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Germany has provoked outrage in some quarters after it offered to supply 5,000 military helmets to Ukraine to help defend against a possible Russian invasion.

Recent tensions between Russia and Ukraine have drawn comparisons to the early stages of a conflict that began eight years ago.

Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the U.S. laid out a "a serious diplomatic path forward" should Russia choose against invading Ukraine.

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, NBC News reported, giving President Joe Biden a crucial opportunity to replace the liberal justice.

Wealthy Democratic donors are planning to finance a primary effort against Sen. Kyrsten Sinema as she votes against key pieces of their party's agenda.

NYPD officers Wilbert Mora and Jason Rivera died from a shooting that came as they responded to a domestic disturbance call in Manhattan.

Democrats hope to overcome voters' anger over inflation and Covid, a stalled agenda, and President Biden's low approval ratings in Senate elections this fall.

The CEOs of General Motors, Ford and Microsoft are expected to say publicly why they support the social safety net bill currently stalled in the Senate.

House GOP leaders are privately discussing curtailing lawmakers from trading stocks while in office and are aiming to make it part of their 2022 agenda.

Last week, President Biden said "a disaster" awaits Russia after intelligence agencies warned that an attack on Ukraine could happen within a month.

Biden's remarks reflect a growing consensus among NATO allies that any conflict in Ukraine is unlikely to be confined to a small area or a short window of time.

The Fox News reporter, Peter Doocy, had asked President Biden if inflation was a political liability to him or an asset.

Before President Joe Biden was certified as the election winner, Donald Trump pressured Georgia's secretary of state to find enough votes to reverse that win.

Sarah Palin has Covid-19 last year, but since then has said she would get the coronavirus vaccine "over my dead body."

The top staff investigator for the House Jan. 6 panel was fired from his position at the University of Virginia by the state's new GOP attorney general.

President Biden is considering sending U.S. troops to Eastern Europe amid the rapidly deteriorating security situation on Ukraine's border with Russia.

Analysts are questioning whether the West can actually deter Russia, and just how far Western allies are willing to go to defend the country.

James Iannazzo, a Merrill Lynch financial advisor, said his son went into anaphylactic shock after drinking a smoothie from a Connecticut store.

The lawsuits against Harvard and the University of North Carolina argue that the admissions policies discriminate against Asian-American applicants.

A secret ballot to elect Italy's next president begins on Monday — with Prime Minister Mario Draghi among the favorites.