captured by Hamas and the fear of the outbreak of a conflict in the region slowing down the military advance on the Strip

The request for additional relief is based on estimates from communities hit by disasters this year, such as the August wildfires in Hawaii, hurricanes in Florida and flooding in California and Vermont

Under the latest rule, clinics cannot use federal family planning money to pay for abortions, but they must offer information about abortion at the patient’s request

Republicans put an end to three weeks of chaos that left the chamber paralyzed by picking an evangelical Christian who tried to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election

The state visit, only the fourth since Biden took office, is a reminder of how he’s pursuing long-term plans to counter China’s influence

Federal prosecutors have even taken the rare step of appealing the sentences of some Jan. 6 defendants, including leaders of the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys

Three high-profile people responsible for pushing baseless legal challenges to Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory have agreed to accept responsibility for their roles rather than take their chances before a jury

All 31 NATO allies must endorse Sweden’s membership. Turkey and Hungary are the only two allies that have yet to ratify it

The $500 million in grants came from last year’s CHIPS and Science Act to stimulate investments in new technologies such as artificial intelligence, quantum computing and biotech

Nine lawmakers are aspiring to the position amid the division and chaos of the Republican Party

Election offices have been understaffed for years. But 2020 was a tipping point, with all the pandemic-related challenges before the presidential vote and the hostility afterward stemming from false claims of a stolen election

The president finds himself facing the difficult balancing act of demonstrating full-throated support for America’s closest ally in the Middle East while trying to also press the Israelis to act with enough restraint to keep the war from spreading into a broader conflagration

The proposal faces a tough path to approval: the Republican-led House of Representatives, which must agree to it, remains paralyzed and without a speaker

Regional leaders are more concerned with lessening the impact on their own nations than complying with pressure from the Biden administration to keep migration levels in check

Beijing sent a special envoy to the Middle East to push for a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in the latest sign of its ambition to play a larger role in the region

The chamber remained deadlocked as the GOP scrambled to find a replacement for Kevin McCarthy