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Sen. Rob Portman, the longtime Washington veteran and savvy deal-cutter, is on the cusp of achieving a major bipartisan achievement that would amount to a capstone of his three decades of public service: The Senate's passage of a roughly $1 trillion package to rebuild the nation's infrastructure.

President Joe Biden on Friday touted the country's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the US added 943,000 jobs in July and the unemployment rate fell to 5.4%.

A US Defense Department expert team concluded that the drone behind the deadly attack on the Mercer Street commercial vessel was produced in Iran, US Central Command said in a statement Friday.

For the 535 members of Congress, the haunting memories of the violence and chaos from January 6 don't go away as they leave Washington, DC.

The Lanz family tells CNN that their son Austin Lanz, the man authorities say killed a Pentagon Police officer on Tuesday morning, had "many mental health challenges."

A lawyer representing Indiana University students asked the Supreme Court Friday to block the school's vaccine mandate that is set to take effect this fall while the appeals process plays out.

Justice Department lawyers defended the Biden administration's most recent eviction moratorium Friday telling a federal judge that because of the "deteriorating public health situation" related to the Delta variant, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined that it needed "a new invocation" of its responsibility "to protect public health."

As the US economy gradually recovers from the coronavirus pandemic, prices are rising across the board with inflation exceeding the Federal Reserve's 2% target and reaching a 13-year high in June. Republicans have turned that jump in inflation into a political talking point, trying to place the blame on President Joe Biden and Democrats, and at times misrepresenting the current economic landscape in the process.

President Donald Trump -- back in the final days of his presidency -- didn't exactly make a secret of his effort to overturn the election he'd just lost and so it's very easy to get tired of thinking about it, now that he's out of office and his official powers have been clipped.

For House Republicans, their path back to power could rest on the backs of GOP women.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer moved on Thursday night to cut off debate on the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill, paving the way for swift passage of the sweeping legislation that would enact key elements of President Joe Biden's economic agenda, although exact timing of a final vote is still unclear.

Even President Joe Biden did not sound particularly confident his administration's new freeze on evictions would hold up in court when he explained the move in the East Room this week. Instead, he said the new ban, even if challenged, would at least "give some additional time" for billions in unspent housing relief dollars to reach those in need.

President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into law on August 6, 1965.

The president of Guatemala had a private piece of advice for Vice President Kamala Harris when she visited earlier this summer, on her goal of slowing the rush of hopeful migrants to the US border with Mexico.

The bipartisan infrastructure bill making its precarious way through the Senate was always a cornerstone of Joe Biden's presidency. Now, it's even more vital for an administration badly needing wins as the White House struggles to navigate multiple crises.

US intelligence agencies are digging through a treasure trove of genetic data that could be key to uncovering the origins of the coronavirus -- as soon as they can decipher it.

The Biden administration has continued to back negotiations between the Afghan government and the Taliban, insisting the latter is still invested in the political process and political success is still possible, even as the international community has accused the Taliban of atrocities that may amount to war crimes.

In her first major speech since taking office, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director Jen Easterly sought to elevate the young agency, pushing for more cybersecurity talent across the US and announcing a new initiative collaborating with the private sector on ransomware and other issues.

President Joe Biden on Thursday signed a memorandum extending temporary safe haven to certain Hong Kong residents in the US amid ongoing repression and undermining of democracy by China.