The president relied on instinct and experience in ordering U.S. troops out of Afghanistan. But the Taliban’s rapid onslaught could sour Americans’ views of the pullout.
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Cuomo has announced that he will resign later this month following a report that found he sexually harassed 11 women and oversaw an unlawful attempt to exact retribution against one of his accusers.
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With Republicans motivated, Newsom says the threat of the recall is real unless Democrats start to take the election seriously.
Biking with Republicans. Tacos with AOC. Buttigieg is deftly using the infrastructure talks to quietly build a network, potentially laying the groundwork for his political future.
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Democrats in Congress could tamp down on GOP gerrymandering, but they have to act quickly.
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The increasingly clear picture of an attempt to weaponize the office of the presidency and the Justice Department to overturn the election.
Family of D.C. officer who died by suicide after Capitol riot files lawsuit against alleged attacker
Officer Jeffrey Smith killed himself nine days after the Jan. 6 insurrection.
U.S. warns that online claims about covid rules and election fraud could fuel violence.
The Florida governor has opposed implementing pandemic restrictions during the fourth wave of the pandemic.
The agency, intended to spur innovation, was endorsed by Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his staff, who asked that it be included in the infrastructure bill moving through Congress, according to government officials.
State officials implicated the Republican Mesa County Clerk and Recorder in the security breach.
The court’s liberal justices dissented, noting the moratorium was to expire soon and saying the state’s law should not be second-guessed by courts.
Senate Democratic Caucus Chair Carol Alvarado talked through the night, the latest long-shot effort by state Democrats to try to stymie its passage.
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The president urges Congress to let Medicare negotiate with drugmakers and penalize companies that raise prices too fast. But his appeal comes at a delicate time, as drugmakers have earned plaudits for speedily developing coronavirus vaccines.
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An autopsy of the left's defeat in Ohio, and why the best-known candidates are skipping California's recall debates.
Supreme Court won’t block Indiana University vaccine mandate as Justice Barrett rejects student plea
It is the first case about mandatory coronavirus vaccinations to reach the Supreme Court, but Justice Amy Coney Barrett gave no reason for rejecting the request.
The new top staff pay rate will be $199,300, meaning that some high-ranking staffers will make more than most members of Congress.
“I’m the most prepared person to assume this responsibility,” Hochul said in a television interview in announcing her plans.
Jenny and Piper were trained at a women’s prison and got their badges in Manhattan this month.
