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Tens of millions of people are in the path of a major winter storm. Federal cuts threaten efforts to understand the causes of such weather.

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New court documents reveal even more ways DOGE improperly accessed and shared sensitive personal data last year — and how that data appears to have been used to advance dubious fraud claims.

In the days leading up to Renee Macklin Good's death, the political situation in Minneapolis had turned combustible. Her shooting has exposed how colliding forces set the stage for the ongoing crisis.

A major winter storm is expected to impact more than 200 million people in United States this weekend. Freezing rain and ice is a particular concern.

As President Trump finishes the first year of his second term, it is clear there are fewer guardrails than last time.

In his first year back in the White House, President Trump has presided over a sweeping expansion of executive power while eroding democratic norms.

Venezuela's legislature advanced a bill on Thursday to loosen state control over the country's vast oil sector, the first major overhaul since parts of the industry were nationalized in 2007.

TikTok has finalized a deal to create a new American entity, avoiding the looming threat of a ban in the United States that has been in discussion for years.

Two Republicans joined Democrats to vote for the war powers resolution, but the motion failed in a 215-215 vote.