Sep 23 WATCH: White House defends Haiti foreign policy, but condemns ‘horrific’ images of Border Patrol treatment of Haitian migrants By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki held a news briefing on Thursday amid widespread concerns over the treatment of Haitian migrants along the southern border. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: McCarthy hits Biden on ‘constant state of crisis’ By Associated Press The event is scheduled to begin at 11:30 a.m. ET. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Pelosi, Schumer say they have framework to pay for $3.5 trillion bill By Associated Press The White House and congressional Democrats have agreed to a “framework" to pay for their huge, emerging social and environment bill, top Democrats said Thursday, but they offered no details. Continue reading
Sep 23 Pence hopeful the Supreme Court will restrict abortion in U.S. By Vanessa Gera, Balazs Kaufmann, Associated Press Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence says he's hopeful that the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court created during his and President Donald Trump’s administration will soon overturn abortion rights in the United States. Continue reading
Sep 23 U.S. special envoy to Haiti resigns, citing ‘inhumane’ deportation of Haitians By Yamiche Alcindor “Our policy approach to Haïti remains deeply flawed, and my recommendations have been ignored and dismissed, when not edited to project a narrative different from my own.”… Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: Ukraine’s leader takes U.N. to task as ‘retired superhero’ By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy certainly wasn't the only world leader at this week's U.N. General Assembly meeting to paint a dire picture of international relations. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: 2021 United Nations General Assembly – Day 3 By Seth Borenstein, Edith M. Lederer, Associated Press At a ministerial meeting of the Security Council, the officials urged the U.N.’s most powerful body to do more to address the security implications of climate change and make global warming a key part of all U.N. peacekeeping operations. Continue reading
Sep 22 FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk By Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The FDA on Wednesday signed off on such shots as a way to shore up protection in those groups. This is not a done deal yet: The CDC has yet to weigh in on who it believes should get boosters… Continue reading
Sep 22 California governor signs privacy laws for abortion patients By Adam Beam, Associated Press One law makes it illegal to film people within 100 feet of an abortion clinic for the purpose of intimidating them. Another law makes it easier for people on their parents' health insurance plans to keep sensitive medical information secret,… Continue reading
Sep 22 Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed students By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Florida's new surgeon general has signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Continue reading