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 …

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.

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.

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.

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 …

Vaccine conspiracy theorists become even more desperate after full FDA authorization  —  The claim is that the FDA somehow didn't really fully authorize the Pfizer vaccine.  It's built on nonsense, experts say.  —  For many months, vaccine skeptics and critics of vaccination mandates …

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 …

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.

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 …

‘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 …

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 …

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 …

South Dakota AG pleads no contest to 2 counts in fatal crash  —  FORT PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg on Thursday pleaded no contest plea to two misdemeanor traffic charges for a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who was walking along a rural highway.

As We Mourn Today  —  As we mourn the losses of American servicemembers today in Kabul, please keep this in mind: They would not be dead if Joe Biden had not chosen to pull American forces out of Afghanistan.  —  The number of deaths today in Afghanistan is greater than the entire number of Americans who died there in 2020.