A weeklong series of tributes to former President Jimmy Carter culminates on Thursday with a solemn state funeral in Washington that will bring together all […]
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President Biden Meets With Families of New Orleans Attack Victims
The most famous street in New Orleans, lined with iron lace balconies and typically packed with tourists spilling from bars and jazz clubs, transformed into […]
Pentagon Reaches Settlement With Veterans Dismissed Over Sexuality
The Defense Department has reached a sweeping settlement with tens of thousands of people who were dismissed from military service because of their sexual identity, […]
U.S. Sends 11 Guantánamo Prisoners to Oman to Start New Lives
The U.S. military sent 11 Yemeni prisoners at Guantánamo Bay to Oman to restart their lives, the Pentagon said on Monday, leaving just 15 men […]
Biden Warns Americans Not to Forget the Jan. 6 Attack
President Biden warned Americans not to forget the violent attack that took place at the Capitol four years ago, and he accused President-elect Donald J. […]
Who Are the 19 Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom?
President Biden is expected to recognize an expansive cast of public figures, celebrities and cultural luminaries on Saturday with the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the […]
How the Democrats Lost the Working Class
Democrats had just absorbed a crushing defeat in the 1994 midterm elections when President Bill Clinton’s very liberal labor secretary, Robert Reich, ventured into hostile […]
State Dept. Tells Congress It Plans to Send $8 Billion in Arms to Israel
The State Department has told Congress that it intends to approve $8 billion in purchases of U.S.-made arms by Israel, the department’s office in charge […]