Politics

WATCH: DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas holds briefing at U.S.-Mexico border

By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press

While some migrants are flown directly to their Central American nations, the U.S. government has started flying some to southern Mexico, where where Mexican authorities carry them the rest of the way to Guatemala's border, even if they're not Guatemalan.

WATCH: Florida governor announces launch of virus rapid response unit

By Associated Press

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Thursday that he is launching a rapid response unit to expand the use of monoclonal antibodies and relieve pressure at hospitals that continue to report a rise in COVID-19 patients.

U.S. sends 3,000 troops to Kabul to evacuate some embassy staff

By Robert Burns, Matthew Lee, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press

Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said Thursday the Army and Marine forces will enter Afghanistan within the next two days to assist at the Kabul airport with the partial embassy evacuation.

Kentucky Sen. Paul failed to disclose wife’s stock trade at the start of pandemic

By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press

The Republican filed a disclosure Wednesday revealing that Kelley Paul purchased as much as $15,000 in Gilead stock in February 2020. Trades are supposed to be reported within 45 days.

Zambia starts counting ballots in closely fought elections

By Farai Mutsaka, Associated Press

Large turnouts were seen in the capital, Lusaka, and other parts of the southern African country in tense elections that the president and his main rival have said are a test of the stability of the nation's democracy.

Taliban take Afghanistan’s third-largest city in onslaught

By Tameem Akhgar, Rahim Faiez, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The latest advance further squeezed the country's embattled government just weeks before the end of the American military mission there. The seizure of Herat on Thursday marks the biggest prize yet for the Taliban.

Census shows U.S. is diversifying, white population shrinking

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The agency on Thursday released a trove of demographic data that will used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country.

Cuomo exit isn’t stopping push for answers on nursing homes

By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press

Sexual harassment allegations cost New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo his job. Now, many want to see him answer for a scandal that cut to the heart of his reputation as a pandemic hero and may have had life-and-death consequences —…

Texas voting bill passes after 15-hour filibuster

By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America

The Republican-controlled Texas Senate on Thursday morning passed the measure just minutes after Democratic State Sen. Carol Alvarado wearily left the floor.

WATCH: Census Bureau releases new population data

By Mike Schneider, Associated Press

The Census Bureau on Thursday issued its most detailed portrait yet of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing a trove of demographic data that will be used to redraw political maps across an increasingly diverse country.