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A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.

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A bipartisan bill punishing Turkey for its invasion of northern Syria and illustrating both parties’ dismay with President Donald Trump’s retreat from the region sailed easily through the House on Tuesday.

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Senators privately reassure European allies on NATO support

A bipartisan group of senators used a private meeting Wednesday to reassure diplomats from NATO and other European nations of the Senate’s support for the alliance.

Trump criticizes federal judge blocking him on immigration

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The latest on what we know about Russia's war on Ukraine, March 8.

What we know about Russia's war on Ukraine, March 7.

Senate passage, expected soon, will send the bill to President Joe Biden for his signature.

The seven-day average rate of infection at the Capitol's testing center has grown from less than 1% to more than 13%.

A Congress riven along party lines approved a landmark $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill Wednesday, as President Joe Biden and Democrats claimed a triumph on a bill that marshals the government’s spending might against twin pandemic and economic crises that have upended a nation.

A bipartisan bill punishing Turkey for its invasion of northern Syria and illustrating both parties’ dismay with President Donald Trump’s retreat from the region sailed easily through the House on Tuesday.

While Republicans widely blame Democratic opposition to Trump's nominees for his use of acting officials to fill some posts — a characterization Democrats reject — many also say his reliance on that alternative is costly.

President Trump has been handed a victory in his drive to spend billions of dollars more for constructing barriers along the Southwest border than Congress has approved.

A bipartisan group of senators used a private meeting Wednesday to reassure diplomats from NATO and other European nations of the Senate’s support for the alliance.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said that despite the ruling, lawmakers and the White House must drive toward a bipartisan deal that would permanently shield nearly 800,000 young immigrants from deportation.

The House Ethics Committee said last week that it would investigate Farenthold after congressional sources said he’d paid an $84,000 settlement using taxpayers’ money.

The shutdown reprieve came as all sides issued optimistic takes on an afternoon White House meeting between top congressional leaders and President Donald Trump.

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