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Congress is under growing pressure to provide billions of dollars to help schools reopen as part of the next coronavirus aid package while debate rages nationwide over whether it’s safe to send students and teachers back to classrooms. Democrats and Republicans are increasingly in agreement that education funding will be a key part of the negotiations…

Two House hearings grappled with a C.I.A. assessment that Russia offered payments to kill American troops in Afghanistan — and White House inaction on the months-old judgment.Gen. Mark A. Milley, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of staff, and Defense Secretary Mark T. Esper, left, testified at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on Thursday.Credit...Pool…

(CNN)To put it simply, there is a long way to go before congressional lawmakers agree on another stimulus package to stem the effects of the coronavirus on the American people and the economy. While…

U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers trained in Afghanistan in 2009. Members of Congress want answers about reported Russian bounties paid to target American troops. Maya Alleruzzo/AP hide caption toggle caption Maya Alleruzzo/AP U.S. Army Special Forces soldiers trained in Afghanistan in 2009. Members of Congress want answers about reported Russian bounties paid to target American…

9.15am EDT 09:15 A moving story from the Mississippi Center For Investigative Reporting, after lawmakers voted on Sunday to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. Myrlie Evers began to weep when she heard the Mississippi Legislature vote to remove the Confederate battle emblem from the state flag. “I can’t believe it. I…