A bipartisan group of 53 senators is urging President Joe Biden to quickly evacuate Afghan Special Immigrant Visa (SIV) applicants and their families and fully implement changes to the program signed into law in late July.
President and first lady plan to get their Covid booster shots when eligible, Biden says
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden plan to get Covid-19 vaccine booster shots once they are cleared to take them, the President said in an interview aired Thursday.
Fact-checking Biden’s claim that Afghans didn’t want to leave
The Biden administration has been working to mitigate the fallout from the situation in Afghanistan after the Taliban’s surprisingly swift takeover of the country. As scenes of Afghans desperate to leave went viral, President Joe Biden announced Monday…
FAA proposes more than $500,000 in new fines against unruly airline passengers
Federal authorities are proposing more than a half-million dollars in new fines against commercial airline passengers they say refused to wear masks, hit flight attendants and even threw luggage across the cabin.
Far fewer Americans owed federal income tax in 2020 because of the pandemic
Nearly 107 million US households — about 61% — owed no federal income tax in 2020, a huge spike from pre-pandemic times. But that increase should be short-lived.
Analysis: Biden’s presidency is under scrutiny as never before over Afghan chaos
President Joe Biden is struggling against an intensifying examination of his judgment, competence and even his empathy over the chaotic US exit from Afghanistan. And each attempt the administration makes to quell a furor that’s tarnishing America’s ima…
North Carolina poised to raise minimum marriage age from 14 to 16
North Carolina is one step away from raising the minimum age at which children in the state can wed from 14 to 16 after lawmakers there approved a measure that would change several key rules around child marriages in the state.
Texas schools seek ways around Covid-positive Gov. Abbott’s ban on mask mandates
Some Texas school districts and students are seeking ways around Republican Gov. Greg Abbott’s ban on mask mandates as the state grapples with a spike of coronavirus cases.
US Capitol Police official in charge of intel on January 6 returns to that role
The US Capitol Police official who was in charge of intelligence operations on January 6 before briefly becoming acting chief has returned to her previous role despite criticism over security breakdowns during the insurrection.