US ramps up efforts to process visas for Afghan allies in wake of Taliban takeover
The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to process the influx of Afghans rushing to flee Afghanistan as the Taliban overtakes the country.
More than 50 senators urge Biden to quickly evacuate Afghan allies
A bipartisan group of 53 senators is urging President Joe Biden to quickly evacuate Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants and their families and fully implement changes to the program signed into law in late July.
‘Women exaggerate the problem of sexism’: Top California recall candidate Larry Elder has a long history of making disparaging remarks about women
"Glass ceiling? Ha! What glass ceiling? Women, women exaggerate the problem of sexism," radio host Larry Elder said in a 1996 ad for his radio show.
Federal appeals court upholds Texas law restricting second-trimester abortion procedure
A US federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a Texas law restricting a second-trimester abortion procedure, overturning a lower court's decision that had blocked the measure from going into effect.
Fact-checking Biden’s ABC interview on Afghanistan
President Joe Biden sat down with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos on Wednesday for an interview that focused on the US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
Real estate agent who asked Trump for a pardon pleads guilty in Capitol riot
A Texas real estate agent who went viral after asking former President Donald Trump to pardon her for storming the Capitol pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor for her role in the riot.
Police responding to claims of suspected explosives in a vehicle near US Capitol
Police are responding to a claim of an explosive device in a truck near the Library of Congress, according to law enforcement sources.
US Capitol rioter sentencing delayed after online sleuths uncover new footage of alleged police assault
The sentencing for one of the January 6 US Capitol rioters was abruptly postponed Wednesday after new videos emerged of the man allegedly fighting with police, an unexpected twist in the case because prosecutors hadn't previously accused him of committing violence that day.