The Morning Briefing

The U.S. admits flaws in its Afghanistan withdrawal, China and France call for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, Inida scrubs its textbooks

Breaking news

The U.S. should have started evacuations from Afghanistan sooner in 2021, the Biden administration acknowledged in a long-awaited report.

An I.R.S. plan to overhaul U.S. tax collection aims to imporve customer service and crack down on tax evasion by corporations and the wealthy.

Schools cannot "categorically" ban transgender athletes from sports under a Title IX rule change proposed by the Biden administration.

Classified documents detailing secret U.S. and NATO plans for aiding Ukraine in an offensive were leaked on social media, U.S. officials said.

U.S. employers added 236,000 jobs in March, a slowdown in the pace of hiring, but still a healthy showing by the labor market.

<Reference: New York Times>