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U.S. dairy cattle tested positive for a strain of bird flu that previously had not been seen in cows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Wednesday, ramping up concerns about the persistent spread of the virus. The H5N1 virus has…

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday intended to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports. The order, titled "Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports," gives federal agencies wide…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission has launched investigations over the past two weeks into three news outlets and reinstated complaints against three others. Earlier this week, CBS News complied with an FCC request to…

Congressional Democrats warned President Donald Trump this week that they would use government funding talks as leverage to fight changes at agencies such as USAID, the nation's lead provider of humanitarian aid overseas. VOA Congressional…

WASHINGTON — Greenland’s representative in the United States met recently with at least one ambassador from the Pacific Islands to learn more about a political arrangement that some think could create an opportunity for the Arctic island…

President Donald Trump’s point person for making rapid changes at U.S. governmental agencies is Elon Musk, the chief executive of carmaker Tesla and aerospace company SpaceX. Congressional Democrats say that the Trump-backed…

WASHINGTON — New Attorney General Pam Bondi on Wednesday issued a series of directives designed to overhaul a Justice Department that President Donald Trump says is biased against conservatives. Hours after she was sworn in at the White…

The White House on Wednesday said President Donald Trump has not committed to using U.S. troops for his plan to redevelop Gaza into the “Riviera of the Middle East” and that the relocation of Palestinians will only be temporary. The shift…

President Donald Trump is reigniting a fierce debate: Should everyone born on U.S. soil automatically become a citizen? This question strikes at the heart of American identity, history and law. Trump signed an executive order last month…

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of State said on Wednesday American government vessels can now transit the Panama Canal without charge fees. "The government of Panama has agreed to no longer charge fees for U.S. government vessels to…