Something Is Wrong with the President  —  What's Going On with President Biden?  —  After making no public appearances for four days — during a major foreign crisis — President Biden read a 20-minute speech off a teleprompter on Monday afternoon and took no questions.  He immediately returned to Camp David.

Parliament holds Joe Biden in contempt over Afghanistan  —  MPs and peers unite to condemn ‘dishonour’ of US president's withdrawal and his criticism of Afghan troops left behind to face Taliban  —  Joe Biden's handling of the Afghanistan withdrawal was condemned as “catastrophic” and …

Most Americans say the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were not worth fighting  —  The public is more concerned about the threat caused by domestic extremist groups than those from outside the country. … As U.S. forces are withdrawn from Afghanistan after nearly 20 years, most Americans …

Biden administration faces big choices as economic calamity hangs over Afghanistan  —  Top Afghan officials plead for assistance as the White House torn between isolating Taliban and preventing economic collapse.  —  Afghanistan's economy faces calamity in the aftermath of the Taliban capture of Kabul …

Three senators announce positive COVID-19 tests in single day  —  Three senators announced within hours of each other on Thursday that they had tested positive for the coronavirus, despite each being fully vaccinated.  —  Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), Angus King (I-Maine) and John Hickenlooper …

Police declare Capitol Hill clear after bomb threat standoff  —  Capitol Police arrested a man Thursday who claimed to have explosives in his truck after a tense five-hour standoff, ending the immediate threat to a Capitol campus that is still reeling from the deadly insurrection earlier this year.