The Biden administration is facing a “serious challenge” at the US southern border, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Thursday, saying the US has encountered an “unprecedented” number of migrants illegally crossing the border.
Biden on anti-mask ordinances: ‘This isn’t about politics — this is about keeping our children safe’
President Joe Biden on Thursday hit out at anti-masking protesters for politicizing the Covid-19 pandemic, saying he was particularly disturbed by scenes at a school board meeting in Tennessee earlier this week.
HHS will require health care workforce to be vaccinated against Covid-19
Covid-19 vaccinations will be required for the more than 25,000 health care staff and volunteers working at the Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary Xavier Becerra announced Thursday.
US Embassy Kabul again urges Americans to leave Afghanistan ‘immediately’
The US Embassy in Kabul again urged American citizens to leave Afghanistan “immediately” amid rapid Taliban gains in the country.
Census Bureau set to release population data, starting scramble to redraw congressional lines
The Census Bureau is set to release the data used to draw congressional and state legislative district lines Thursday, beginning a nationwide scramble to draw new boundaries in time for next year’s midterm elections.
Analysis: Biden forges ahead where Trump and Obama failed on infrastructure and Afghanistan
Every president since George W. Bush has said it’s time to leave Afghanistan and turn to nation building at home.
Rand Paul reveals in late financial disclosure that his wife bought stock in company behind remdesivir in Feb. 2020
Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky revealed Wednesday that his wife in February 2020 purchased up to $15,000 in stock in Gilead Sciences, the maker of the antiviral drug remdesivir.
Judge allows defamation lawsuits against Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and MyPillow CEO to go forward
Three major defamation lawsuits from Dominion Voting Systems against MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell and the right-wing lawyers Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani will move forward toward a trial, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday.
LGBT Americans reported higher rates of food and economic insecurity than non-LGBT people, Census Bureau’s pandemic survey finds
Adult Americans who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender experience higher rates of food and economic insecurity than their non-LGBT counterparts, according to the findings of a key coronavirus pandemic survey released Wednesday by the Cen…
Parents of 337 migrant children separated at border under Trump still have not been found, court filing says
Attorneys are still trying to reach the parents of 337 migrant children who were separated at the US-Mexico border under the Trump administration, down from 368 in June, according to a federal court filing Wednesday.