Politics

2 U.S. lawmakers’ Kabul trip prompts Biden administration fury

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Two members of Congress flew unannounced into Kabul airport in the middle of the chaotic evacuation stunning State Department and U.S. military personnel who had to divert resources to provide security and information to the lawmakers, U.S. officials said.

Supreme Court orders ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy reinstated

By Mark Sherman, Associated Press

The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Biden administration likely violated federal law in trying to end a Trump-era program that forces people to wait in Mexico while seeking asylum in the U.S.

WATCH: House passes bill bolstering landmark voting law

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

Its passage was praised by President Joe Biden, who said it would protect a “sacred right” and called on the Senate to “send this important bill to my desk.”…

TV Academy revokes Andrew Cuomo’s Emmy amid scandal, resignation

By Associated Press

Hours after leaving office, scandal-tainted former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo suffered another defeat: losing the special Emmy Award he received last year for his daily, televised briefings on the coronavirus pandemic.

WATCH: House Minority Whip Steve Scalise gives news conference on Afghanistan

By Associated Press

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise says the U.S.-led evacuation in Afghanistan should take as long as necessary, even if that means extending it beyond August 31st.

WATCH: State Department’s Ned Price and Under Secretary Nuland hold a briefing on Afghanistan

By Associated Press

The U.S. State Department’s Ned Price and Under Secretary Nuland are expected to hold a briefing on the situation in Afghanistan on Tuesday.

WATCH: Pentagon says several days needed for Afghan pullout

By Associated Press

Pressure from U.S. allies and both Democratic and Republican lawmakers, veterans groups and refugee organizations has grown for Biden to extend his deadline.

WATCH: Fauci urges hospitals use more antibody treatments for patients infected with COVID

By Associated Press

Dr. Anthony Fauci is urging hospitals and doctors to make greater use of antibody treatments for people infected with COVID-19 as hospitalizations and deaths rise due to the spread of the delta variant.

Tennessee flooding prompts Biden disaster declaration

By Travis Loller, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has approved a major disaster declaration sought by Tennessee after record rainfall caused devastating floods that killed more than 20 people, according to a statement sent Tuesday.

Biden decides to stick with Aug. 31 final pullout from Kabul

By Jonathan Lemire, Robert Burns, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has decided to stick with his Aug. 31 deadline for completing the U.S.-led evacuation from Afghanistan, an administration official said Tuesday.