Republican former football star Herschel Walker announced this week that he is running for a US Senate seat in Georgia.
Analysis: It’s not just Afghanistan — Americans are losing faith in Biden on many issues
President Joe Biden’s approval rating is at its lowest point in his presidency. In the average of polls, he stands at about 47%. That’s a steady decline from the beginning of this month (51%), last month (52%) and beginning of June (54%).
What to know about the California recall
California’s recall process ranks right up there with the Electoral College when it comes to quirks in US democracy that gives — or takes way — Americans’ leaders.
Private funding was key in some 2020 elections. Republicans have outlawed it in nearly a dozen states.
Patty Hansen, who has helped run elections in Coconino County, Arizona, for 17 years, went on a spending spree last year.
US officials warn of possible threats to the US in wake of Afghanistan attack and mass evacuation
Federal officials are on high alert for threats to the homeland following the mass evacuation from Afghanistan and devastating attack in Kabul this week that killed US service members and scores of Afghans.
US military conducts airstrike against ISIS-K planner
The US has conducted an airstrike against an ISIS-K planner, a spokesman for US Central Command said in a statement Friday.
Biden announces pay raise plan for federal employees
President Joe Biden on Friday formally announced his plan to raise the wages of federal workers, saying civilian federal employees will see an overall average increase of 2.7% in 2022.
US intelligence community review does not determine origin of Covid-19
The US intelligence community reached an inconclusive assessment about the origin of the Covid-19 virus following a 90-day investigation ordered by President Joe Biden, according to an unclassified report released publicly on Friday.
DHS allows Afghans temporary entry into US under immigration law
The rush to evacuate tens of thousands of people from Kabul has led to some Afghans arriving in the US who are only partway through their immigration process and others who have not yet applied to live in the US. To accommodate the fleeing Afghans, who…
For veterans in Congress, the mission to help people escape from Afghanistan is personal
The requests for help evacuating Americans and Afghans have come from every direction for the military veterans serving in Congress: from friends, from former platoonmates, from constituents and from Afghans they served alongside on the front lines.