U.S. officials provided Taliban with names of Americans, Afghan allies to evacuate  —  U.S. officials in Kabul gave the Taliban a list of names of American citizens, green card holders and Afghan allies to grant entry into the militant-controlled outer perimeter of the city's airport …

Capitol Police Officers Sue Trump and Allies Over Election Lies and Jan. 6  —  The suit, which took a broad view of the riot's origins, was the latest effort to hold former President Donald J. Trump accountable for the Capitol attack.  —  A group of seven Capitol Police officers filed …

Armed Picnics and Snipers at Family Dollar: Life in a Town With a Government-Approved Militia  —  On a dry, bright afternoon in late June, members of the Bedford Militia lined up on a grassy lot on the property of Bryan Buchanan Auto Auction, right off the county highway in Montvale, Virginia.

Let's see if we have the GOP's 2022 message straight  —  Republicans have latched on to a series of both foreign and domestic policies that will set the stage for their 2022 campaigns.  Weirdly, their positions turn out to be starkly at odds with a majority of voters.

As Florida faces record covid-19 deaths, DeSantis says Biden should follow his lead  —  Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) said President Biden has failed to “end covid” and should follow his state's lead, even as Florida experiences record-breaking cases, deaths and hospitalizations.

Florida COVID update: case, death, vaccine count  —  Florida on Thursday reported 21,765 more COVID-19 cases and 901 deaths to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, according to Miami Herald calculations of CDC data.  —  All but two of the newly reported deaths occurred after July 25 …

The All-Seeing “i”: Apple Just Declared War on Your Privacy  —  “Under His Eye,” she says.  The right farewell.  “Under His Eye,” I reply, and she gives a little nod.  —  By now you've probably heard that Apple plans to push a new and uniquely intrusive surveillance system …

Controversial Missouri gun rights law has taken a toll on fighting crime  —  (CNN)US Marshals preparing for a recent operation with local police in Missouri to arrest a fugitive allegedly involved in drug trafficking faced last-minute hurdles because of a controversial new state law aimed …

Survey: 68 Florida Hospitals Have Less Than 48 Hours Worth Of Oxygen  —  The Florida Hospital Association is sounding the alarm, saying a survey shows 68 hospitals have less than a 48-hour supply of oxygen.  —  Hospitals are using three to four times as much oxygen as they were before the pandemic …

Abolish teachers unions  —  To a decent portion of the public, criticism of teachers unions is tantamount to a mortal sin.  —  After more than a year of pandemic shenanigans, a Politico poll conducted between July 31 and Aug. 2 found that 37% of people had at least a somewhat favorable opinion of teachers unions.

The dark future of far-right Trumpist politics is coming into view  —  The anti-immigrant politics of a certain swath of Republican politicians and Donald Trump loyalists have taken a particularly virulent and ugly turn of late — and if you look closely, you can catch a glimpse of the future direction …

The New Chief Chaplain at Harvard?  An Atheist.  —  The elevation of Greg Epstein, author of “Good Without God,” reflects a broader trend of young people who increasingly identify as spiritual but religiously nonaffiliated.  —  The Puritan colonists who settled in New England in the 1630s …

Axel Springer to Acquire POLITICO  —  Delivers on Axel Springer's growth strategy / Continuing its strategic expansion in the U.S. media market  —  BERLIN & WASHINGTON—(BUSINESS WIRE)—The publishing group Axel Springer signed an agreement to acquire POLITICO, including the remaining 50 percent share …

Reince Priebus says subpoenas will be issued soon in Wisconsin review of election that will cost $680,000 or more  —  MADISON - Wisconsin lawmakers will spend hundreds of thousands to review the presidential election and will soon issue subpoenas as part of their effort, according to Reince Priebus …

Why the Media is Worse for Biden Than Trump  —  Over the last week, the media has hammered Joe Biden with relentlessly critical coverage of his pullout from Afghanistan, resulting in noticeable drops in his approval ratings.  Put aside for a moment whether this reflects failures by Biden or biases by the media.

How close is the California recall?  Here's what the poll experts say  —  Earlier this month, results from a SurveyUSA poll showed that 51% of likely voters in California's upcoming recall election would vote to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom from office.  It was the first poll to show …

Biden Subcontracts U.S. Security to Terrorists  —  Even as suicide bombers attacked the Kabul airport on August 26—killing, at this writing, at least 12 U.S. servicemen and scores of civilians—visitors to the Al Jazeera website could read an interview with Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani …

You do not have the ‘constitutional right’ to refuse the Covid-19 vaccine  —  Marci Hamilton is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and CEO of CHILD USA, a nonprofit think tank working to end child abuse and neglect in the US.  Dr. Paul Offit is director of the Vaccine Education Center …

Americans who think the withdrawal from Afghanistan went poorly blame Biden  —  International Politics & current affairs  —  As Americans continue to watch the evacuation and the distressing images from Afghanistan, they decry the poor execution of the withdrawal.