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President Trump said India would pay the price for buying Russian oil and military equipment. Here is a look at how India, ...

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A powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake in Russia's Far East is sending tsunami waves to Hawaii, Alaska, California and Oregon.

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President Trump said he would pose an additional penalty on India for its trade relations with Russia, which Trump is trying to pressure over its war with Ukraine.

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Trump has threatened to fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell, challenging the Fed's independence. Experts say he's not the first ...

The settlement comes after Jewish students and a professor argued their civil rights were violated when pro-Palestinian ...

The Senate confirmed former Trump lawyer Emil Bove as a federal appeals court judge as Republicans dismissed whistleblower ...

One of the world's strongest earthquakes struck Russia's Far East Wednesday, causing a tsunami in the northern Pacific region ...

The Trump administration has effectively eliminated two rules designed to promote cleaner cars. Now, as the EPA suggests not ...