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One month ago, it seemed unlikely that the Senate would pass its sweeping $280 billion “chips-plus” package to subsidize U.S.-made semiconductor chips before the August recess. A number of lawmakers in both parties objected to the idea of subsidizing a

U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said he tested positive Thursday for COVID-19.

When Jodi Byfuglin, 56, was diagnosed with bladder cancer, it felt like cruel irony. Byfuglin had lost both her parents to cancer in their 50s, and as a single mother of two, she was all her kids had left. “I

House passes bill to boost U.S. chip production and China competition, sending it to Biden  CNBC Congress passes bill boosting US semiconductor production  CNN Whip-lash: House GOP moves to oppose CHIPS-Plus bill in rebuke to Manchin deal  The Hill The Bipartisan CHIPS Act—and

Chinese President Xi Jinping warned U.S. President Joe Biden not to “play with fire” over Taiwan during a phone call early Thursday, with tensions between the two superpowers swelling in recent days over a proposed visit by House Speaker Nancy

Russian forces launched missile strikes Thursday on the Kyiv area and the northern Chernihiv region for the first time in weeks, in what a Ukrainian official said was revenge for the fierce resistance the Kremlin has faced after it invaded

A report by the United Nations top body of climate scientists estimates that over the next 30 years, 143 million people will likely to be uprooted by rising seas, drought, searing temperatures and catastrophes caused or exacerbated by climate change.

Biden’s soft power has not been enough to stop would-be rivals from grabbing the 2024 spotlight  NBC News Harris, Newsom top list of Democratic preferences if Biden doesn’t run: poll  The Hill Hear why Biden voters are ‘disappointed’ in him  CNN New Poll

China’s president has warned Joe Biden against “playing with fire” over Taiwan as tensions grow over a rumoured US visit to the disputed island.

How can Donald Trump win again with numbers like these?  CNN