Landlords again ask Supreme Court to block Biden administration’s eviction moratorium
A federal appeals court on Friday said that it would not block the Biden administration's latest eviction moratorium.
Fact check: Biden claims al Qaeda is ‘gone’ from Afghanistan. Then the Pentagon confirms it’s still there
Defending the withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, President Joe Biden said at the White House on Friday: "Look, let's put this thing in perspective. What interest do we have in Afghanistan at this point, with al Qaeda gone? We went to Afghanistan for the express purpose of getting rid of al Qaeda in Afghanistan
Fact check: Texas lieutenant governor falsely implies Black people to blame for Covid surge
The blame game over rising cases of Covid-19 continues along largely partisan lines, with Democrats attacking GOP governors who have banned measures like mask mandates and vaccine passports, and Republicans blaming the Biden administration's border policy for the uptick in cases.
Trump’s conduct needs a federal investigation
As alarming testimony and facts have continued to emerge about the former president's efforts to overturn the election that he lost, Donald Ayer and Norman Eisen disagree with commentators who say there is "little reason" to open an investigation, write Donald Ayer and Norman Eisen. And should he choose to take up such a probe,
Bomb threat suspect to appear in court, charges to be announced Friday afternoon
A North Carolina man who was taken into custody after allegedly threatening to detonate a bomb near the US Capitol on Thursday is expected in court Friday for his initial appearance, the Justice Department said.
Ron DeSantis leans into mask-mandate fights as Covid cases soar in Florida
As the number of new coronavirus cases in his state soars, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting that an aggressive campaign against mandatory mask-wearing in schools will harden the Republican base ahead of his expected re-election bid next year -- and make him a GOP star nationwide as the party's 2024 presidential primary comes into
Federal appeals court denies Biden administration request to halt order reviving ‘remain in Mexico’ policy
A federal appeals court denied the Biden administration's request to pause a lower court order requiring the revival of a controversial Trump-era border policy forcing migrants to stay in Mexico until their US immigration court date.
Former Trump official says US ‘pulled the rug out from under the Afghans’
A former Trump administration official said Thursday evening that the Biden administration's decision to stick with the US' 2020 agreement with the Taliban is "why we are where we are now" and that the US has "literally pulled the rug out from under the Afghans."
Harris heads to Southeast Asia in search of a foreign policy win amid Afghanistan crisis
Vice President Kamala Harris faces a steep challenge next week when she travels to Singapore and Vietnam, as a once-low-risk trip to friendly nations comes at the same time as a bungled US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Texas Democrats’ quorum break over voting bill ends
Texas House Democrats have ended their historic quorum break, undertaken to block restrictive voting legislation, which now paves the way for a Republican-backed election overhaul bill to pass in the Lone Star State.