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Senate Passes Bill to Boost US Tech Industry, Counter Rivals
The 68-32 vote for the bill demonstrates how confronting China economically is an issue that unites both parties in Congress
Congress Passes Bill to Avert US Government Shutdown
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US Welcomes Pledge by Myanmar Shadow Government to Help Rohingya
Myanmar's National Unity Government offers Rohingya citizenship if they help overthrow military junta
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US Government Working to Aid Top Fuel Pipeline Operator After Cyberattack
The attack is one of the most disruptive digital ransom schemes reported
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US Government Working to Help Top Fuel Pipeline Operator after Cyberattack
Government officials are working closely with top fuel pipeline operator Colonial Pipeline to help it recover from ransomware cyberattack that forced
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US Government Probes VPN Hack Within Federal Agencies, Races to Find Clues
The hack against federal agencies began during the Trump administration but was only recently discovered, according to senior US officials
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US Government Taking Creative Steps to Counter Cyberthreats
FBI operation that gave law enforcement remote access to hundreds of computers to counter a massive hack of Microsoft Exchange email server software i
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Shaken US Capitol on High Alert for Biden's First Address to Congress
Security will be higher than usual for President Joe Biden's first address to a joint session of Congress on Wednesday
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US Government Funds Mental Health Crisis Teams to Stand In for Police
The effort to reinvent policing after the death of George Floyd in police custody is getting an assist through a federal-state health insurance progra
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US House Passes DC Statehood Bill on Party-Line Vote
Bill now goes to Senate where it faces difficult odds
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Democrats to Unveil Bill to Expand US Supreme Court by 4 Justices
It promises to draw fierce opposition from Republicans
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Biden Invited to Address US Congress on April 28
The speech will give Biden an opportunity to give a sales pitch to millions of viewers for his $2.3 trillion infrastructure proposal, which is the sub
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US Congressional Committee to Consider Reparations Bill
Legislation calls for commission to examine history of slavery in the United States
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Unlikely Allies Russia, US Push Afghan Enemies to Accept Interim Government
US is shifting focus from largely stalled negotiations in Qatar's capital to meetings among key regional countries aimed at pushing Afghan president,
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US Set to Send $11B in International Aid in Latest COVID Bill
Pandemic has severely damaged development worldwide
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US House to Vote on $1.9 Trillion COVID Relief Bill
Vote expected to be split along party lines
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US Government to Stop Buying Chinese-made Drones
Ban covers all small, unmanned aircraft systems except those drones approved by an innovation program at the US Defense Department
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Last US Vote Certified; New York Republican Elected to Congress
Democratic US Rep. Anthony Brindisi lost to Republican Claudia Tenney by a razor-thin margin
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Report to Congress: US Should Delay Complete Troop Pullout in Afghanistan
Withdrawing all US troops by May 1 could lead to civil war, destabilizing the region and reviving the al-Qaida threat, report says
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Biden to Sign Order Promoting Government Purchase of US Goods
US leader hopes to tighten loopholes that have allowed jobs to be moved offshore
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Official US Government Social Media Accounts Switch to New Administration
Trump administration postings on official social media pages will be archived
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Official US Government Social Media Accounts Switch to New President
Trump administration postings on official social media pages will be archived
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US Congress Meets to Certify Biden Electoral Victory
Meanwhile, President Trump continues his election fraud claims, urges Pence to override Electoral College vote - an authority the vice president does
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Twitter Followers of US Government Accounts Won't Transfer to Biden
Instead, Twitter will give users the option to follow the Biden administration's new accounts
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Trump Threatens Not to Sign COVID-19 Aid Package, Government Funding Bill
The measure, passed by Congress on Monday, includes help for businesses to keep workers employed, as well as direct payments to individuals; the presi