The Republican-backed effort to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is now in its final phase as ballots arrive in the mailboxes of every registered California voter for the September 14 special election.
Analysis: More US adults want booster shots than are unvaccinated
This week, US health officials announced plans to offer booster Covid-19 shots to all qualifying adults starting on September 20. If the FDA authorizes them and the CDC recommends them, the shots will be available eight months after a person received t…
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 pol…
California judge rules gig worker initiative utilized by Uber and Lyft is unconstitutional
A California judge ruled Friday that the costly and controversial 2020 ballot measure exempting firms like Uber and Lyft from having to classify their gig workers in the state as employees rather than as independent contractors is unconstitutional.
BLM protesters were targeted by federal government with stiffer punishments, an analysis shows
The Justice Department targeted more than 300 protesters by charging them with federal crimes for their roles during the civil unrest last summer after the murder of George Floyd, according to a new report from The Movement for Black Lives, a coalition…
US veterans react to the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan
CNN’s Jake Tapper speaks with US veterans about the US withdrawal from Afghanistan and subsequent Taliban takeover.
Inside the scramble to help Americans and Afghans escape Afghanistan
On Capitol Hill, congressional offices have transformed their constituent services into a desperate attempt to get vulnerable Afghans and US citizens into the Kabul airport.
Capitol bomb threat suspect charged with threatening to use a weapon of mass destruction
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.
Biden focuses on ‘getting this job done’ as the chaotic evacuation from Afghanistan grows desperate
President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on Friday about the ongoing US military evacuations of American citizens and vulnerable Afghans as chaos ensues at and around Kabul’s international airport.
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, writ…