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The sun shines on the U.S. Capitol after the Senate passed U.S. President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan in a party-line vote in Washington, U.S., March 6, 2021.

House approves $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome defense system

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

WATCH: Biden to pull troops from Afghanistan, end longest U.S. war

His plan is to pull out all American forces — numbering 2,500 now — by this Sept. 11, the anniversary of the attacks, which were coordinated from Afghanistan.

By Aamer Madhani, Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Victim advocates say U.S. military gets an ‘F’ on sexual assault prevention

For a decade, advocates have argued commanders should be removed from deciding the fate of those accused of sexual assault in the U.S. military. But military victim advocates now say they too should be removed from the chain of command.

By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn

U.S. and Russia agree to extend limits on nuclear arms

The U.S. and Russia on Wednesday extended the only remaining treaty that limits the deployment of nuclear weapons. But did the agreement go far enough? Rose Gottemoeller, a distinguished lecturer at Stanford University who served as undersecretary of state for…

WATCH: Senate debates overriding Trump’s veto of defense bill

Trump has lashed out at congressional Republicans since the House easily voted to override his veto of the defense bill.

By Associated Press

WATCH: GOP-led Senate rejects vote on Trump’s push for $2,000 checks

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

The showdown between the outgoing president and his own Republican Party over the $2,000 checks has thrown Congress into a chaotic year-end session just days before new lawmakers are set to be sworn into office.

Senate sends Trump defense bill he has vowed to veto

By Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The final vote was 84-13, mirroring a similarly overwhelming margin in the House that, if maintained in both chambers, would be enough to override a potential veto.

US, S Korea postpone joint exercise criticized by N Korea

By Robert Burns, Associated Press

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said Sunday the United States and South Korea have indefinitely postponed a joint military exercise in an “act of goodwill” toward North Korea.