Afghanistan's Unraveling May Strike Another Blow to U.S. Credibility  —  Allies may understand the desire to give up on a failed project, but the retreat heightens the sense that America's backing is no longer unbounded.  —  BRUSSELS — Afghanistan's rapid unraveling is already raising grumblings …

The Co-Founder Of The Fact-Checking Site Snopes Was Writing Plagiarized Articles Under A Fake Name  —  David Mikkelson, the co-founder of the fact-checking website Snopes, has long presented himself as the arbiter of truth online, a bulwark in the fight against rumors and fake news.

3 Unvaccinated Florida Teachers Died, the Media Rushed To Blame Ron DeSantis' Mask Ban  —  These last 24 hours were a time of tragedy in Broward County, Florida, where four public school teachers all died from COVID-19.  The local CBS affiliate notes that these deaths come at a moment …

An Open Letter to Joe Biden on Afghanistan  —  It's not too late to change course, protect America's interests, and stop a humanitarian disaster.  —  (PHOTOS: GETTYIMAGES)  —  The situation in Afghanistan is dire.  But it is not too late to deploy forces to stabilize it, and ultimately turn it around.

9 Moderate Democrats Threaten to Tank Entire Biden Presidency The party has managed to work together, until now.  —  Joe Biden's success to date has owed itself to many factors, the largest of which is the willingness of congressional Democrats to compromise with each other.

EXCLUSIVE: At least 63 people on Martha's Vineyard have tested positive for Covid-19 since Barack Obama's maskless 60th birthday bash - the most cases on the island since April  — A total of 63 people on Martha's Vineyard have tested positive for Covid-19 since former President Barack Obama's 60th birthday on Saturday

The Cuomo Touch How he lost the governorship.  —  In 2001, as he set out on his first, disastrous campaign for public office, Andrew Cuomo invited a columnist for this magazine to join him for a car ride through New York City.  Bill Clinton had just departed office, leaving Washington …

‘Your child will wait for another child to die.’ Amid Covid-19 surge, Dallas County has no pediatric ICU beds left, county judge says  —  Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations are surging and in Dallas County, Texas, there are “zero ICU beds left for children,” county judge Clay Jenkins said in a news conference Friday morning.

Parent attacks teacher after mask dispute on first day of school in California district, official says  —  A parent attacked a teacher following a mask dispute on the first day of school, a California superintendent said.  —  The incident occurred about an hour after the first day ended …

Rebekah Jones Invents a New Insane Lie about Ron DeSantis's Press Secretary  —  A few months ago, I noted that Rebekah Jones had disgracefully and deliberately lied about Ron DeSantis's press secretary, Christina Pushaw, having turned an administrative fracas that Jones herself manufactured …

Summary of Terrorism Threat to the U.S. Homeland  —  The Secretary of Homeland Security has issued a new National Terrorism Advisory System (NTAS) Bulletin regarding the current heightened threat environment across the United States.  The Homeland continues to face a diverse …

Inside Fox News, DeSantis is ‘the future of the party.’ And he's taking advantage.  —  Emails show the Florida governor is in high demand on the network — and gets his way.  —  Updated Just now  —  Early in Florida's vaccine rollout, during a period marked by confusion and images of seniors …

The most dangerous Trump official you've never heard of needs to be heard from  —  “People tell me Jeff Clark is great, I should put him in.  People want me to replace DOJ leadership,” President Donald Trump told acting attorney general Jeffrey Rosen on a Dec. 27, 2020, phone call …

Two St. Louis sheriff deputies fired after working private security for Rep. Cori Bush  —  ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) — Two St. Louis City sheriff deputies were fired after working security for Congresswoman Cori Bush.  Now, one of them is defending himself, saying his firing was unfair.

Recall candidate Larry Elder appears to have not properly disclosed his finances  —  Larry Elder, the leading contender vying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom if he is recalled, appears to have not properly listed his business holdings on a financial disclosure statement designed to reveal …

America is full of ‘democracy deserts’.  Wisconsin rivals Congo on some metrics  —  Gerrymandering allows legislators to ignore what voters really want.  And experts fear it's about to get a lot worse  —  he United States is becoming a land filled with “democracy deserts” …

A D.C. Cop At The Jan. 6 Riot Died By Suicide.  Sleuths Identified 1 Of The Rioters He Battled.  —  Less than 24 hours after a Capitol rioter was identified by online sleuths as a Capitol Hill chiropractor, the family of the late Officer Jeff Smith filed a lawsuit.

Wake up, California!  Removing Gavin Newsom would be a disaster  —  Ballots for the Sept. 14 special recall election have been mailed to 22 million California voters.  The ballot poses two questions.  The first is whether Gov. Gavin Newsom should be removed from office.

Trump ‘Reinstatement Day’ Latest Failure in Predictions He'll Resume Presidency, Oust Biden  —  Predictions that former President Donald Trump will be reinstated continue to fall flat, but about 1 in 10 registered voters continue to believe the former president will be back in the Oval Office before the year's end.

Don't Be a Schmuck.  Put on a Mask.  —  Earlier this week, I delivered a simple message: There is a virus here.  It kills people.  The only way you can prevent it is to get vaccinated, wear masks, and do social distancing.  —  Some people are complaining, “Well, my freedom is being kind of disturbed here.”

These 8 states make up half of US Covid-19 hospitalizations.  And the surge among the unvaccinated is overwhelming health care workers  —  (CNN)As experts race to mitigate the spread of Covid-19 by encouraging vaccinations and mask wearing, hospital systems in a handful of states are now straining to keep up with the surge.