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Alaska's National Petroleum Reserve

Federal judge blocks major Alaskan drilling project

A major Alaska drilling project that would tap into 600 million barrels of oil has been put on hold by a federal judge.

Federal judge blocks major Alaskan drilling project
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Cuban Americans make plea to Biden administration for help on immigration limbo

Cuban Americans make plea to Biden administration for help on immigration limbo
President Donald Trump speaks during a rally protesting the electoral college certification of Joe Biden as President, Jan. 6, 2021, in Washington, DC.

How Trump's 'dangerous state of mind' in wake of Capitol riot could harm US national security

How Trump's 'dangerous state of mind' in wake of Capitol riot could harm US national security
In this file photo, then-Vice President Joe Biden speaks at the closing session of the US-China Climate Leaders Summit in Los Angeles, California, Sept. 16, 2015.

Paris agreement gets ‘new lease on life’ under Biden, climate advocates say

Paris agreement gets ‘new lease on life’ under Biden, climate advocates say
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US elections require a 'well-educated electorate about Russian tactics,' says Sen. Warner

US elections require a 'well-educated electorate about Russian tactics,' says Sen. Warner
Donald Trump stands at a White House program

Nicholas Burns: US' ‘unusual’ absence from world stage is bad for Americans

For the rest of the world, it's "shocking" to see the US "so inert" when it comes to its leadership on the coronavirus pandemic, former US Ambassador to NATO Nicholas Burns tells The World's host Marco Werman.

Nicholas Burns: US' ‘unusual’ absence from world stage is bad for Americans
Trump-Xi phase one trade deal

US-China trade deal: 3 fundamental issues remain unresolved

Is the US-China "phase one" trade deal the end of the trade war? Don't count on it.

US-China trade deal: 3 fundamental issues remain unresolved
Two men stand with their backs to the camera, their right hands held in the air for an oath. Ahead of them is a row of lawmakers seated behind a large desk.

In the impeachment inquiry, is the US a defender of democracy — or corrupt itself?

The impeachment inquiry into US President Donald Trump moved to open hearings Wednesday. The central issue in the inquiry is what responsibility the president may carry for abandoning public duty in favor of private interests.

In the impeachment inquiry, is the US a defender of democracy — or corrupt itself?
US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump meet with Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan and Emine Erdogan in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on November 13, 2019.

How Turkey's Erdoğan went from populist hero to strongman

The Turkish president has managed to navigate a threatened political crisis with the US. Turkish historian and writer Soner Cagaptay says it's because he's a masterful tactician.

How Turkey's Erdoğan went from populist hero to strongman
A map of Ukraine is projected onto a screen; a man in a uniform wearing a hat is silhouetted against it.

What Ukrainians think about Trump and his 'quid pro quo' in 3 charts

As the first public hearings in the impeachment inquiry begin, what do the Ukrainian people think of the impeachment controversy?

What Ukrainians think about Trump and his 'quid pro quo' in 3 charts
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New testimony, transcripts, paint fuller picture of quid pro quo

Transcripts of more than 350 pages each from House interviews with US Ambassador to the EU Gordon Sondland and the Trump Administration's special envoy to Ukraine, Kurt Volker were made public, as was new testimony from Sondland included "refreshed" recollections.

New testimony, transcripts, paint fuller picture of quid pro quo
Portrait of former Senator Jeff Flake.

Jeff Flake: Republicans stand by amid Trump's 'abuse of power'

Host Marco Werman spoke with former Republican Senator Jeff Flake of Arizona about how his Republican colleagues in Congress view the scandals and impeachment inquiry swirling around President Donald Trump.

Jeff Flake: Republicans stand by amid Trump's 'abuse of power'
A woman in a hijab smiles and poses with three boys ranging in age

Campus housing takes on new meaning as US considers more caps on refugee resettlement

Through an on-campus initiative, a university community is preserving Greensboro's long-standing hospitality to refugees.

Campus housing takes on new meaning as US considers more caps on refugee resettlement
US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters with National Security Adviser John Bolton looking on in the Oval Office at the White House

Sen. Chris Murphy says Trump's Iran plan is 'blind escalation with no endgame'

US tensions with Iran are ramping up with no clear plan in sight. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, says that while Iran is acting belligerently, the US response is not helping.

Sen. Chris Murphy says Trump's Iran plan is 'blind escalation with no endgame'
Former US Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano gives her final official speech at the National Press Club in Washington on August 27, 2013.

Wall would be 'wasteful and ineffective,' says former Homeland Security chief Napolitano

Although in favor of adding a few new barriers in strategic locations on the US-Mexico border, Napolitano says building a wall from "sea to shining sea" would be wasteful. The border is "not in a crisis situation," she says.

Wall would be 'wasteful and ineffective,' says former Homeland Security chief Napolitano