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Congress is moving to rein in presidential war powers nearly a decade after the Iraq War ended.

The Justice Department abandoned an effort to seize profits from a book written by John Bolton, a national security advisor to President Donald Trump.

Broader Republican support boosts the chances of a bipartisan plan passing, but lawmakers would still need to win over skeptical Democrats.

The bill to make Juneteenth the 12th federal holiday sailed through Congress, paving the way for President Joe Biden to sign it into law.

President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to resume stalled nuclear talks and return ambassadors to their foreign posts.

A DOJ watchdog says threats to federal judges and prosecutors have skyrocketed even as the U.S. Marshals Service faces budget and staff shortfalls.

President Joe Biden said he and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the fate of U.S. citizens detained in Russia during the leaders' summit in Geneva.

An extreme heat wave gripping the western U.S. will intensify and spread this week, creating dangerous conditions amid the worst drought in modern history.

President Biden is expected to strike a very different tone than his predecessor, Donald Trump.

The House is voting to repeal the 2002 authorization for war in Iraq, and Chuck Schumer made it clear the Senate will follow suit.

The summit is taking place at Villa La Grange in the capital of Switzerland.

Film producer Harvey Weinstein became the face of the #MeToo movement in 2017 when multiple women accused him of sexual misconduct.

President Joe Biden will nominate former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar as ambassador to Mexico and Morgan Stanley executive Tom Nides as ambassador to Israel.

Ten senators are trying to sell their colleagues on a bipartisan infrastructure plan, but they are facing skepticism from some Democrats.

Then-President Trump pressured top Department of Justice officials to challenge his election loss to Joe Biden, the House Oversight panel says.

The council will devise new standards for emerging tech, promote democratic values online and help the U.S. and EU collaborate on cutting-edge research.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said she had visited the Holocaust Museum in Washington earlier and "there's nothing comparable to it."

The security alliance agreed to confront new challenges, like cyberwarfare, as well as traditional ones like Russia's military infringement in Eastern Europe.

Reality Winner, who leaked an intelligence report about Russian interference in the 2016 election, has been released from prison, her attorney said Monday.

Supporters of President Donald Trump stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress moved to confirm the election of Joe Biden.