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Members of Congress are racing to take advantage of "franking" privileges, which allow them to replace postage with their signature. They are not allowed to use franking within 90 days of an election.

Facing A Mass-Mailing Deadline, Lawmakers Get Frank Fast

A big week in congressional mailing: Members of Congress can't use "franking" to send mass mailings during a blackout that starts 90 days before an election. That deadline is approaching.

Waves pound a seawall in Montauk, N.Y., Sunday, Aug. 22, 2021, as Tropical Storm Henri affects the Atlantic coast.

Overstayed Welcome? Tropical Depression Henri Takes Its Time Drenching The Northeast

Experts predict Henri will settle for a while near the New York-Connecticut border before heading back east.

A board on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange displays market prices on March 11, 2020 in New York City. The Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged more than 1,400 points that day as coronavirus cases rose around the world. The Federal Reserve soon responded with massive support to markets, but it may soon start to take away some of that help.

It's Called The Bond Taper. Yes, It's Geeky. But This Is Why You Should Know About It

The Federal Reserve has provided massive support to markets through the pandemic. Now it faces a tricky decision: how to start removing some of that help without triggering a market sell-off.

Foreign policy experts are asking how decades of foreign policy experience could have led President Biden to oversee such a chaotic withdrawal.

What The Exit From Afghanistan Tells Us About How Biden Sees The World

President Biden has decades of experience in foreign policy, but the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan is his first major foreign policy crisis as president.

Marines transport a detainee in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in 2002. Nearly 800 detainees have passed through the prison since it opened that year. Today, 39 men are still being held there.

The Taliban's Rise Is Complicating Biden's Efforts To Close Guantánamo's Prison

Afghanistan's fall and the Taliban's resurgence have raised fears that if President Biden releases additional Guantánamo prisoners, they may join the militant group or return to the battlefield.