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Prison officials and judges have been reluctant to support “compassionate releases” unless an inmate is ill, dying or incapacitated by age....Read More

The derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals upended a region of Ohio where generations of families could afford to buy acres of land, raise livestock and plant gardens....Read More

U.S. officials pledged to crack down on shipments to Russia that can be used for both civilian and military purposes, but that has proved hard to police....Read More

The Bipartisan Policy Center said the nation could run out of cash this summer or early fall if Congress did not raise the debt limit....Read More

Now that the former president is a declared candidate again, there are questions about whether he can continue using donor funds to pay his lawyers....Read More

Jennifer McClellan, a state senator, will fill the seat held by Representative A. Donald McEachin, who died in November....Read More

Janet Protasiewicz, a liberal, and Daniel Kelly, a conservative, will face off on April 4 in a race that could tilt the balance of the court, with abortion rights, gerrymandered maps and more in the balance....Read More

Vivek Ramaswamy, 37, has made a name for himself in right-wing circles by opposing corporate efforts to advance political, social and environmental causes....Read More

In sharply opposed speeches, President Biden said Vladimir V. Putin bore sole responsibility for the war, while Mr. Putin said Russia had invaded in self-defense. But they agreed the war would not end soon....Read More

President Biden traveled covertly to the besieged Ukrainian capital of Kyiv, hoping to demonstrate American resolve to help defeat the Russian forces that invaded a year ago this week....Read More