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Iran on Thursday opened its first oil terminal in the Gulf of Oman, a move aimed at making Tehran less dependent on the Strait of Hormuz.

Wendy Sherman's trip to China marks the second time the world's two largest economies hold high-level, in-person talks since President Joe Biden took office.

Pelosi rejected two Republican picks to join the select committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol invasion by a mob of Trump's supporters.

President Joe Biden will travel to Cincinnati, Ohio on Wednesday after vote to begin debate on a bipartisan infrastructure bill failed in the senate.

Twitter accounts in the hack included those of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, Kim Kardashian and Warren Buffett.

The United States is working with allies on securing several overseas locations for approximately 4,000 Afghan nationals and their families.

A key procedural vote on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan failed to pass the full Senate after Republicans united in opposition.

"We're just not ready," Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman told CNBC of the vote to advance the infrastructure bill. "So we're going to vote no."

Biden administration officials urged states and cities on Wednesday to move quickly to get rental assistance to households that have fallen behind.

Smoke from the Western wildfires was carried by the jet stream and cross-continental wind and triggered health alerts thousands of miles away.

Trump ally Tom Barrack's arrest put a spotlight on the United Arab Emirates, a key player in former President Donald Trump's Middle East policy.

Thomas Barrack, who served as chairman of the 2017 inaugural fund for then-President Donald Trump, has been arrested and detained on federal charges.

A White House official and a staff member for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tested positive for Covid.

A Drug Enforcement Administration agent has been arrested for allegedly participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump.

Schumer argued that an upcoming procedural vote to move forward with the infrastructure bill is merely a starting point and not a final deadline.

Harvey Weinstein, the fallen movie producer who is a key villain in the #MeToo movement, is headed to California to face prosecution for sex crimes.

The Pentagon said it has transferred a Moroccan citizen from Guantanamo Bay to his home country, marking the first such release under President Biden.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Monday picked Rep. Jim Jordan and four other Republicans for the Jan. 6 committee.

Former President Donald Trump continues to falsely claim he lost to Joe Biden due to fraud.

President Joe Biden's decision to address inflation in a speech reflects concerns among Democrats that rising prices will hurt them in the midterm elections.