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Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Washington.

Senators race to finish border deal; Ukraine aid awaits

Sen. Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks at a news conference after a policy luncheon on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Washington.

January 22, 2024, 5:15pm Latest News

A deal in the Senate on border policies was being finalized Monday as senators returned to Washington for what could be a pivotal week for a painstakingly negotiated compromise that could open the door for Republican support to replenish U.S. wartime aid for Ukraine. Read story

This undated photograph released by the U.S. military&#039;s Central Command shows what it is described as the vessel that carried Iranian-made missile components bound for Yemen&#039;s Houthi in the Arabian Sea. U.S. Navy SEALs seized Iranian-made missile parts and other weaponry from a ship bound for Yemen&#039;s Houthi rebels in a raid that saw two of its commandos go missing, the U.S. military said Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (U.S.

Death on the Arabian Sea: How a Navy SEAL fell into rough waters and another died trying to save him

This undated photograph released by the U.S. military&#039;s Central Command shows what it is described as the vessel that carried Iranian-made missile components bound for Yemen&#039;s Houthi in the Arabian Sea. U.S. Navy SEALs seized Iranian-made missile parts and other weaponry from a ship bound for Yemen&#039;s Houthi rebels in a raid that saw two of its commandos go missing, the U.S. military said Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (U.S.

January 22, 2024, 1:20pm Nation & World

Under the darkness of night, in the roiling high seas off the coast of Somalia, members of the U.S. Navy's SEAL Team 3 began to climb aboard an unflagged ship that was carrying illicit Iranian-made weapons to Yemen. Read story

The U.S. Supreme Court is photographed through snow on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Washington.

Supreme Court allows federal agents to cut razor wire Texas installed on U.S.-Mexico border

The U.S. Supreme Court is photographed through snow on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Washington.

January 22, 2024, 1:20pm Politics

A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed Border Patrol agents to cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border, while a lawsuit over the wire continues. Read story

FILE - This photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Richard Glossip on Feb. 19, 2021.

Supreme Court will consider overturning Richard Glossip’s murder conviction in Oklahoma

FILE - This photo provided by the Oklahoma Department of Corrections shows death row inmate Richard Glossip on Feb. 19, 2021.

January 22, 2024, 8:14am Politics

The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear an appeal from Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. Read story

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to media after being presented with a golden gavel by Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., after Harris cast the 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most ever cast by a vice president, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Abortion fight puts Vice President Harris at the center of the 2024 election campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to media after being presented with a golden gavel by Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., after Harris cast the 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most ever cast by a vice president, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

January 22, 2024, 8:14am Politics

Vice President Kamala Harris is taking center stage in the Democrats’ renewed push for abortion rights during this year’s election and she will mark the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade ruling on Monday in Wisconsin. Read story

The U.S. Supreme Court is photographed on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Washington.

Supreme Court rejects an appeal from a former business partner of Hunter Biden

The U.S. Supreme Court is photographed on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Washington.

January 22, 2024, 8:14am Politics

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a former business partner of presidential son Hunter Biden who was seeking to overturn his criminal conviction for securities fraud. Read story

This undated photograph released by the U.S. military&rsquo;s Central Command shows what it is described as the vessel that carried Iranian-made missile components bound for Yemen&rsquo;s Houthi in the Arabian Sea. U.S. Navy SEALs seized Iranian-made missile parts and other weaponry from a ship bound for Yemen&rsquo;s Houthi rebels in a raid that saw two of its commandos go missing, the U.S. military said Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (U.S.

Military ends rescue search for Navy SEALs lost in maritime raid on ship with Iranian weapons

This undated photograph released by the U.S. military&rsquo;s Central Command shows what it is described as the vessel that carried Iranian-made missile components bound for Yemen&rsquo;s Houthi in the Arabian Sea. U.S. Navy SEALs seized Iranian-made missile parts and other weaponry from a ship bound for Yemen&rsquo;s Houthi rebels in a raid that saw two of its commandos go missing, the U.S. military said Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024. (U.S.

January 22, 2024, 8:10am Nation & World

The 10-day search to rescue two Navy SEALs lost in the Arabian Sea during a mission to board a ship and confiscate Iranian-made weapons has been ended and the sailors are now considered deceased, the U.S. military said Sunday. Read story

The Treasury Building in Washington, on May 4, 2021. The U.S. Treasury has announced that the nation&#039;s gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion. The record high comes after Republican lawmakers and the White House had agreed to temporarily lift the nation&#039;s $31.4 trillion debt limit last year after the government ran up against its legal borrowing capacity and needed to implement &quot;extraordinary measures&quot; to avoid a default.

U.S. targets Iraqi airline, its CEO and Hamas cryptocurrency financiers for sanctions

The Treasury Building in Washington, on May 4, 2021. The U.S. Treasury has announced that the nation&#039;s gross national debt has surpassed $34 trillion. The record high comes after Republican lawmakers and the White House had agreed to temporarily lift the nation&#039;s $31.4 trillion debt limit last year after the government ran up against its legal borrowing capacity and needed to implement &quot;extraordinary measures&quot; to avoid a default.

January 22, 2024, 8:09am Business

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Committee chair Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) arrives for a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing to consider the confirmation of Michael Whitaker, nominee to be the next administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on Capitol Hill Oct. 4, 2023, in Washington, DC.

Push for federal data privacy law grows as rights vary by state

Committee chair Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) arrives for a Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation hearing to consider the confirmation of Michael Whitaker, nominee to be the next administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), on Capitol Hill Oct. 4, 2023, in Washington, DC.

January 22, 2024, 6:00am Politics

States that have enacted data privacy laws and those pursuing them are migrating into disparate camps in their approaches to privacy protections, setting up a clash if Congress enacts federal legislation. Read story

FILE - Supporters of Issue 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment, attend a rally in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 8, 2023. The Biden campaign is betting big on abortion rights as a major driver in the 2024 presidential election. But the economy, foreign policy, immigration and inflation are also major issues for voters, as Biden tries to boost his low poll numbers.

Democrats believe abortion will motivate voters in 2024. Will it be enough?

FILE - Supporters of Issue 1, the Right to Reproductive Freedom amendment, attend a rally in Columbus, Ohio, Oct. 8, 2023. The Biden campaign is betting big on abortion rights as a major driver in the 2024 presidential election. But the economy, foreign policy, immigration and inflation are also major issues for voters, as Biden tries to boost his low poll numbers.

January 21, 2024, 12:38pm Latest News

When Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump said recently that he was “proud” to have a hand in overturning the abortion protections enshrined in Roe v. Wade, Democratic pollster Celinda Lake took it as a political gift, thinking to herself, “Oh my God, we just won the election.” Read story