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Bill urges financial divestment of stocks, sovereign debt of Russia and Belarus

In 2-1 ruling, court says law likely violates equal protection guarantee

President Obama has named six people to executive jobs, circumventing the Senate confirmation process. Notable among them is James Cole, whose nomination as deputy attorney general has been pending in the Senate since May.

Environmental, anti-nuclear groups oppose the legislation

Republican Karoline Leavitt has defeated Matt Mowers in a race to face off against vulnerable Democrat Rep. Chris Pappas this November.

The House select panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol will vote Monday on plans to issue criminal referrals and other recommendations.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the Trump administration will end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in six months, setting a deadline for Congress to act on so-called "dreamers."

Democratic leaders in the House and Senate have presented separate plans meant to change the course of the war in Iraq. Both proposals set timetables for withdrawing U.S. forces.

Prosecutors investigating the leak of the identity of CIA agent Valerie Plame will reportedly not bring charges against top White House adviser Karl Rove. Special prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald has already secured a criminal indictment against Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby.

Myanmar's junta signals the change of attitude toward toward detained pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi but suggests that her release from house is unlikely anytime soon.