The terrorist group that claimed responsibility for Thursday’s attack in Kabul, which killed 13 U.S. service members and at least 170 Afghans, is an offshoot of ISIS, known as ISIS-K. An affiliate of ISIS, the group that spread into northern Iraq from Syria six years ago and once controlled territory …
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A second round of checks are hitting bank accounts as Democrats push to extend the monthly expanded Child Tax Credit payments. Payments totaling more than $15 billion went out to the families of 61 million children Friday. The are was a decline in the number of households reporting they sometimes …
Read More »Washington — President Biden joined House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic lawmakers in calling for Governor Andrew Cuomo to resign on Tuesday, after New York Attorney General Letitia James released a report Tuesday substantiating allegations of sexual harassment against him from 11 women. “I think he should resign,” Mr. Biden …
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Washington — The House and Senate on Thursday both approved a $2.1 billion supplemental security spending package that directs much-needed funding to the U.S. Capitol Police and National Guard, under strain following the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, and bolsters federal efforts to relocate Afghans who aided U.S. …
Read More »Washington — The Justice Department on Monday unveiled a new policy tightening the rules on prosecutors seeking subpoenas, warrants and court orders for journalists’ records after the Trump administration was found to have secretly obtained information from reporters at three news outlets as part of its efforts to tamp down …
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From Ben Affleck and Susan Sarandon to Anna Wintour and Willie Nelson, celebrities lined up to give money — and a dash of star power — to their favorite Democratic presidential candidates ahead of this week’s first quarter fundraising deadline. For months, candidates in the crowded field of more than …
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