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The Republican chairs of the House Judiciary and Intelligence committees sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Thursday asking for information related to the crafting of a public letter signed weeks before the 2020 presidential election by dozens of former intelligence officials, who said they saw signs the Hunter Biden laptop story could be Russian disinformation.

The United States government has not yet made a decision about whether to evacuate US diplomatic personnel from Sudan, but preparations are continuing for a potential evacuation, multiple US officials said Friday.

A number of Republican lawmakers from the Montana Freedom Caucus are demanding Democratic state Rep. Zooey Zephyr be censured by the state House for "using inappropriate and uncalled-for language" during a floor debate over amendments concerning a bill that bans medical care for transgender minors.

The White House is bringing in a celebrity chef and a trio of Broadway stars for its glitzy state dinner for the South Korean president next week, a White House official said.

The US will begin training Ukrainian forces on how to operate Abrams tanks next month as it seeks to get them on to the battlefield against Russia before the end of the summer.

In mid-January 2021, two men hired by former President Donald Trump's legal team discussed over text message what to do with data obtained from a breached voting machine in a rural county in Georgia, including whether to use it as part of an attempt to decertify the state's pending Senate runoff results.

President Joe Biden announced new environmental justice actions on Friday, including an executive order that the White House says will make environmental justice a central mission of federal agencies.

A Texas man facing charges in connection to the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the US Capitol opened fire on law enforcement officers last week when they arrived at his house in the Dallas area for a welfare check, according to an affidavit.

North Dakota's Republican Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill Wednesday banning gender-affirming care for most minors with the possibility of a felony for health care professionals who provide it.

The risks and pressures of a coming debt showdown with Republicans are quickly mounting for President Joe Biden, who is expected to announce a reelection bid as soon as next week.

The case against former Fugees rapper Pras Michel, accused of playing a central role in a geopolitical conspiracy spanning two US presidencies, will be in the hands of the jury Monday morning.

Plans are in motion for President Joe Biden to formally announce his bid for a second term as soon as next week, with a campaign-style video set to be released to definitively answer the question of whether he will run again and igniting an aggressive fundraising effort to help Democrats hold the White House.

Conservative talk radio host Larry Elder announced Thursday that he's launching a 2024 presidential campaign, joining a growing list of Republicans vying for the GOP nomination.

Florida's Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Thursday that will no longer require juries agree unanimously to recommend death sentences, reducing the number of jurors need to recommend a death sentence to the lowest threshold of any state with capital punishment.

Marking a rare combination of resources, supporters of gun regulations and anti-domestic violence groups joined Thursday to urge the Supreme Court to reverse a federal appeals court opinion they say will make it easier for domestic abusers to obtain firearms.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has unveiled his plan to address the nation's looming debt ceiling drama, offering to raise the borrowing cap by $1.5 trillion to prevent a default.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Dick Durbin asked Chief Justice John Roberts or "another Justice whom you designate" to appear before his committee next month for a hearing on Supreme Court ethics rules -- a request that is purely voluntary, with Durbin indicating he does not intend to subpoena the justice.

The Justice Department reached million-dollar settlements in three major lawsuits against US fossil fuel companies Thursday that it says will reduce air pollution and planet-warming gas emissions in more than a dozen states and territories across the country.

Two Democratic lawmakers want former Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff to clarify certain aspects of the Supreme Court's investigation into last year's the leak of the draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade.