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And the child tax credit doesn’t look like a midterm winner in a new poll.

Islamic State threats against Americans in Afghanistan are forcing the U.S. military to develop new ways to get evacuees to the airport in Kabul, a senior U.S. official said Saturday, adding a complication to already chaotic efforts to get people out of the country after its swift takeover by the Taliban.

A gantlet awaits those trying to reach the airport, leaving people traumatized, dehydrated and injured.

Analysts say the size of refugee flows will depend heavily on how the Taliban rules.

A digest of the day's politics and policy while the bartender refreshes your drink.

Muslims marked Eid al-Fitr with dawn prayers but many of the traditional feasts, home visits and family gatherings have been discouraged because of the spreading number of cases.

Five more contractors were wounded in the rocket attack near an Irbil base that hosts coalition forces.

Civilian contractor killed, U.S. service member wounded in Iraq attack Mustafa Salim Replay Video UP NEXT BAGHDAD —A civilian contractor was killed and a U.S. service member was injured Monday night when coalition forces in Irbil were struck by "indirect fire," U.S. officials said. The rocket fire landed near a military base that hosts coalition forces in the capital of Iraq’s semiautonomous Kurdish region. Five civilian contractors were injured, tweeted coalition spok...

The Daily 202: GOP looks to win back Senate in 2022, as new NRSC chairman defends vote to reject Pa. results James Hohmann with Mariana Alfaro Democrats taking control of the Senate after winning upsets in both Georgia runoffs would have been the biggest political story of any ordinary week, but the seismic news was quickly overshadowed when a pro-Trump mob took over the Capitol. House Democrats formally introduced an article of impeachment this morning against President Tr...

Major news about the virus bookended the year. Here's a look back at some of the key moments.