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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered one of the top commanders of the Wagner military contractor to take charge of “volunteer units” fighting in Ukraine. The order signals the Kremlin’s effort to keep using the mercenaries after the death of

The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether state laws regulating content moderation practices of social-media platforms violate the First Amendment.

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is digging in on his refusal to take up Senate legislation designed to keep the federal government fully running beyond midnight Saturday.

She achieved remarkable political breakthroughs as a woman, becoming San Francisco’s first female mayor and the first woman elected to the Senate from California.

An array of musical, theatrical, artistic, culinary and historical events livens up the country during Sukkot 5784

McCarthy rejects Senate spending bill while scrambling for a House plan that averts a shutdown  The Associated Press Government shutdown imminent as House Republicans reject latest Senate effort  PBS NewsHour Hardliners plot to replace McCarthy as government shutdown looms – The Washington

After Mohammed bin Salman blames ‘bad laws’ for harsh rulings, brother of man sentenced to death for social media posts says de facto ruler can ‘cancel them’

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, a trailblazer in U.S. politics and the longest-serving woman in the Senate, dies at age 90  NBC News Senator Dianne Feinstein Dies at 90: Latest Updates  The New York Times Dianne Feinstein, longest-serving female US senator in history, dies

Feinstein suddenly became the mayor of San Francisco when two other officials were assassinated. Later she was elected to the U.S. Senate after male senators grilled Anita Hill in public hearings. (Image credit: Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Feinstein, the oldest sitting U.S. senator, was a passionate advocate for liberal priorities important to her state — including environmental protection, reproductive rights and gun control — but was also known as a pragmatic lawmaker who reached out to Republicans