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The Wednesday evening vote on whether to overturn Washington, D.C.'s overhaul of its century-old criminal code divided Senate Democrats and united Republicans in a striking display of how public safety continues to be a politically sensitive issue ahead of the 2024 elections.

The Justice Department issued a harsh rebuke of the Louisville, Kentucky, police department Wednesday, alleging the department discriminates against black and mentally ill people.

A new study found that adding another planet to the solar system in the large gap between Mars and Jupiter would throw Earth out of orbit.

Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries will receive the second of two payments arriving in March in 23 days.

Some beneficiaries of the Social Security Administration's retirement payments, worth up to $4,555, received their March retirement benefits Wednesday.

The head of the U.S. intelligence community warned the growing partnership between the governments of China and Russia is “continuing to deepen” in “every sector” amid “real concern” about Beijing assisting Moscow’s war efforts in Ukraine.

A resolution championed by Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) calling for the United States to withdraw its troops from Syria failed to clear the House.

Congress revisited the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and the current threat level from the country where the United States was at war for 20 years in a pair of hearings Wednesday.

The National Archives and Records Administration still hasn't looked through the trove of documents it recovered from President Joe Biden's lawyer's office.

The United States is set once again to observe daylight saving time despite some legislative efforts to end the practice.