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U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about administration plans to forgive federal student loan debt during remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, U.S., August 24, 2022. Leah Millis | Reuters President Joe Biden slammed congressional Republicans who criticized student loan forgiveness after passing tax cuts for the rich. “I will never

An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 15, 2022. Marco Bello | Reuters A redacted version of the affidavit used to obtain the search warrant that led to the FBI raid on former President Donald Trump‘s Florida

Ukrainian soldiers stand on their tank at the front line in the Donetsk region on August 19, 2022, amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Anatolii Stepanov | AFP | Getty Images WASHINGTON – The Biden administration announced approximately $3 billion in security assistance for Ukraine on Wednesday, Washington’s largest package since Russia’s full-scale invasion began six

Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., speaks at the American Conservative Union’s CPAC conference at National Harbor in Oxon Hill, Md., on Thursday, March 3, 2016. ( Bill Clark | CQ-Roll Call Group | Getty Images Ryan Zinke, the Republican nominee for Montana’s new House seat, lied to the Interior Department’s internal watchdog during a probe of

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Democratic candidate for New Yorks 12th Congressional District, campaigns at the 79th St. Greenmarket on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, on Sunday, August 21, 2022. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images  Rep. Jerry Nadler defeated his longtime colleague Rep. Carolyn Maloney in a contentious Democratic primary Tuesday

Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y (L) and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, D-N.Y., Democratic candidate for New Yorks 12th Congressional District, greet voters while campaigning in Manhattan, on Saturday, August 20, 2022. Tom Williams | Cq-roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Two powerful House Democrats from New York City are fighting for political survival in Tuesday’s primary election

The nation’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, plans to step down from his roles running the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and advising the White House as its chief medical advisor at the end of the year, he announced Monday. Fauci has become a household fixture during the Covid-19 pandemic, battling

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a ‘Save America’ rally in support of Arizona GOP candidates on July 22, 2022 in Prescott Valley, Arizona. Mario Tama | Getty Images Former President Donald Trump‘s political action committee, Save America, paid nearly $1 million to civil and criminal defense attorneys in July alone as investigations into him and

Liz Cheney attends a U.S. House select committee hearing on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot in Washington, D.C., the United States, on July 27, 2021. Andrew Harnik | Xinhua News Agency | Getty Images Representative Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., told ABC News that there was no political motivation in carrying out an FBI search of former

Pharmacist Ngoc-Chau Tran fills syringes with monkeypox vaccine at a new walk-up monkeypox vaccination site at Barnsdall Art Park on Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022 in Hollywood, CA. Brian Van Der Brug | Los Angeles Times | Getty Images The U.S. will provide 50,000 monkeypox vaccine doses specifically for large events with high attendance by gay

Pennsylvania Republican U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a campaign event ahead of the upcoming primary elections in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, U.S., May 16, 2022. Hannah Beier | Reuters A parody Twitter account created by a Pittsburgh-based paralegal is causing fresh headaches for the Senate campaign of Dr. Mehmet Oz. The account, created

Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a panel titled “Make the Greatest Economy in the World Work for All Americans” at the America First Policy Institute America First Agenda Summit in Washington, U.S., July 26, 2022.  Sarah Silbiger | Reuters A federal judge on Friday denied a request from Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., to delay

The sign for the J. Edgar Hoover FBI building can be seen through fencing and barbed wire surrounding construction on the side of the building in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 17, 2022. Leah Millis | Reuters House Oversight Committee leaders urged eight social media companies Friday to crack down on online threats against law enforcement

Betsy DeVos, U.S. secretary of education, left, stands with her husband Dick DeVos Jr. before being sworn-in by U.S. Vice President Mike Pence, not pictured, inside the Vice President’s Ceremonial Office in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017. Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty Images The wealthy DeVos family is pouring millions of

An aerial view of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home after Trump said that FBI agents raided it, in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. August 15, 2022. Marco Bello | Reuters A federal judge said that parts of the affidavit used to obtain a search warrant for former President Donald Trump‘s resort home Mar-a-Lago can

U.S. Navy P-8 Poseidon aircraft. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images SINGAPORE — The commander of the U.S. Seventh Fleet said on Tuesday that he’s seen an increase in “unsafe” aerial intercepts by the Chinese military in the South China Sea region. As recently as May, a Chinese fighter aircraft allegedly intercepted a Royal Australian

Rochelle Walensky, MD, MPH, Director, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; speaks during the COVID Federal Response Hearing on Capitol Hill on June 16, 2022 in Washington, DC. Joe Raedle | Getty Images CDC Director Rochelle Walensky is reorganizing the agency, saying it didn’t react quickly enough during the Covid pandemic, according an

Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, is seen in the Capitol during a vote on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call, Inc. | Getty Images Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski and a top Republican primary challenger endorsed by former President Donald Trump will advance to the general election, NBC projects. Murkowski and Kelly Tshibaka, former Alaska