Barbara Campbell
ISIS-K had claimed responsibility for the attack at the Kabul airport. President Biden vowed, “We will not forgive. We will not forget. We will hunt you down and make you pay.”
A source familiar with the discussions says administration health experts could make the recommendation for fully vaccinated adults as soon as this week.
Rep. Louie Gohmert and other Republicans argue that the Constitution lets Vice President Pence reject Biden electors and count those for Trump. The judge says the plaintiffs have no standing to sue.
Health officials used to advise going into quarantine and being tested for the coronavirus if you were near an infected person for 15 minutes. Now the rule is a total of 15 minutes during one day.
The attorney general said Trump removed Geoffrey Berman as the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. But the president quickly sought to distance himself from the decision.
Attorney General William Barr announced that Berman is stepping down as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York. But Berman says “I have no intention of resigning.”
Prosecutors say a probe of the unarmed black man’s death in Minneapolis is underway and federal charges are possible. Violent protests erupted for a third night.
Columbus fire officials say some of those injured were thrown from the ride. Gov. John Kasich has ordered all fair rides shut down until they can be inspected.
He tweeted, “Religious Freedom is the first freedom.” If confirmed, he’ll leave office with critics unhappy at the effect of tax cuts he championed, but others supportive of his conservative policies.
A statement says the observed “activities” recall those before an April 4 strike that killed civilians, including children. It warns the Assad government that it would “pay a heavy price.”
Since the USS Fitzgerald collided with a container ship off Japan on Saturday, seven sailors had been missing. The Navy declined to say how many were found, but they have ended their search efforts.
The federal judge’s injunction echoes earlier orders from a county and the state’s supreme court. The larger case challenges lethal drugs. The other argues that the inmate is not sane.
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-3 that denying a teacher a job because she is lesbian violates the Civil Rights Act. It’s the first time the law has been found to cover the LGBT community.
Senate and House panels are investigating Russian interference in the 2016 elections, and Flynn’s lawyer says his client “certainly has a story to tell” in a “politicized witch hunt environment.”
U.S. District Judge Derrick Watson says the state of Hawaii has shown it is likely to succeed with its argument that the restrictions on travel from majority Muslim countries is unconstitutional.
An American, Michael Sharp, and a Swede, Zaida Catalan, went missing while traveling in the country. Authorities confirmed Tuesday their remains, and those of their interpreter, were found.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is in the executive branch, but the president doesn’t control it, which he says is unconstitutional. Agency supporters say independence is its strength.
Then-Sen. Jeff Sessions spoke twice with the Russian ambassador last year but testified at his Senate confirmation hearing that he hadn’t. When he talked with the ambassador, he was a Trump adviser.