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 …

Stewart Rhodes, founder of right-wing Oath Keepers militia, spotted at CPAC  —  Multiple federal agencies are investigating the Oath Keepers for their alleged role in the Jan. 6 insurrection  —  DALLAS — Stewart Rhodes, the founder and leader of right-wing militia group the Oath Keepers …

Special Report: Afghan pilots assassinated by Taliban as U.S. withdraws  —  Afghan Air Force Major Dastagir Zamaray had grown so fearful of Taliban assassinations of off-duty forces in Kabul that he decided to sell his home to move to a safer pocket of Afghanistan's sprawling capital.

Biden Warns Putin to Act Against Ransomware Groups, or U.S. Will Strike Back  —  Mr. Biden's phone call appeared to be a pointed ultimatum to stop the hackers, who have attacked computer networks in the United States with relative impunity.  —  President Biden warned President Vladimir V. Putin …

South Florida men arrested in Haiti assassination said they were translators for operation  —  Details and a timeline began emerging late Friday, filling in blanks about how two South Florida men became entangled in the killing of Haiti's president.  —  Photos released in Haiti …

Investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection will resurrect democracy  —  On July 4, we celebrated the dawn of American democracy.  This past Tuesday, July 6, marked the half-year anniversary of the U.S. Capitol insurrection, which many mourned as the democracy's sunset.

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.

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!

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 …

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.

A Landlord Says Her Tenants Are Terrorizing Her.  She Can't Evict Them.  —  A landlord in Queens says her tenants curse and spit at her and owe more than $23,000 in rent.  But an eviction moratorium keeps them from being kicked out.  —  For more than a year, Vanie Mangal …

The wretched Xavier Becerra wants to control your life  —  How to weigh the rights of the individual versus the authority of the government?  —  That question became trickier over the past 18 months.  In an otherwise free country, governments forbade us from gathering to worship …

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” …

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.

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.

Hunter Biden is going about his art career all wrong  —  When it comes to navigating the tricky ethical issues that may arise around Hunter Biden's budding career as an artist, he is going about it in exactly the wrong way.  What this situation calls for is transparency — the more of it, the better.

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 …

Biden Administration Punts on Due Process Rights for Guantánamo Detainees  —  An anticipated brief, filed under seal, is said to take no position on whether the Constitution's due process clause protects detainees.  —  WASHINGTON — The Biden administration pulled back on Friday …

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.