California is not going to resolve this issue. Congress is not going to resolve this issue because it almost never resolves anything. So the game comes down to individual states.
‘America first’ again? Is Biden echoing Trump on Afghanistan and vaccines?
The president’s pushing of a US-centric agenda has dismayed many but his defenders say it is ‘progressive nationalism’For Donald Trump, the former US president, beating the drum of “America first” was something of an obsession. “The future doesn’t belo…
Defiant Biden stands ‘squarely behind’ decision to withdraw from Afghanistan
President shifts blame to his predecessor, Donald Trump, and the unwillingness of Afghan forces to fight the TalibanUS politics – live coverageA defiant Joe Biden has insisted that he stands “squarely behind” his decision to pull US forces rapidly out …
The Guardian view on the Taliban’s advance: not an American debacle but Afghans’ tragedy
People are losing their homes, their freedom and their hope. That should be more of a priority than US credibility“There’s going to be no circumstance where you’ll see people being lifted off the roof of an embassy of the United States from Afghanistan…
Parents of 337 children separated at border under Trump still not found
Activists and Biden officials have helped reunite 861 children with their parents but 337 remain in limboUS officials still cannot find the parents of 337 children separated at the Mexico-border by the Trump administration.According to a new court fili…
US Senate passes $1tn bipartisan infrastructure bill – live
Bill passes in 69-30 vote, with 19 Republicans supporting planInfrastructure bill lauded as a victory for bipartisanship – but is it?Cuomo resigns in wake of damning report on sexual harassmentNew York governor’s resignation will take effect in 14 days…
Senate resumes infrastructure debate as Trump threatens Republicans who back bill
Trump says it ‘will be very hard for me to endorse anyone foolish enough to vote in favor of this deal’ as session to resume at noonSenators resumed a weekend session toward passage of a $1tn bipartisan infrastructure package on Sunday amid threats fro…
Senate advances $1tn infrastructure package in key vote
Members vote 67-27 to move the biggest investment in US roads, bridges, airports and waterways in decades to next stageThe US Senate voted on Saturday to advance to the next step of a $1tn infrastructure package, an important procedural stage towards p…
This Week in Apps: In-app events hit the App Store, TikTok tries Stories, Apple reveals new child safety plan
Welcome back to This Week in Apps, the weekly TechCrunch series that recaps the latest in mobile OS news, mobile applications and the overall app economy. The app industry continues to grow, with a record 218 billion downloads and $143 billion in global consumer spend in 2020. Consumers last year also spent 3.5 trillion minutes using apps on Android devices alone. […]
Biden reveals lackluster new EV policy, no plans to phase out gasoline
Half of new vehicles must be zero-emissions by 2030, Biden will order.