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Republicans are pushing a new bill that would require kids under 14 to be fingerprinted at the southern border in order to end the use and abuse of children by human traffickers.

An announcement on whether there’s money for a feasibility study is due any day now. | Opinion

Andrii Yermak, Head of the Office of the President, Ruslan Stefanchuk, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada, and Rustem Umierov, Ukrainian Defence Minister, met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan in Washington.

The treaty is key to US opposition to Beijings vast South China Sea claims, but Washington is not a party to it.

Top Republican Sen. Jim Risch says deterrence is critical to dealing with adversaries China, Russia, Venezuela and other No Good Nicks on the world stage.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin’s grim bet that America and the West will tire of his brutal war before he does is looking better by the day.

The debate between the state governors highlighted the divide between Democrats and Republicans on China.

Lawmakers are calling for reforms to the Peace Corps, which has been championed a hallmark of cultural exchange and international service, while also facing problems with mental health discrimination, sexual assault and racial bias.

In a strong sign that the U.S. will consider breaching four controversial dams on the Snake River, a leaked Biden administration document says the government is prepared to help build clean energy projects to replace the power generated by the dams. Still, Congress would have to agree before any of the Lower Snake River dams are removed, and that's unlikely to happen in the near future. The confidential document is a draft agreement to uphold 168-year-old treaties with four Pacific Northwe...