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Education secretary says he's spoken with schools defying mask mandate bans
iStock/kevajefimija (WASHINGTON) -- Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said he's in touch with superintendents who are actively defying Florida and Texas governors' orders not to mandate masks in scho...
Aug 17, 2021
Pete Buttigieg announces he and husband Chasten Buttigieg are becoming parents
iStock/DenisTangneyJr (WASHINGTON) -- Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who made history as the first openly gay Cabinet member in U.S. history to be confirmed by the Senate, announced on Tuesd...
Aug 17, 2021
Biden retreats to Camp David leaving unanswered questions on Afghanistan
iStock/MivPiv (KABUL, Afghanistan) -- At 4:19 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time on Monday, President Joe Biden concluded a speech defending his decision to withdraw U.S. forces from Afghanistan, tapping his ...
Aug 17, 2021
Biden stands by his decision, concedes Taliban takeover was faster than expected
Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz(WASHINGTON) -- In an address to the nation on the crisis in Afghanistan, President Joe Biden conceded that the Taliban takeover of the country unfolded faste...
Aug 17, 2021
US mission in Afghanistan a failure: Government watchdog
MivPiv/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- The Taliban's return to power has ended America's two-decade effort to build a democratic society in its mold in Afghanistan. But that effort, despite its billions of doll...
Aug 17, 2021
Republicans play blame game with Biden on Afghanistan
uschools/iStock(WASHINGTON) -- Ahead of addressing the nation on Afghanistan, President Joe Biden is facing sharp criticism from Republicans over the escalating crisis in Afghanistan after Taliban fig...
Aug 17, 2021
Biden and Trump bear responsibility for Afghanistan: Cheney
omersukrugoksu/iStock(WASHINGTON) — President Joe Biden "absolutely" bears responsibility for the Taliban's rapid takeover of Afghanistan as does former President Donald Trump and his administra...
Aug 15, 2021
House moderates threaten to block budget vote over infrastructure funding
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- A group of House moderates is threatening to blow up Democrats' plans of passing a $3.5 trillion budget resolution when the chamber is set to return the wee...
Aug 13, 2021
Biden keeps low public profile as more territory falls to Taliban in Afghanistan
Alex Wong/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- As the situation in Afghanistan continues to deteriorate and criticism mounts over the Biden administration’s handling of the U.S. troop withdrawal from the...
Aug 13, 2021
Cuomo impeachment probe suspended by New York State Assembly
Lev Radin/Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images(ALBANY, N.Y.) -- The New York State Assembly is suspending its impeachment investigation into Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the wake of his resignation anno...
Aug 13, 2021
