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A group of abortion providers and advocates asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to quickly review their challenge to a highly restrictive abortion law in Texas.

The White House on Thursday began to advise federal agencies to prepare for the first government shutdown of the Covid-19 era.

The U.S. special envoy to Haiti has resigned, citing what he calls the United States' "inhumane, counterproductive" response to the Haitian migrant surge.

Six former Treasury secretaries urged Congress and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to raise the U.S. debt ceiling or risk serious economic harm.

Wednesday may have been one of the most consequential days of President Joe Biden's first term in office.

Rep. Liz Cheney was one of 10 House Republicans to vote to impeach former President Donald Trump for inciting the Capitol riot.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced a partnership between the United States and the European Union to further global Covid-19 vaccination efforts as wealthy nations pull far ahead in their inoculation rates.

Macron has also agreed to send France's ambassador to the United States, Philippe Etienne, back to Washington next week.

Democrats and Republicans have failed to come to a police reform agreement after the loudest outcry in years over killings of Black Americans.

Mary Trump revealed in her own book that she provided documents to Times reporters who later published an expose of Donald Trump's tax practices.

Rev. Jesse Jackson was discharged from a rehab hospital Wednesday after receiving successful treatment for Covid-19 and Parkinson's disease. 

The House took the first step toward avoiding a government shutdown and suspending the debt ceiling, but the bill could fail in the Senate.

The speech, delivered remotely in a pre-recorded video message late Tuesday, marked a significantly harsher tone than that of Raisi's predecessor.

The legislation from Cori Bush and Elizabeth Warren comes after the Supreme Court shot down a Biden administration eviction moratorium.

The House select committee investigating the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol riot will move "straight to subpoena" some "recalcitrant" witnesses, Rep. Adam Schiff said.

Democrats aim to pass a bill that would temporarily fund the government and suspend the debt ceiling through the end of next year.

Biden's debut address to the UN General Assembly comes as the U.S. strives to rebuild alliances and reclaim a global leadership position.

At least 85 U.S. citizens and 79 permanent residents have left Afghanistan since the U.S. completed its troop withdrawal Aug. 31, State Department data says.

Strategists say the renewed sell-off in U.S. markets on Monday is in part thanks to partisan gridlock in Congress over the debt ceiling.

Progressive groups are launching a $2 million pressure campaign against Republican lawmakers to show that a majority of voters support Joe Biden's agenda.