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Rep. Gosar threatens to sue reporter who called him a ‘white nationalist’
Rep. Paul Gosar threatened to sue a TV reporter for calling him a White nationalist, causing the Arizona Republican to face a flurry of identical accusations from others daring him to take them to court.
More than 6,800 evacuated from Kabul on Saturday with four days left until withdrawal deadline
More than 6,800 people were evacuated from Kabul between Friday and Saturday with just four days left until the deadline to withdraw U.S. troops, the White House reports.
Rep. Lauren Boebert: Slain Wyoming Marine’s ‘blood is on Joe Biden’s hands’
Rep. Lauren Boebert, Colorado Republican, lashed out Friday at President Biden after she spoke to a Colorado mother whose son was among the Marines killed in Afghanistan on Thursday, saying that "his blood is on Joe Biden's hands."
FEMA sending ‘surge team’ to Louisiana ahead of Hurricane Ida
The White House said Friday it is dispatching a "surge response" team from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help Louisiana respond to Hurricane Ida as it careens across the Gulf of Mexico toward New Orleans and the surrounding coast.
ACLU pressures Biden to keep convicts on home confinement out of prison due to pandemic
The American Civil Liberties Union is mounting a six-figure ad campaign to pressure President Biden to prevent prisoners on home confinement from returning to federal prisons when the COVID-19 pandemic winds down.
Lawmakers, veterans step in to help Americans, Afghan allies escape Afghanistan
Lawmakers and veterans groups are working feverishly around the clock to help get out of Afghanistan as many U.S. citizens and refugees as possible before President Biden's withdrawal deadline Tuesday.
Biden, Harris being briefed on Afghanistan violence, White House says
The White House on Thursday said President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris were being briefed on the fast-moving chaos in Afghanistan as bomb blasts roiled evacuations from Kabul and upended schedules in Washington.
‘I understand the frustration’: McCarthy shifts criticism to Biden for two lawmakers’ trip to Kabul
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday said it was President Biden's fault that two Congress members took an unannounced trip to Kabul airport to see for themselves the U.S. evacuation effort. "It's not the best idea to go there, but I understand their frustration by the lack of any answers from this administration," Mr. McCarthy, California Republican, said at a press conference.
Biden wisecracks about Americans stranded in Afghanistan: ‘You’ll be the first person I call’
President Biden on Wednesday joked when a reporter asked what he would do if there are still Americans trapped in Afghanistan after the Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline.
Select Committee seeks Trump records as part of Jan. 6 probe
The head of the House Select Committee on the Jan. 6 attack issued a sweeping round of demands for information from the executive branch related to the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and former President Donald Trump's push to discredit the results of the 2020 election.
Reps. Peter Meijer, Seth Moulton make undisclosed visit to Kabul
Reps. Peter Meijer, Michigan Republican, and Seth Moulton, Massachusetts Democrat, visited Kabul on Tuesday amid ongoing efforts to evacuate U.S. citizens and Afghan refugees, which they said has no chance of completion before the Biden administration's Aug. 31 deadline.
Mailed ballots were most popular last year, but 20 million weren’t returned
About 20 million ballots mailed out for the November general election were not returned, the federal government's Election Assistance Commission says in a report detailing the successes and hiccups of the voting.
Afghanistan craters Biden approval rating
President Biden's approval rating has plummeted amid the unfolding mess in Afghanistan, with a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University poll showing just 41% of voters approve of his performance in office.
Numbers game: Shifting data on COVID-19 shots muddies Biden’s vaccine plea
Shifting data on the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccines and whether vaccinated persons can still transmit the virus have implications for the increasing number of workplaces, schools and restaurants that are using mandates to lift the uptake of vaccines.
‘Shock and awe’: Pelosi intensifies pressure on moderate Dems to back $3.5 trillion spending package
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday upped the pressure on a cadre of moderate House Democrats who refuse to back an initial vote on President Biden's $3.5 trillion social welfare bill.
Kathy Hochul becomes New York’s first female governor
Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo.
N.Y. Gov. Cuomo abandons his dog as he leaves office
Departing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo abandoned his dog on his way out the door.
Biden’s ‘transformative vision,’ Democrats’ plans unfazed by meltdown in Afghanistan
The chaos in Afghanistan may have changed global headlines, but it has done little to shake Democrats from their course at home. House members return to Capitol Hill on Monday to begin advancing the party's $3.5 trillion makeover of the American social safety net.
Biden abandons Delaware travel plans for second night amid Afghan chaos
President Biden abandoned plans to travel to his home in Delaware on Saturday amid escalating chaos in Afghanistan. The President was criticized for spending last weekend and part of this week at Camp David while the Taliban seized control of Afghanistan.
D.C. Circuit Court leaves Biden’s evictions moratorium in place
A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday declined to halt the Biden administration's eviction moratorium, which is set to remain in place through October.
