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Get out of Russia is the US Embassy's warning to Americans.

Donald Trump's place in the public consciousness -- prior to 2016, that is -- revolved around two words: "You're fired."

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday approved a federal waiver opening up the potential for additional diesel to be shipped to Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Fiona last week.

A Capitol rioter who created his own militia, raised funds, and worked to recruit others to join him in Washington, DC, on January 6, 2021, was sentenced on Wednesday to 52 months behind bars for assaulting a police officer during the attack.

Ginni Thomas, the conservative activist and wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, is meeting on Thursday with the House January 6 committee on Thursday. Thomas did not answer any questions from CNN.

President Joe Biden's nominee to run the National Archives, who came under GOP scrutiny after the FBI's search for government records at former President Donald Trump's Florida home, deadlocked in a party-line committee vote Wednesday.

The US scrambled an F-15 jet to shoot down an Iranian drone that appeared to be heading towards US forces in Erbil, Iraq, on Wednesday, a US official told CNN.

President Joe Biden once called himself a "gaffe machine" -- and his latest slip-up is a whopper.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced plans to create a new political action committee dedicated to helping "elect the right people to office." He also revealed plans to form an organization focused on gun violence issues.

Eligible individuals who did not receive the monkeypox vaccine were around 14 times likelier to become infected with the virus than those who were vaccinated, according to federal government data posted by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday asked if a congresswoman who died last month was present at a White House food insecurity conference.

The Georgia State Elections Board revealed Wednesday that the board has asked the FBI to participate in an ongoing criminal investigation into the voting system breach in Coffee County because of similarities between what happened there and incidents in other states.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday warned Florida residents to heed precautions and listen to officials as the "incredibly dangerous" Hurricane Ian barrels toward the Sunshine State.

The Biden administration is under increasing pressure to approve a federal waiver to permit a foreign diesel ship to enter a port in Puerto Rico, but administration officials have emphasized that they need to ensure the move would be legal before they move forward.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday will hold his second closed-door meeting with his senior economic team in less than a week, marking a notable increase in tempo as global markets are rattled by a mix of soaring inflation, Europe's energy crisis and China's downturn.

The US Embassy in Moscow issued a security alert overnight that again urged US citizens to leave Russia immediately while there are still options for departing the country.

The Justice Department has reached a $13 million settlement with a mortgage lender for discriminating against communities of color in three counties in New Jersey.

US officials believe that the likelihood Russian President Vladimir Putin will use a tactical nuclear weapon in his struggling war in Ukraine is perhaps the highest it has been since Russia invaded in February — but is still not probable, multiple officials familiar with the latest intelligence tell CNN.

If you had to pick a single race as the most important one on the ballot this November, the winner would almost certainly be the Pennsylvania governor's contest.

Then-President Donald Trump nearly fired his daughter Ivanka Trump and son-in-law Jared Kushner from the White House via tweet, according to new book from New York Times reporter Maggie Haberman.