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Russia's buildup of troops at its border with Ukraine has created a diplomatic standoff between Russia and the US, the world's two largest nuclear powers.

A senior member of President Joe Biden's communications team is set to leave in the coming weeks, a rare departure for a West Wing that has had limited staff turnover up this point.

Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders on Monday endorsed Jessica Cisneros' bid to unseat Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar, as early voting in the state begins ahead of the March 1 primary election.

President Joe Biden spent the weekend leading what is looking like an increasingly desperate final effort to forestall a Russian invasion of Ukraine -- an incursion that could have grave consequences for his own political standing.

The US is "actively working" for the release of an American citizen who was detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan in early December, national security adviser Jake Sullivan said Sunday.

Public discontent with America's pandemic-battered economy obscures the good news: Even after inflation, most of the country has been coming out ahead.

President Joe Biden waded into the controversy surrounding the NFL's hiring practices in an interview that aired Sunday, stating it's "just some generic decency" to ensure more head coaching opportunities for Black and minority candidates.

Rudy Giuliani has been engaging with the House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection through his lawyer about the scope of his subpoena and whether he may be able to comply with some requests.

A significant number of both Democrats and Republicans currently hope to see their parties find alternatives to President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump in the next presidential election, according to a new CNN poll conducted by SSRS. But very few have specific candidates in mind, underscoring how distant -- and potentially mutable -- the 2024 race remains.

Republican Gov. Larry Hogan of Maryland criticized his party Sunday for being "focused on the wrong things," saying its preoccupation with the results of the 2020 election is holding it back from having "a positive, hopeful vision for America."

National security adviser Jake Sullivan issued a stark warning Sunday that the United States believes Russia could launch an invasion of Ukraine this week, but is still holding out hope diplomacy can prevail.

President Joe Biden told Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in a roughly hour-long call Sunday that the US would respond "swiftly and decisively" if Russia takes further steps toward invasion, according to a White House readout of the call.

See CNN Bill Frist Fast Facts for a look at the life of the heart and lung transplant surgeon and former Senate majority leader.

In Donald Trump's White House, telephones were a valued commodity. The then-President loved to talk to everyone, said a former White House aide.

Intelligence and national security agencies across the US government met on Friday to discuss how the Biden administration might respond to cyberattacks from Russia in light of the Ukraine crisis, three US officials familiar with the meeting told CNN.

What supporters and opponents of the Equal Rights Amendment say the amendment would do if enacted.

While protests by truckers and others against Covid mandates continue to occupy Canada's capital, block US-Canada border crossings and add to supply chain headaches, Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky said he hopes trucker protests come to the United States as soon as this weekend to "clog up" major US cities.

Hillary Clinton jokingly jabbed at former President Donald Trump in a tweet amid reports that he periodically flushed papers down the toilet in the White House residence.

Whether it's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, handling of sensitive White House documents or the finances of his namesake business, the volume of investigations involving former President Donald Trump is staggering.

A contentious decision from the US Supreme Court in a Voting Rights Act case from Alabama this week previewed what could be a momentous legal battle over the 1965 law, which over the past several years has been repeatedly whittled down by the conservative justices.