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Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas faced scrutiny in a congressional hearing over appointing three individuals to an advisory panel of intelligence experts who had previously endorsed the view that a story about Hunter Biden's laptop was Russian disinformation.

Read CNN’s CIA Torture Report Fast Facts to learn about the US Senate Select Committee on Intelligence’s report on the CIA’s detention and interrogation program.

A large chunk of Governor Greg Abbott's fundraising haul came from multimillionaires and billionaires who quietly cut six-figure checks.

The step signals a major shift in American policy and ends months of resistance by Pentagon officials who feared setting a precedent that could pave the way for the court to prosecute U.S. troops.

Whether or not Gen. Milley’s comments hint at a possible change in U.S. policy, they complicate the picture on U.S. engagement with the ICC.

Can Facebook and Twitter change the world? Can all the nifty new social-networking sites promote democracy and a better understanding of American values around the world? The potential is certainly there -- as was seen in the invaluable Twitter updates during the post-election protests in Iran. The U.S. government is embracing Web 2.0 for an ambitious strategy of reaching previously untapped populations around the world -- call it Public Diplomacy 2.0. While the potential progress is undeniable,...

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Wednesday elected William “Bill” Mahomes Jr. of Dallas as chairman and Robert L. “Bob” Albritton of Fort Worth as vice chairman.

The Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents met at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, May 3, for a telephone meeting. The Regents immediately recessed to an executive session to discuss

Recent legislation has given the Biden administration legal and political tools to provide US support to the ICC.

President Biden has not acted to resolve a dispute that pits the Defense Department against other agencies.