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An initial sum of $25bn (£18.7bn) has been earmarked in a new budget bill, although the final cost is expected to be much higher.

The US secretary of state calls for Syria's transitional authorities to be supported to prevent their "potential collapse".

The fate of Trump's tax plan remains mired in uncertainty despite a last minute, in-person pitch to Republicans.

Severe weather stormed through the Midwest and South over the weekend and into Monday.

Watch: Homeland Security Secretary is asked what "habeas corpus" means during a Senate hearing.

Sterling Williams is accused of helping 10 inmates escape the Orleans Parish Jail on Friday.

Government-funded welfare programmes have become a major point of contention in Trump's tax bill.

A scuffle broke out during a visit by Democratic lawmakers, but LaMonica McIver says the case against her is political.