The US Embassy in Kabul is instructing personnel to destroy sensitive materials as well as items “which could be misused in propaganda efforts,” according to a management notice sent Friday to embassy staff, seen by CNN and described by another source …
August child tax credit payments reach roughly 61 million kids
The August child tax credit payment is in the mail — or headed directly to your bank account.
New York lawmakers suspend Cuomo impeachment investigation
New York state lawmakers will halt the impeachment investigation against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who resigned this week and will leave office on August 25, state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie announced on Friday afternoon.
FEMA funeral assistance tops $1 billion to families of Covid victims
The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s funeral assistance program has distributed more than $1 billion to those who have lost loved ones to Covid-19 since the application process began in mid-April, the agency announced Friday.
Biden’s new eviction moratorium can remain in place for now, judge rules
A federal judge in Washington, DC, on Friday allowed the Biden administration’s revised eviction moratorium to remain in place, but acknowledged the moratorium faces an uncertain legal future.
Volatile California governor recall has Democrats nervous about Feinstein seat
It’s the Democrats’ doomsday scenario: California Gov. Gavin Newsom loses his recall race this fall, and a Senate vacancy is later filled by a GOP governor.
US Capitol riot judges step up as the conscience of democracy while lawmakers squabble
A “disgrace to our country.” “The tyranny we rejected.” “An embarrassment to every American.”
Analysis: How the 2020 census explains Donald Trump
Donald Trump got it.
New intel reports indicate fresh efforts by Russia to interfere in 2022 election
The Biden administration is receiving regular intelligence reports indicating Russian efforts to interfere in US elections are evolving and ongoing, current and former officials say, and in fact, never stopped, despite President Joe Biden’s warnings to…
How two long-term Biden aides led efforts to court Republicans ahead of the Senate infrastructure deal
In touting the $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill hours after it passed the Senate with 19 Republican votes on Tuesday, President Joe Biden took a moment to needle his critics.