Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to travel next week to India and Kuwait, participating in discussions surrounding the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan and global issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change.Blinken will leave...
The bipartisan congressional commission responsible for monitoring human rights in China is calling on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to postpone the 2022 Beijing Winter Games and find a new location for the international event, citing...
Abortion rights groups are issuing dire warnings that abortion access is likely to be sharply curtailed across the country if the Supreme Court uses a Mississippi case to overturn the Roe v. Wade decision.The admonishments come after Mississippi on...
President Biden's approval rating has dropped to a new low of 50 percent in ...
A Missouri nursing instructor who decided not to get vaccinated against COVID-19 is now urging people to get the shot after both she and her husband were hospitalized and placed on ventilators due to infection. ...
Some in Congress are preparing to take tens of billions of dollars away from seniors to help offset new spending on roads and bridges. And unless our federal leaders loudly object to this effort to rob seniors to pay for sewer pipes, senior care...
The State Department on Friday announced that its second-top diplomat will lead the U.S. delegation for nuclear talks with Russia and set to take place in Geneva next week.Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman will lead the U.S. team for the first...
Tom Barrack, a former outside campaign adviser to former President Trump, has reached an agreement with prosecutors to get out of jail ahead of his trial on foreign lobbying charges.The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Brooklyn, N.Y., confirmed to The...
A Minnesota Vikings assistant coach has left the team after refusing to get the coronavirus vaccine, sources told ESPN.Offensive line coach Rick Dennison left the team after choosing not to get vaccinated, and his job has already been...
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the administration is supportive of the Cleveland Indians’ decision to change the baseball franchise’s name to the Guardians, adding that their view is likely in opposition to that of former...
President Biden is slated to nominate Caroline Kennedy to be U.S. ambassador to Australia, CNN reported. Kennedy previously served as ambassador to Japan under former President Obama and is the daughter of former President John F....
Washington is selling a false choice on health care. The American people are expected to settle on one of two masters — big corporations or big government controlling our most personal decisions.Not for a moment does Washington want us to consider...
A presidential delegation to the funeral of assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse left Haiti earlier than expected on Friday after reports of gunshots outside the ceremony location.“The presidential delegation is safe and accounted...
Longtime Democratic lobbyist Tony Podesta is joining Huawei as the embattled Chinese telecom company ramps up its efforts under the Biden administration.Podesta, who previously led one of the most powerful lobbying firms in Washington, is making his...
The number of NFL players who have received the coronavirus vaccine has hit 80 percent as teams start reporting to training camp.“I think we are off to an excellent start,” NFL Medical Director Allen Sills said on Friday, The Associated Press...
The White House on Friday said it would not place blame on unvaccinated Americans as coronavirus cases rise around the country, but press secretary Jen Psaki said the administration empathizes with the frustration of leaders in states that have...
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.), a close ally of President Biden, said Friday he would support a bipartisan infrastructure package even if negotiators drop a proposal to significantly increase funding for public transit, a top Democratic priority.Coons...
Body-camera footage of a 75-year-old man who was tased by a former Colorado police officer was released on Thursday.In the footage, officers from the Idaho Springs Police Department knocked on Michael Clark’s door. Clark opened the door asking...
Former President Trump criticized the Cleveland Indians' decision to change the baseball franchise's name to the Guardians, saying "many Indians" will likely be upset by the decision."Can anybody believe that the C...
Rapper Lil Nas X on Friday dropped a prison-themed music video for his new song "Industry Baby," with the video also serving as a fundraiser to help pay bail for those in need. The video, which explores the criminal justice system and...
A bloc of House conservatives on Friday pressed Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to force a floor vote by next week to oust Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) for blocking two Republicans from serving on the s...
Japan's Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic flame on Friday to officially start the Tokyo Games, becoming the first tennis player in the modern Games's history to do so..@naomiosaka lights the Olympic Flame. #Olympics #OpeningCeremony pic.twitter....
A federal appeals court ruled Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) exceeded its authority by temporarily halting evictions amid the pandemic.In a unanimous ruling, a...
Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) says he wants to “prosecute” Anthony Fauci should the GOP regain control of the House in 2022.Cawthorn's remark underscores how Fauci has become central to GOP attacks on the Biden administration and the government's...
Cleveland's MLB team, previously known as the Cleveland Indians, officially changed their name on Friday to the Cleveland Guardians.In a video shared to Twitter, the team announced their new name, though their handle had not been changed accordingly...
