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Out of $276 million in initial federal COVID grants, the city appears to have allocated at least $100 million to cover staffing in the police, prisons, and fire departments.

Nancy Pelosi pushed through a $3.5 trillion budget framework Tuesday after an impasse with centrist Dems threatened to derail progress on President Biden's domestic agenda.

When Hochul took over Tuesday for resigned Gov. Andrew Cuomo, she became the ninth woman currently serving as governor. That ties the previous record, first set in 2004.

President Biden said on Sunday that the U.S. has evacuated nearly 28,000 people from Afghanistan since Aug. 14, including around 11,000 people in about 36 hours.

State and congressional Republicans have all but avoided talking about the attack, and Franklin and Marshall College poll results offer some insight on that.

Sens. Angus King of Maine, Roger Wicker of Mississippi, and John Hickenlooper of Colorado all said they have tested positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.

A man who claimed to have a bomb in a pickup truck near the U.S. Capitol has surrendered to law enforcement after an hourslong standoff.

The Bucks County Health Department said it was changing course because local hospitals said any pediatric COVID-19 cases could stress the system.

The Senate’s top Democrat says federal law enforcement officials need to crack down on fake COVID-19 vaccination cards being sold online.

Canceling student debt, many advocates argue, is one of the fastest ways to close the Black-white wealth gap.

For the first time, millions of taxpayer dollars that Pa. state senators and their staffs spend on travel, meals, per diems, and other expenses will be posted onlinline.

If confirmed, Williams would be the first Black man to lead the prestigious office that covers Manhattan, the Bronx and areas north of New York City.

The chamber's party-line approval of the budget resolution advances President Joe Biden’s expansive vision for reshaping federal priorities.

The legislation includes nearly $550 billion in new spending above what Congress was already planning to allocate for infrastructure over the next eight years.

Two of the newly confirmed members of the U.S. Postal Service's Board of Governors spoke out Friday against Postmaster General Louis DeJoy's plan to slow delivery.