Biden announces Indo-Pacific alliance with UK, Australia
Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison appeared together virtually to detail the new alliance, which will be called AUKUS… MORE
Ex-House Speaker settles child sexual abuse payments suit
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert and a man who accused him of child sexual abuse reached a tentative out-of-court settlement… MORE
AP source: White House planning to withdraw ATF nomination
David Chipman ran into bipartisan opposition in the Senate… MORE
Evacuees plead for action: ‘We are in some kind of jail’
Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday the U.S. was working with the Taliban to resolve the matter. … MORE
Biden seeking additional funds for Ida relief and Afghans
The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters, as well as $6.4 billion for the resettlement of evacuees from Afghanistan … MORE
Texas governor signs Election Integrity into law
Abbott signed the bill 100 days after Democrats kicked off a summer of last-ditch maneuvers by walking out of the state Capitol to temporarily block the measure.… MORE
Taliban name caretaker Cabinet that pays homage to old guard
Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, who had led talks with the United States and signed the deal that led to America’s final withdrawal from Afghanistan, will be one of two deputies to Akhund.… MORE
Republican Youngkin outlines new tax, policy proposals
His Democratic opponent, former Gov. Terry McAuliffe, panned what his campaign called a “Trumpian tax plan,” saying it would lead to drastic cuts in public education and tank the state’s economy.… MORE
Biden administration leaves “hundreds” of Americans behind in Afghanistan
Gen. Frank McKenzie, head of U.S. Central Command, said a number of American citizens, likely numbering in “the very low hundreds,” were left behind, and that he believes they will still be able to leave the country… MORE
Pentagon says ‘still time’ to get Americans out
The Pentagon says it remains prepared to airlift more Americans from the Kabul airport, even as the evacuation winds down.… MORE
