Kabul Airport Explosion Hits Crowd Amid Afghan Evacuations  —  At least three U.S. troops injured in blast that follows warnings from Western governments of possible attack  —  An explosion ripped through a crowd of Afghans trying to enter Kabul airport, where the U.S. military is attempting …

In Florida, the pandemic is worse now than it has ever been before.  —  More people in Florida are catching the coronavirus, being hospitalized and dying of Covid-19 now than at any previous point in the pandemic, underscoring the perils of limiting public health measures as the Delta variant rips through the state.

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.

Biden official to Americans trapped in Afghanistan: It's not our fault, it's theirs  —  The situation in Afghanistan is becoming increasingly dire for the Americans stranded there, and it seems inevitable that some will be left behind enemy lines when President Joe Biden pulls the rest of our military from the region on Aug. 31.

Exclusive: Police Lieutenant Who Killed January 6 Capitol Rioter Ashli Babbitt Finally Identified  —  For more than seven months, the U.S. Capitol Police officer who shot and killed Ashli Babbitt, an unarmed protester climbing through a broken window in a hallway of the U.S. Capitol on January 6, has remained anonymous.

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.

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 …

‘Afghan terror’ at US-Mexico border  —  Joe Biden's Afghanistan debacle shows us how much damage one president can do.  But why would it stop there?  —  The lack of contrition from the president or anyone in his administration leads to the alarming conclusion that they haven't learned a thing.

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 …

Secretary Antony J. Blinken On Afghanistan  —  REMARKS TO THE PRESS PRESS BRIEFING ROOM WASHINGTON, D.C.  —  SECRETARY BLINKEN: Good afternoon.  I'd like to give you all an update on the situation in Afghanistan and our ongoing efforts there, particularly as they relate to U.S. citizens …

The Mountain Lions: these nine cities boomed in the COVID era  —  These nine western cities have the fastest surging housing markets.  —  Coastal cities like Washington D.C. and San Francisco were already expensive places to live at the start of the 2010s.

The Party of Lincoln Is Now the Party of Jim Crow  —  Not a single House Republican voted for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.  —  “Old battles have become new again,” said US Representative Terri Sewell, of Alabama, as she introduced the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act for Tuesday's essential vote in the House.

Maggie Haberman and the never-ending Trump story  —  NEW YORK — When the first Donald Trump story of the 2016 election cycle came her way, Maggie Haberman decided not to break it.  —  It was May 2015, and Trump adviser Sam Nunberg was helping orchestrate the imminent announcement of the reality star's candidacy.

The unvaccinated deserve medical care too  —  On Saturday, conservative radio talk show host Phil Valentine died from COVID-19.  He had been a vocal skeptic of vaccines for months.  While he was suffering from the virus, his stance on vaccines changed , and he vowed to advocate for them in the future.

No Labels Offered Conservative Democrats Hundreds of Thousands to Spurn Nancy Pelosi Fundraiser … The dark-money group No Labels offered to raise $200,000 for two of the so-called Unbreakable Nine — the House Democratic faction blocking the party's agenda this week …

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 …