Biden set to speak on Hurricane Ida relief efforts
President Joe Biden is set to speak Monday afternoon on Hurricane Ida relief efforts as he meets virtually with a host of leaders involved in the response to the massive storm that has rocked the Gulf Coast.
Fact check: Conservative tweeters falsely claim Biden didn’t show up at Dover to honor troops’ remains
On Saturday night, an entirely false claim about President Joe Biden went viral among conservatives on Twitter.
Biden’s presidency of crises pushes White House to its limits
President Joe Biden is confronting an extraordinary confluence of intensifying crises that are pushing a White House already mired in extreme challenges to the limit.
US carries out Kabul airstrike targeting suspected ISIS-K bomber posing ‘imminent’ threat to airport
The United States carried out a defensive airstrike in the Afghan capital, Kabul, targeting a suspected ISIS-K suicide bomber who posed an "imminent" threat to the airport, US Central Command said Sunday.
Romney: US potentially leaving Americans and Afghan allies in Afghanistan after withdrawal ‘a moral stain’
Republican Sen. Mitt Romney said Sunday that if American citizens and Afghan allies are left in Afghanistan following the planned withdrawal of US troops there this week that would represent "a moral stain" on the US.
‘A direct punch in the gut’: Inside Biden’s biggest crisis as he races to withdraw from Afghanistan
When Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley informed President Joe Biden just past 9:15 a.m. on Thursday that terrorists had detonated a suicide bomb at the Kabul Airport gates, the President was angry and dismayed — but not surprised.
Fauci: School Covid-19 vaccine mandates are a ‘good idea’
Mandating Covid-19 vaccines for children to attend school in person is a "good idea" due to a strong benefit-risk ratio, Dr. Anthony Fauci said Sunday.
Analysis: Why the California recall is within the margin of error and what that means for Gavin Newsom
The idea that California voters might recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom seems like a Republican fantasy and nothing more at first glance. After all, Newsom won by 24 points in 2018 and President Joe Biden, a Democrat, took the state by 29 points last fall.
Pandemic jobless benefits expire soon. Don’t expect employment to suddenly soar
Pandemic unemployment benefits are ending nationwide the first weekend in September, but don't expect to see millions of available jobs to be filled quickly.