Food stamps benefits will jump more than 25% above pre-pandemic levels, on average, starting in October — the largest increase in the program’s history, the Biden administration announced Monday.
Title, cover and details of new Trump book from Bob Woodward, Robert Costa
First it was “Fear,” then it was “Rage,” now it is “Peril.” That is the title of the highly-anticipated third book about President Trump from legendary journalist Bob Woodward, this time written with co-author Robert Costa, a Washington Post national p…
New York man pleads guilty to posting threats against Warnock and Congress
A New York man has pleaded guilty after posting online violent threats against Congress and newly elected Georgia Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in the lead-up to and during the January 6 insurrection, federal prosecutors announced Monday.
Former Michigan Rep. Paul Mitchell dies at 64 after cancer battle
Paul Mitchell, a former US congressman from Michigan who championed Republican priorities before leaving the party over its embrace of election lies, died on Sunday following a battle with cancer. He was 64.
California Gov. Newsom sharpens message as Larry Elder poses threat in recall race
As he hit the campaign trail this weekend to fight the Republican-led effort to oust him, California Gov. Gavin Newsom leaned into the microphone with a message for all the disengaged Democrats who might be inclined to ignore the September 14 recall el…
Biden’s botched Afghan exit is a disaster at home and abroad long in the making
The debacle of the US defeat and chaotic retreat in Afghanistan is a political disaster for Joe Biden, whose failure to orchestrate an urgent and orderly exit will further rock a presidency plagued by crises and stain his legacy.
Justice Department civil rights chief calls on Congress to pass voting rights bill
The leader of the Justice Department’s civil rights division told Congress Monday that “voting rights are under pressure to an extent that has not been seen since the Civil Rights era.”
Chaos is unfolding in Afghanistan. Here’s what you need to know.
The Taliban edged closer to solidifying control of Afghanistan on Sunday, including entering the presidential palace in Kabul hours after former President Ashraf Ghani fled the country.
Top Republican on foreign affairs committee slams Biden over ‘unmitigated disaster’ in Afghanistan
The top Republican on the House Foreign Affairs Committee slammed the Biden administration over the rapidly deteriorating situation in Afghanistan on Sunday, calling it an “unmitigated disaster of epic proportions” that could lead to dire consequences….
Top US general says terror groups could reconstitute in Afghanistan sooner than expected
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley said Sunday in a briefing for Senators that terrorist groups like al Qaeda could reconstitute in Afghanistan sooner than the two years defense officials had previously estimated to Congress because…