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Lt. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla would take over as the United States tries to conduct operations in Afghanistan from afar. Lt. Gen. Michael E. Kurilla at Fort Campbell, Ky., last…

President Bill Clinton pulled her nomination as assistant attorney general in 1993 after she came under criticism for her views on voting rights. Lani Guinier in 1998, five years after…

The date is later than usual and was set as the White House confronts an evolving pandemic and a stalled legislative agenda. President Biden at the White House on Friday.…

The U.S. intelligence community offered steps that would mitigate — but not stop — spyware developed by firms like the NSO Group. The most insidious spyware can be placed on…

Challengers say the administration exceeded its authority in requiring vaccines or testing at large employers and mandating vaccines for many health care workers. Protesting a vaccine mandate in San Francisco.…

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We spoke to the Maryland congressman about losing his son just before Jan. 6 last year and his new book on American democracy. Representative Jamie Raskin was asked to lead…

The president commemorated the anniversary of the attack on the Capitol with an emotional address forcefully denouncing his predecessor. President Biden in National Statuary Hall in the Capitol on Thursday.…

In a speech marking the anniversary of the Capitol riot, the president confronted Trumpism, even as he refused to utter his predecessor’s name. “His bruised ego matters more to him…

In a striking critique, six prominent health experts who advised President Biden’s transition team called for an entirely new domestic coronavirus strategy. A medical center in Ruleville, Miss., on Thursday.…