Biden fires head of Social Security Administration, a Trump holdover who drew the ire of Democrats  —  President Biden on Friday fired Social Security Commissioner Andrew Saul, a holdover from the Trump administration who had alienated crucial Democratic constituencies with policies designed …

Oath Keepers Leader Sits for F.B.I. Questioning Against Legal Advice  —  In a bold move, Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of the right-wing militia group, sat for an interview with federal agents after they seized his phone in May.  —  It was shortly after federal agents confronted …

The worst speech of Biden's presidency  —  Biden defends pulling US out of Afghanistan as Taliban advances  —  Peter Bergen is CNN's national security analyst, a vice president at New America and a professor of practice at Arizona State University.  He is author of the forthcoming book “The Rise and Fall of Osama bin Laden.”

FACT SHEET: Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy … The economy is booming under President Biden's leadership.  The economy has gained more than three million jobs since the President took office—the most jobs created in the first five months of any presidency in modern history.

The Biggest Threat to Democracy Is the GOP Stealing the Next Election  —  The greatest threat to American democracy today is not a repeat of January 6, but the possibility of a stolen presidential election.  Contemporary democracies that die meet their end at the ballot box, through measures that are nominally constitutional.

Colombians' arrest highlights growing presence of private military contractors in Haiti  —  ORDER REPRINT →  —  The arrests of 15 Colombians in the death of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse has shocked many Haitians, already reeling from the middle-of-the-night assassination of the country's leader.

Governor Ducey, Legislature Take Strong Action To Stop Critical Race Theory  —  PHOENIX — Governor Doug Ducey today took a decisive step to prohibit the concerning practice of critical race theory, the latest action in just the past week to prevent the teaching of critical race theory …

Los Angeles County sees exponential growth in Covid-19 cases as Delta variant becomes dominant, worrying officials  —  (CNN)The most populous county in the US is seeing “exponential growth” of Covid-19 cases as the Delta variant takes over as the dominant coronavirus strain, health officials in Los Angeles County said.

Eric Adams breaks bread with GOP heavyweights at Rao's  —  It was an offer he didn't refuse.  —  Just days after winning the Democratic nomination for mayor, Eric Adams broke bread at storied Italian eatery Rao's with billionaire Republican John Catsimatidis.

GOP's Madison Cawthorn: Biden may use door-to-door vaccine program to ‘take your Bibles’  —  Republican efforts to keep Americans from getting vaccinated continue to escalate despite the surge in Delta variant infections.  —  On Tuesday, President Joe Biden announced “door-to-door outreach” …

Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with President Vladimir Putin of Russia … President Biden spoke today with President Putin.  The leaders commended the joint work of their respective teams following the U.S.-Russia Summit that led to the unanimous renewal …

Texas AG's Office Arrests Houston Voter Hervis Rogers For Alleged Illegal Voting  —  Rogers captured national attention in March 2020 when he waited for hours to vote on Super Tuesday.  —  When Hervis Rogers went viral on social media for being the last person in line at Texas Southern University …

GOP lawmakers caught on video telling activists to thank Manchin and Sinema for not blowing up the filibuster: ‘Without that, we would be dead meat’  — GOP congressmen told activists to thank Sens. Manchin and Sinema for holding firm on the filibuster.  — “Without that, we would be dead meat …

What Happened To You?  —  The radicalization of the American elite against liberalism  —  “What happened to you?”  —  It's a question I get a lot on Twitter.  “When did you become so far right?”  “Why have you become a white supremacist, transphobic, misogynistic eugenicist?”  Or, of course: “See!

Like in ‘Postapocalyptic Movies’: Heat Wave Killed Marine Wildlife en Masse  —  An early estimate points to a huge die-off along the Pacific Coast, and scientists say rivers farther inland are warming to levels that could be lethal for some kinds of salmon.  —  Dead mussels and clams coated rocks …

Photos show shirtless Democratic congressmen and their wives riding camels on a Qatar trip paid for by a special interest group  —  By clicking ‘Sign up’, you agree to receive marketing emails from Insider as well as other partner offers and accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.

Charlottesville to Remove Robert E. Lee Statue at Center of White Nationalist Rally  —  The statue was at the center of the deadly “Unite the Right” rally in 2017.  The city said it planned to remove it on Saturday, along with a monument to Stonewall Jackson.

Capitol Rioter Who Pleaded Guilty Asks Court Not To ‘Cancel’ Him With Prison Time  —  Judge, don't cancel me!  —  That was the essence of the 31-page sentencing memorandum from Capitol rioter Paul Hodgkins, 38, of Tampa, who pleaded guilty to obstructing an official proceeding last month and likely faces one or two years in prison.

SC's Gov. McMaster joins effort condemning Biden ‘door-to-door’ promotion of COVID shots  —  Gov. Henry McMaster joined the pushback seen in other Republican-led states against “door-to-door” promotion of the COVID-19 vaccine after the idea was mentioned by President Joe Biden as a means of promoting availability.

It's Time to Admit It: The Left Has an Antisemitism Problem  —  In our super-charged partisan times, it is often said that every issue has become politicized, with each side of the spectrum lining up on “their” side.  This is also true of antisemitism which, like so many other issues in society …

New Evidence Indicates Enough Illegal Votes In Georgia To Tip 2020 Results  —  In Georgia, there was both an audit and a statewide recount confirming Biden's victory, but ignored in the process was evidence that nearly 35,000 Georgians had potentially voted illegally.

Where Are The Newest COVID Hot Spots?  Mostly Places With Low Vaccination Rates  —  As the weather warmed up this year, coronavirus case numbers plummeted, and life in the U.S. started to feel almost normal.  But in recent weeks, that progress has stalled.

‘F— him’: Rupert Murdoch gave the go-ahead to call Arizona for Biden on election night, enraging Trump, book says  — A new book says Rupert Murdoch approved Fox News' decision to call Arizona for Joe Biden.  — “F— him,” the Fox News proprietor is said to have declared of Donald Trump at the time.