Aug 18 WATCH: White House COVID task force recommends COVID-19 booster shots By News Desk and Associated Press The White House COVID-19 task force will hold a news briefing Wednesday as U.S. officials recommend that all Americans get COVID-19 booster shots. Continue reading
Aug 17 Texas governor tests positive for COVID-19, in ‘good health’ By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has tested positive for COVID-19. His office said Tuesday that Abbot is in good health and experiencing no symptoms. Continue reading
Aug 17 Democrats unveil plan to update landmark voting law By Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press The bill from Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama seeks to restore a key provision of the federal law that compelled states with a history of discrimination to undergo a federal review before changing voting laws. Continue reading
Aug 17 EU eyes talks with Taliban but no plans to recognize them By Lorne Cook, Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Talking after chairing a meeting Tuesday of EU foreign ministers, Borrell said "it's not a matter of official recognition, it's a matter of dealing with" the Taliban. Continue reading
Aug 17 Zambia celebrates peaceful transfer of power after elections By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press Business has quickly returned to normal in Zambia after veteran opposition leader Hakainde Hichilema was declared president-elect and the incumbent president Edgar Lungu conceded his election defeat. Continue reading
Aug 17 NATO chief says Afghan leaders are responsible for military collapse By Lorne Cook, Associated Press NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg is blaming a failure of Afghan leadership for the swift collapse of the country's armed forces but says the alliance must also uncover flaws in its military training effort. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: State Department to send official to manage Afghanistan evacuation By Associated Press The State Department said it was sending John Bass, a former ambassador to Afghanistan, to manage the evacuation operation in Kabul, as the Taliban have assured "safe passage' for civilians seeking to leave Afghanistan. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: White House says Taliban has agreed to allow civilian ‘safe passage’ By Ellen Knickmeyer, Robert Burns, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Jake Sullivan acknowledged reports that some civilians were encountering resistance — “being turned away or pushed back or even beaten” — as they tried to reach the Kabul international airport. Continue reading
Aug 17 WATCH: U.S. military airlift from Kabul to accelerate, per Defense Department officials By Robert Burns, Ellen Knickmeyer, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The U.S. military is coordinating with the Taliban while accelerating the airlift of Americans and Afghan allies from the Kabul airport, and also bringing in additional U.S. troops in a scramble to complete the evacuation in two weeks, Pentagon officials… Continue reading
Aug 16 Watch 6:13 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on U.S. role in Afghanistan fallout, midterm elections NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the fallout in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal and how it could affect America’s midterm elections. Continue watching