A federal appeals court on Friday said that it would not block the Biden administration’s latest eviction moratorium.
US announces new destinations for evacuees as Kabul airport confusion continues
Chaotic scenes played out around Kabul airport again on Friday as thousands desperate to leave Afghanistan sought to reach evacuation flights.
Military evacuation flight shown in photo packed with Afghans carried a record number of people
The US military cargo plane whose hold filled with Afghans evacuating their country captured in a now famous photo flew more than 800 people on board, far more than originally confirmed by the US Air Force, according to the crew who flew the mission.
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Ron DeSantis leans into mask-mandate fights as Covid cases soar in Florida
As the number of new coronavirus cases in his state soars, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is betting that an aggressive campaign against mandatory mask-wearing in schools will harden the Republican base ahead of his expected re-election bid next year — and…
A Tennessee sheriff’s deputy allegedly assaulted police on January 6. Now he’s behind bars and off the force
A Tennessee man who was a deputy sheriff on January 6 and wore his sheriff’s vest to the US Capitol is now behind bars after being charged in one of the most notorious police assaults from the insurrection.
US extends non-essential travel restrictions with Canada and Mexico
The US is extending non-essential travel restrictions at its land borders with Canada and Mexico through at least September 21, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday, citing the Delta variant of the coronavirus.
Federal appeals court denies Biden administration request to halt order reviving ‘remain in Mexico’ policy
A federal appeals court denied the Biden administration’s request to pause a lower court order requiring the revival of a controversial Trump-era border policy forcing migrants to stay in Mexico until their US immigration court date.
Harris heads to Southeast Asia in search of a foreign policy win amid Afghanistan crisis
Vice President Kamala Harris faces a steep challenge next week when she travels to Singapore and Vietnam, as a once-low-risk trip to friendly nations comes at the same time as a bungled US withdrawal from Afghanistan.
House Republicans vow to probe Biden’s Afghanistan exit if they win in 2022
Some Republicans see the fallout over the US exit from Afghanistan as their new Benghazi — a foreign policy blunder ripe for investigation that could provide just the political ammunition they need to dent a popular Democratic President.
Analysis: New pandemic school year is a nightmare for parents and a new test for Biden
America’s kids, more vulnerable than ever to Covid-19 and in the crossfire of a political war over masks, are going back to class in a timeless rite transformed into a moment of fear by the pandemic that interrupted their childhood.