The CIA is overhauling how it trains and manages its network of spies as part of a broader effort to transition away from 20 years of counterterrorism wars and focus more closely on adversaries like China and Russia, multiple sources familiar with the …
Trump accuses Netanyahu of disloyalty for congratulating Biden after 2020 win: ‘F**k him’
Former President Donald Trump railed against his one-time close ally Benjamin Netanyahu in a new interview series, saying he felt betrayed by the then-prime minister of Israel’s call to Joe Biden congratulating him on winning the presidency.
These lawmakers’ districts are at highest risk of flooding. See how they voted on two critical climate bills.
UN scientists were unequivocal in a landmark report published this summer: Human-caused climate change is intensifying extreme weather events. No region is spared from extreme weather, but America’s coasts are overwhelmingly at risk to flooding caused …
As Biden promotes democracy abroad, advocates urge him to focus on fixing US elections
President Joe Biden kicked off the inaugural White House “Summit for Democracy” on Thursday by sounding alarms about challenges to democracy around the globe as authoritarian governments gain ground.
Do charges of carpetbagging still matter? A number of 2022 elections may provide an answer
Political candidates across the country this year have been forced to defend their ties to the states they hope to represent.
January 6 committee touts cooperation among witnesses as key Trump allies stonewall panel
Two parallel realities are emerging as the House select committee investigating the January 6 attack on the US Capitol continues to build its investigation. While a growing list of individuals are cooperating, a small but key group of former President …
Trump-appointed judges question role of vaccines in fight against Covid as they block mandates
In his order blocking the Biden administration’s health care worker vaccine mandate, US District Judge Terry Doughty spent several sentences laying out — without criticism — the claims of a doctor who falsely said that the Covid-19 vaccine was not ef…
‘Democracy needs champions:’ Biden kicks off first ‘Summit for Democracy’
President Joe Biden is set to participate a virtual “Summit for Democracy” from the White House beginning on Thursday, where he’ll host more than 100 participants representing governments, civil society and private-sector leaders.
Biden administration asks public for help stopping family separation in the future
The Department of Homeland Security is asking the public for help to stop the federal government from ever again using family separation as a tactic against undocumented migrants, issuing an open request for recommendations.
New FEMA plan puts climate crisis front and center after Trump administration erased it
President Joe Biden’s Federal Emergency Management Agency is putting climate front and center in its new four-year strategic planning document, after the Trump administration erased all mention of climate from its previous plan.