The historic election wins by Lt. Gov.-elect Winsome Sears and Attorney General-elect Jason Miyares in Virginia showcased the increasing diversity among Republicans and the party's success in recruiting women and minority candidates to deliver a conservative message of freedom and opportunity. Published November 9, 2021
Two co-hosts of the daytime talk show "The View" were ordered off the set before a scheduled interview with Vice President Kamala Harris because they tested positive for COVID-19. Published September 24, 2021
Self-inflicted crises are piling up for President Biden. His leadership suffered severe blows foreign and domestic in rapid succession Friday, including an acknowledgment of a misguided and deadly U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan and mounting chaos on America's southern border. Published September 18, 2021
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to the White House on Wednesday will complete a circle of politics and intrigue spanning three U.S. administrations. Published August 29, 2021
Republican lawmakers on Thursday intensified criticism of President Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan after deadly terrorist attacks at the Kabul airport that killed at least 13 people, including U.S. service members. Published August 26, 2021
Sen. Ron Johnson called out the Biden administration's health agencies Sunday for shortcutting the usual safety reviews in a rush to give final approval to COVID-19 vaccines, including failing to account for thousands of deaths and adverse reactions among people worldwide who got the shots. Published August 22, 2021
A State Department official on Wednesday said Americans in Kabul appear to have no problem reaching Hamid Karzai International Airport for evacuation, despite the Pentagon announcing that the military will not rescue those who don't make it past the Taliban. Published August 18, 2021
Ruthless enforcement of fundamentalist Islamic law was the hallmark of the Taliban's rule of Afghanistan in the 1990s, denying women basic rights, putting LGBTQ people to death and crushing any murmur of dissent. Published August 17, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday, responding to mounting pressure from moderate Democrats, proposed conducting simultaneous votes to advance both the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the more ambitious $3.5 trillion Democrat wishlist spending measure. Published August 15, 2021
The risk of side effects and the "newness" of the vaccine are the top reasons people provide, at 53% each, for not getting COVID-19 vaccines that are free and plentiful in the U.S., according to a recent poll from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF), a nonprofit health-policy group that tracks the issue. Published July 11, 2021
Former President Donald Trump on Saturday said the tax fraud charges against his company were just his political enemies' latest attempt to "take him out." Published July 3, 2021
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday called out the U.S. for the prosecution of Capitol rioters, the killing of protester Ashli Babbitt and unchecked violence on America's streets -- saying he doesn't want those problems in his country. Published June 16, 2021
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem on Thursday called it "political and punitive" that a federal judge upheld the Biden administration's ban on a fireworks display at Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day. Published June 3, 2021
The Biden administration on Wednesday threatened tariffs on goods from six countries that have imposed digital services taxes on tech companies such as Google and Facebook. Published June 2, 2021
President Trump is hailing the audit of a New Hampshire state legislative election, in which an earlier recount found a massive counting error, as vindication of his claims that the 2020 vote could have been rigged. Published May 25, 2021
The White House and Democratic leaders on Capitol Hill fumed Thursday about Senate Republicans yanking their support from a proposed congressional commission to investigate the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, as reality set in that the plan faced all but certain defeat. Published May 20, 2021
Rep. Jim Jordan on Thursday said Democrats' push for a congressional commission on Jan. 6 Capitol riot was a partisan scheme to hammer former President Trump and blunt his expected 2024 run for the White House. Published May 20, 2021
President Biden, riding in a fossil fuel-guzzling armored limousine known as the Beast, arrived Tuesday at a Ford Motor Co. electric vehicle plant to showcase his zero-emissions agenda. The 20,000-pound Beast, a bulked-up Cadillac, is powered by a diesel engine that is estimated to get less than 10 miles per gallon. Published May 18, 2021
Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Friday objected to single parents having to pay 100% of their childcare expenses. Published May 14, 2021
President Biden on Wednesday signed an executive order intended to improve the nation's cybersecurity in the wake of a devastating attack on a major oil pipeline. Published May 12, 2021
