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The Biden administration on Wednesday announced $300 million in military aid for Ukraine, the latest package of weapons and other military equipment that the United States has been sending to Kyiv since the beginning of Russia’s invasion. The package includes additional ammunition for drones and long-range artillery. It also includes …

U.S. officials strike a debt-limit deal President Biden and Speaker Kevin McCarthy reached an agreement in principle to lift the debt limit for two years, a breakthrough after a marathon of crisis talks that brought the nation within days of its first default in history. “It is an important step …

Don’t look now, but the United States has a soccer team in contention at a world event. No, the 2023 Women’s World Cup hasn’t started yet, I’m talking about the 2023 U-20 World Cup. U.S. Soccer‘s under-20 men’s team just blitzed the group stage, finishing first by dominating three matches …

Earlier this month, drones flew over the Kremlin loaded with explosives in a daring show of force against the highly-fortified iconic Russian complex. The footage alarmed the world, including the Russians, and like anything involving Russia, accusations began to fly. Was it the Russians themselves who flew the drones over …

Anthony Roberts set out to walk to a convenience store on the opposite side of a busy highway in Kansas City, Mo., one afternoon. It wasn’t an easy trip. First, he had to detour out of his way to reach an intersection. Then he had to wait for the light …

U.S. officials said the drone attack on the Kremlin earlier this month was likely orchestrated by one of Ukraine’s special military or intelligence units, the latest in a series of covert actions against Russian targets that have unnerved the Biden administration. U.S. intelligence agencies do not know which unit carried …

Taiba was being hunted by the men she had put behind bars. The death threats came as the Americans withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban marched across her country, she said. In the chaos, cell doors were flung open, freeing the rapists and abusers she had helped send to prison. …

Biden administration rules released on Friday that will determine which companies and manufacturers can benefit from new solar industry tax credits are being criticized by U.S.-based makers of solar products, who say the guidelines do not go far enough to try to lure manufacturing back from China. The rules stem …

As efforts in Congress to legalize them have stalled, the Biden administration intends to give tens of thousands of Afghans who were brought to the U.S. following the Taliban takeover of their home country the opportunity to apply to stay and work in the nation legally for at least another …

At least 100,000 Russian fighters have been killed or wounded in Ukraine in just the past five months, the White House said on Monday, the latest measure of the vast human toll of President Vladimir V. Putin’s invasion. John Kirby, a spokesman for the National Security Council, said the figure …