Senate confirms Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
The Senate has voted to confirm Miguel Cardona as education secretary, clearing his way to lead President Biden’s effort to
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Migration high on priority list during Biden’s first meeting with Mexico’s president
Migration, the COVID pandemic and trade are all topics that were expected to be discussed during President Biden’s first bilateral
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Professor who taught Judge Merrick Garland at Harvard weighs in on nomination
Laurence Tribe, a professor emeritus at Harvard Law School, says Judge Merrick Garland’s would be “one of the greatest attorneys
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Polar vortex triggering dangerous winter weather across U.S.
Millions are without power as temperatures dive to record lows across a huge portion of the United States. CBS News
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California Republicans launch campaign challenges against Governor Gavin Newsom as recall effort …
Several California Republicans have announced plans to challenge Governor Gavin Newsom if the recall effort against him triggers a special
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WorldView: Italy’s new government; Protests over coup in Myanmar
Italy is close to forming a new government. In Myanmar, thousands took to the streets to protest the military coup.
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Lawmakers work to find compromise on another stimulus package
President Joe Biden faces a challenging week in Washington as he pushes ahead with the Democrats’ nearly $2 trillion coronavirus
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Myanmar military seizes control of government in apparent coup
Governments around the world are condemning the military coup in Myanmar and have called for the release of Aung San
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COVID-19 variant detected in U.S. for first time as another spreads across the country
A dangerous new coronavirus strain has turned up in the U.S., infecting two patients in different parts of South Carolina.
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National Terrorism Advisory warns of potential threat from domestic extremists
The Department of Homeland Security issued a National Terrorism Advisory warning of the potential for violence from domestic extremists in
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