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President Biden said on Sunday that the U.S. has evacuated nearly 28,000 people from Afghanistan since Aug. 14. But he said there is "no way to evacuate this many people without pain and loss." -
The white population is still the largest racial group in the U.S. Whether it is declining depends on how you define "white." Narrow definitions, researchers warn, can be misleading and dangerous.
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In a letter to President Biden, 55 senators expressed concern over abandoning Afghans who assisted the U.S. and are now in jeopardy. -
A North Carolina man who claimed to have a bomb in his truck in front of the Library of Congress gave up after an hours-long standoff with police and is now in custody. No bomb was found in the truck.
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The president told ABC News it was "a simple choice" to withdraw U.S. forces, and he faulted the Afghan government and its military for not more forcibly defending the capital.
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The last four U.S. presidents have found themselves mired in Afghanistan. The last two saw the war as an unwanted inheritance and an albatross, and they were determined to end the American role.
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The Republican Texas governor, who has been fully vaccinated and has no symptoms, "will isolate in the Governor's Mansion and continue to test daily," his office announced.
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The United States inadvertently took on a mission to democratize Afghanistan and instead undermined democracy at home, as unpopular wars tend to do.
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The transportation secretary, who made history as the first openly gay, Senate-confirmed Cabinet member, announced the news on Tuesday.
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The average SNAP benefit will increase by $36.24 per person, per month, starting in October.
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The disorganization and confusion of President Biden's full U.S. withdrawal of Afghanistan have put him in a political hole.
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The U.S. government's goals frequently shifted, creating "20 one-year reconstruction efforts, rather than one 20-year effort," an inspector general's report says.
