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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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 …

Vice President Harris cancels plans to campaign for California Gov. Newsom  —  WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris has canceled plans to stump for California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom amidst a deteriorating situation in Afghanistan, the governor's campaign confirmed Thursday.

Time's Up leader Tina Tchen resigns in fallout from Andrew Cuomo sexual harassment scandal  —  Tina Tchen, the president and CEO of Time's Up, told her staff Thursday that she will resign, less than a day after she admitted that her organization's private consultations with former …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Afghanistan and the Anti-Liberal Right  —  They hate us for our freedoms … Few would dispute the basic truth that the project of converting Afghanistan into a “mini-me of Jeffersonian democracy,” as New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd put it the other day, was destined to fail.

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 …

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.

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 …