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Top U.S. Official in Iraq to Leave Post

Barbara Bodine, the U.S. official assigned to govern central Iraq, will leave her post and return to the United States to take a position at the State Department. The move comes just days after the top civilian administrator in Iraq, retired Gen. Jay Garner, is replaced by L. Paul Bremer, a longtime State Department official. Bodine and Garner have been criticized for being slow to restore services and form an interim government. Hear NPR's Guy Raz.

As Trump narrows VP options, a select few seem to be rising to the top

GOP vice presidential candidates make their final pitch to Donald Trump. The party's convention is less than three weeks away, which doesn't give the former president much time to pick a running mate.

Thousands of abortion-rights activists gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court after it overturned the landmark <em>Roe v Wade</em> case and erased a federal right to an abortion.

6 political questions after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade

There are lots of questions about what happens now after the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe v. Wade. Here are six that have political implications.

Jan. 6 defendants celebrate Trump's win and anticipate pardons

People convicted for their role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol are celebrating Donald Trump's election win and hoping Trump fulfills his promise to issue pardons to the rioters.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani reacts after hitting his 50th home run of the season during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Miami Marlins on Sept. 19, 2024, in Miami.

Shohei Ohtani becomes the first MLB player to top 50 homers and 50 steals in a season

The Los Angeles Dodgers star reached the 50-50 milestone in his 150th game. He was already the sixth player in MLB history and the fastest ever to reach 40 home runs and 40 stolen bases in a season.

Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in 2017.

Oath Keepers' Stewart Rhodes denies he organized the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol

He testified that the attack was "nowhere in the mission scope at all" of his group, He and four other members are charged with seditious conspiracy.

Rodney Scott (L), commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Todd Lyons (C), acting director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Joseph Edlow (R), director of US Citizenship and Immigration Services, testify before a House appropriations subcommittee on April 16 in Washington, D.C.

Top five takeaways from Homeland Security budget hearings

Lawmakers have been in a stalemate for over 60 days about funding the entire department, which includes agencies that oversee immigration enforcement, disaster relief, cybersecurity and the U.S. Coast Guard.

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows is one of four former advisers to then-President Donald Trump who were issued subpoenas Thursday by the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Jan. 6 Panel Subpoenas Former Trump Officials Including Mark Meadows, Steve Bannon

The subpoenas compel the four former Trump administration officials to produce documents relevant to the U.S. Capitol riot by Oct. 7 and then sit for a deposition the following week.

People run alongside a U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane as it moves down a runway of the Kabul airport on Monday.

6 Political Takeaways For President Biden From The Chaotic Afghanistan Withdrawal

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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