President Joe Biden welcomed the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers to the White House on Friday, marking the return to a regular tradition the Covid-19 pandemic had interrupted.The trip to the White House has long been a hallmark of…
With the US withdrawal from Afghanistan just days away, the Biden administration is asking countries in Central Asia to temporarily house thousands of Afghan interpreters and translators while they wait for visas to the United States, according to a US…
A conservative YouTuber who participated in the January 6 riot accompanied Republican members of Congress on a trip to the border Tuesday night, serving as a translator at times.Anthony Aguero, a close ally of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene can be…
President Joe Biden grew visibly irritated Friday when questioned about the state of Afghanistan, where a formal withdrawal is nearly complete, and a major US air base was officially handed over even as US generals warn of a looming civil…
President Joe Biden on Friday touted America's economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic after the US added 850,000 jobs in June."This is historic progress. Pulling our economy out of the worst crisis in 100 years. Driven in part by our…
Justices Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch on Friday said the Supreme Court should revisit the breadth of the landmark First Amendment decision in New York Times v. Sullivan and explore how it applies to social media and technology companies.That 1964…
The White House released the results of an independent review commission on sexual assault in the military Friday, announcing a series of recommendations aimed at combating military sexual assault and moving prosecution of assaults outside the chain of command, in…
The Supreme Court declined on Friday to take up a challenge to a landmark 1964 opinion that created a higher bar for public figures to claim libel, but Justice Clarence Thomas and Neil Gorsuch dissented and argued the court should…
The US Supreme Court on Friday declined to take up an appeal from a Washington state florist who refused to make an arrangement for a same-sex couple out of religious concerns regarding same-sex marriage.The Washington state Supreme Court in June…
The Biden administration is introducing an unprecedented effort to encourage eligible immigrants to apply for US citizenship, according to a US Citizenship and Immigration Services official.The effort stems from one of President Joe Biden's early executive orders that called on…
The Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has hollowed out the historic Voting Rights Act, curtailed regulation of big political donors and limited challenges to partisan gerrymandering.The final two decisions of the court session on Thursday continued this trend…
As Democrats enter a critical stage in the negotiations over the shape of a sweeping, multi-trillion dollar social safety net expansion, President Joe Biden plans to lean on a key group to sell the proposal, according to an internal White…
Sitting alongside Afghanistan's President in the Oval Office last week, President Joe Biden didn't try to sugarcoat the situation: Things were not looking great for his guest's country."Every time I think I've got a tough job," Biden said ruefully, gesturing…
The last US troops have left Bagram Air Base, according to a US defense official, marking the end of the American presence at the sprawling compound that became the center of military power in Afghanistan.The full withdrawal of US troops…
Attorney General Merrick Garland has ordered a temporarily halt to federal executions as Justice Department senior officials review the policies and procedures for the controversial punishment."Serious concerns have been raised about the continued use of the death penalty across the…
The Justice Department has rounded up several new defendants this week accused of destroying thousands of dollars' worth of professional broadcast equipment outside the US Capitol on January 6, in a scene captured on multiple videos showing Trump supporters gleefully…
Patients would no longer receive surprise medical bills for emergency treatment and certain other health care services from out-of-network providers starting in January under a rule issued Thursday by the Biden administration.The interim final rule starts the process of filling…
On Thursday, New York prosecutors charged the Trump Organization and its chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, with running a 15-year alleged tax scheme designed "to compensate Weisselberg and other Trump Organization executives in a manner that was 'off the books."It…
California voters will decide whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom in an election on September 14, the state lieutenant governor said Thursday, setting up a 10-week window for the Democratic governor to make his case for staying in office.Lt. Governor…
After the Supreme Court issued its final two opinions of this term on Thursday, all eyes turned to Justice Stephen Breyer, the court's senior liberal who is facing intense calls to retire so Democrats can install a replacement this summer.Breyer…
