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Despite deep disappointment from hard-right Republicans that budget cuts don’t go far enough, it was approved on a bipartisan House vote with Democrats. The Senate is expected to act quickly by the end of the week.

After a months-long impasse, the House on Wednesday night finally approved a bill to lift the nation’s debt limit and reduce government spending, clearing a crucial hurdle to avert a government default before a June 5 deadline. The bipartisan measure,

Oil futures were lower in the early Asian session as the U.S. economy continues to send mixed signals and China’s economy shows signs of cooling.

New ruling in federal appeals court protects Jewish family, owners of OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma, from civil litigation, clears way for company to pay victims, families

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The hard-fought deal pleased few, but lawmakers assessed it was better than the alternative — a devastating economic upheaval if Congress failed to act.

The official said Wednesday that the move is a protest against the Rapid Support Forces’ “repeated violations” of the humanitarian cease-fire, including the continued occupation of hospitals and other civilian infrastructure in the capital, Khartoum.

Turkey’s re-election this week of its authoritarian President Recep Tayyip Erdogan offers a warning that applies to other countries confronting the rise of right-wing populism, including the U.S., columnist Bret Stephens writes for The New York Times. Erdogan’s re-election came

Descriptions of items, practices in synagogue proving crucial for prosecution in trial of shooter, who killed 11 Jews praying at three congregations on Shabbat in October 2018

Investigators are trying to determine if there was any attempt to obstruct them from getting access to footage from a security camera near the room where classified material was stored.