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The Labor Department said Friday that U.S. businesses added 390,000 jobs in May, as the unemployment
Despite bipartisan efforts at a modest deal, Senate Republicans could filibuster any gun control mea
The conservative majority so far appears unmoved by prevailing public opinion on the controversial s
And President Biden and first lady Jill Biden visited with victims and their families in Texas on Su
In the latest installment of our book club, Danielle Kurtzleben talks to professor Carol Anderson ab
Most people know John Legend as an award-winning actor and musician. But he also has a long record o
The Senate is negotiating over limited legislation aimed at reducing gun violence, although those ne
An opt-in police misconduct database and new conduct standards for federal police: President Biden's
A mass shooting at a Texas elementary school has many Americans again asking what can be done about
A court case has some voters with disabilities worried that they will not be able to rely on family
President Biden said the U.S. Military would defend Taiwan if China invaded. He also announced a new
U.S. government tariffs and Department of Agriculture buying practices helped drive consolidation in
The leak of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court earlier this month that showed the majority-conse
In North Carolina, Rep. Ted Budd — boosted by Donald Trump's endorsement — secured a decisive win ov
A prominent conference of American conservatives — the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPA
The suspected gunman in Saturday's shooting in Buffalo, N.Y. is alleged to have written a racist scr
Senator Minority Leader Mitch McConnell sat down with NPR's Deirdre Walsh for a conversation about t
Senate Democrats failed to pass a bill that would have codified the right to an abortion Wednesday,
Rep. Henry Cuellar is a conservative Democrat who has represented the 28th Congressional District in
In an economic speech that felt like a campaign stump, Biden touted his administration's efforts to
