The administration of President Joe Biden has asked a federal judge to toss lawsuits filed against former President Donald Trump and his senior officials over last June’s violent clearing of a peaceful protest near the White House by the US military...

  The US administration intends to announce the drawdown of about 4,000 troops from Afghanistan as early next week, according to three current and former U.S. officials. The withdrawal will leave between 8,000 and 9,000 U.S. troops in Afghanis...