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U.S. hostage Jeffery Woodke has been released after more than six years in captivity in West Africa, White House national security advisor Jake Sullivan said Monday.   Woodke was kidnapped from his home in Abalak, Niger, where he was a…

Republican lawmakers on Monday assailed the New York Democratic prosecutor investigating former President Donald Trump in connection with his alleged $130,000 hush money payment to a porn star ahead of the 2016 election. Three committee…

President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan bill Monday that directs the federal government to declassify as much intelligence as possible about the origins of COVID-19 more than three years after the start of the pandemic. The legislation,…

What is an indictment?    An indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime. It contains the basic information about the charges being filed.     Why is it necessary?    The Fifth Amendment of the United States…

Can convicted felons be president?    There are few requirements to serve as U.S. president. According to the U.S. Constitution, anyone who is at least 35 years old, a natural born citizen of the United States and a U.S. resident for at…

Washington and Beijing are discussing a potential trip to China by U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, the White House said Monday.  It would be the highest level visit between the two countries…

Former U.S. President Donald Trump said Saturday he expected to be arrested by the Manhattan district attorney as soon as Tuesday on charges stemming from an investigation into a $130,000 payment made to porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016.…

Saudi Arabia has released a U.S. citizen who was sentenced to 19 years in prison for tweets critical of the Saudi government.  Saad al Madi was freed Monday and was at home with family in Riyadh, his son said.  Madi is a dual U.S.-Saudi…

The United States has welcomed an agreement between Yemen’s warring sides to free nearly 900 detainees.  “This important step builds on the positive environment created by a truce in Yemen that has effectively stopped the fighting for the…

U.S. President Joe Biden said Monday the United States stands with the “brave women and all the citizens of Iran” who are inspiring the world with their conviction and courage as they fight for their “human rights and fundamental freedoms.”…