Saying that we need to rely on coal and oil is like saying that the Earth is not round. As NPR has reported , "the only other countries not part of the agreement are Syr...

May noted that Japan and Canada - fellow members of the G-7 group of rich industrialized nations - also were not signatories, but like Britain remain committed to the ...

Patrick has deliberately not moved Senate versions since then, and says it could mean Texas might not be able to fully license physicians and other medical personnel af...

The program, which generates significant state revenue for anti-global warming investments, is authorized to operate through 2020. The bill passed by a vote of 23 to 13...

By withdrawing , Trump has removed the USA from its position as a leader, creating an opportunity for other nations to fill that role. "We are convinced that the imp...

Since then, a dozen nervous House Republicans and at least four previously supportive Senate Republicans, have broken ranks with the White House over the need for s...

Gergen, who served under four Presidents, described the complexity of working inside a White House that's being investigated. Another person whose name has been raise...

Republican efforts to overhaul the U.S. health care system may need to move to the back burner so Congress instead can prioritize a short-term measure to stabilize healt...

He deleted it at 5.50 a.m., and by then, it was re-tweeted more than 100,000 times, making it the career best for Mr. Trump who routinely announces policy and snipes at c...

Justice Department lawyers asked the court to overturn a decision of the full U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit that kept in place a freeze on President ...

The lanky Texan had the most swagger of the finalists, at one point spelling the word "Mogollon" as soon as he heard it and turning around to return to his seat. He stepp...

The Saudis' warm embrace was welcome change for the besieged White House. Wearing black skull cap, he became the first sitting president to visit the Western Wall in Jeru...

The message echoes criticism from the leaders of France, Germany, and Italy - and European Union and United Nations officials who branded the withdrawal "a major disa...

Putin insisted Thursday that his government was not involved in hacking the US election, CBS News justice and homeland security correspondent Jeff Pegues reports . Pet...

Alam Ezadyar is deputy speaker for the upper house of the country's parliament. Izedyar was not immediately in a condition to comment on his son's killing, his secretary...

The trip had delivered "more power to the Saudi royal family". Tillerson referred to the visit as "a moment in time" and suggested that the USA would take a more active r...

His yellow chute somehow separated from him and landed in a Jersey City parking lot on Hudson Street a few blocks away. "As we watched his five other brothers come down...

We will never waver, because we know that future generations depend on us. The EPA administrator was asked repeatedly whether Trump believes climate change is a hoax ,...

Jury selection begins Tuesday and is expected to last at least a couple of days. Yanez is charged with second-degree manslaughter, which is punishable by up to 10 years i...

Instead, he said, Trump's opponents had to accept the election's result. Putin said Thursday that "patriotic" Russians could have been involved, but covered their tra...