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FILE - Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters as he and other senators arrive at the chamber for votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/J.

Sen. Tommy Tuberville says he’s ending blockade of most military nominees

FILE - Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, talks to reporters as he and other senators arrive at the chamber for votes, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2023. (AP Photo/J.

December 5, 2023, 1:31pm Nation & World

Sen. Tommy Tuberville announced Tuesday that he’s ending his blockade of hundreds of military promotions, following heavy criticism from many of his colleagues about the toll it was taking on military families and clearing the way for hundreds of nominations to be approved soon. Read story

President Joe Biden waves as he walks to Marine One to depart the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington. Biden is headed to Boston.

Biden warns Trump will put democracy at risk as he travels the country to raise campaign cash

President Joe Biden waves as he walks to Marine One to depart the South Lawn of the White House, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Washington. Biden is headed to Boston.

December 5, 2023, 1:30pm Latest News

 President Joe Biden struck back at Donald Trump on Tuesday, warning that democracy is “more at risk in 2024" and telling donors that the former president and his allies are determined to “destroy” democratic institutions. Read story

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to media after being presented with a golden gavel by Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., after Harris cast the 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most ever cast by a vice president, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

Vice President Harris breaks nearly 200-year-old record for Senate tiebreaker votes, casts her 32nd

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks to media after being presented with a golden gavel by Senate Majority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., after Harris cast the 32nd tie-breaking vote in the Senate, the most ever cast by a vice president, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington.

December 5, 2023, 10:53am Latest News

Vice President Kamala Harris broke a nearly 200-year-old record for casting the most tiebreaking votes in the Senate when she voted Tuesday to confirm a new federal judge in Washington, D.C. Read story

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Blinken on November 30 urged Israel to create safe zones for Palestinian civilians in Gaza before it resumes &quot;major military operations&quot; in the Hamas-ruled territory.

In a rare action against Israel, U.S. says extremist West Bank settlers will be barred from America

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks during a press conference in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Nov. 30, 2023. Blinken on November 30 urged Israel to create safe zones for Palestinian civilians in Gaza before it resumes &quot;major military operations&quot; in the Hamas-ruled territory.

December 5, 2023, 10:52am Nation & World

In a rare punitive move against Israel, the State Department said Tuesday it will impose travel bans on extremist Jewish settlers implicated in a rash of recent attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Read story

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters to discuss GOP efforts to investigate President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.  (AP Photo/J.

House Speaker Johnson is insisting on sweeping border security changes in a deal for Ukraine aid

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters to discuss GOP efforts to investigate President Joe Biden and his son Hunter Biden, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.  (AP Photo/J.

December 5, 2023, 10:52am Politics

House Speaker Mike Johnson told fellow Republicans on Tuesday that sweeping changes to U.S. border policy would be their “hill to die on” in negotiations over President Joe Biden’s nearly $106 billion package for the wars in Ukraine and Israel and other security needs. Read story

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters ahead of a crucial vote on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded at its current levels, a measure not heartily supported by the hard right wing of his party, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/J.

The House will vote next week on formalizing its Biden impeachment inquiry, Speaker Johnson says

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., meets with reporters ahead of a crucial vote on a continuing resolution to keep the government funded at its current levels, a measure not heartily supported by the hard right wing of his party, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/J.

December 5, 2023, 10:49am Latest News

The U.S. House will vote next week on formally authorizing its impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden, Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday, asserting Republicans have “no choice” but to push ahead as the White House has rebuffed their requests for information. Read story

Air Force identifies the eight US crew lost in Osprey crash in Japan

December 5, 2023, 10:47am Politics

Air Force Special Operations Command said Tuesday it has identified the eight service members lost when their Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan last week and was now focused on recovering all of their bodies and the aircraft debris. Read story

John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, speaks about nuclear fusion at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

US unveils global strategy to commercialize fusion as source of clean energy during COP28

John Kerry, U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate, speaks about nuclear fusion at the COP28 U.N. Climate Summit, Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo/Joshua A.

December 5, 2023, 8:05am Nation & World

The United States will work with other governments to speed up efforts to make nuclear fusion a new source of carbon-free energy, U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry said Tuesday, the latest of many U.S. announcements the last week aimed at combatting climate change. Read story