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The bill, which now goes to President Biden’s desk, will give lawmakers until March 11 to finalize a deal on spending levels for the remainder of the fiscal year. Senator…

Blame is a hallmark of American politics. Ronald Reagan couldn’t escape it in his first midterm elections 40

“If Russia doesn’t invade Ukraine, then we will be relieved that Russia changed course,’’ Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken said at the United Nations. U.S. Secretary of State Antony…

With floor votes dragging on interminably, senators have embraced a modest effort to try to move things along. Frustration over the grindingly slow pace at which the Senate votes has…

Dr. Francis S. Collins ran the National Institutes of Health for 12 years under three presidents. Dr. Francis S. Collins, the longtime director of the National Institutes of Health who…

Nearly 5,000 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division are now in Poland in response to the Russian deployments on Ukraine’s borders. The 82nd Airborne troops, from Fort Bragg, N.C., are…

Republicans warned that any new agreement would “likely be torn up” by the next administration. A satellite image of the Natanz nuclear facility in Isfahan, Iran in 2020

In a letter to staff, Mr. Dickson said it was “time to go home” to his family after a tumultuous period of more than two years leading the agency. Steve…

Attorney General Merrick Garland argued that the law allowing citizens to sue police for $50,000 for violating their right to bear arms was unconstitutional. A weapon being shown at the…

Mr. Zinke, who left the department in 20