Politics

U.S. Navy launches Mideast drone task force amid Iran tensions

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The U.S. Navy's Mideast-based 5th Fleet says it will launch a new task force that incorporates airborne, sailing and underwater drones after years of maritime attacks linked to ongoing tensions with Iran.

WATCH: White House holds news briefing on Taliban, Texas abortion law

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday defended the White House's continued engagement with a Taliban government that includes an FBI most wanted terrorist and no women named to top positions.

U.S. may hit debt limit in October, Yellen warns

By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warning Congress that she will run out of maneuvering room to prevent the U.S. from broaching the government's borrowing limit in October.

WATCH: Praising labor, Biden touts his infrastructure plan

By Associated Press

A day after the national holiday that recognizes labor and labor unions, President Joe Biden praised the movement for its contributions to increasing the prosperity of American workers.

South Dakota governor orders restrictions on abortion meds

By Stephen Groves, Associated Press

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has issued an executive order to restrict access to abortion medication and make it clear that medicine-induced abortions fall within state law requiring an in-person consultation with a physician.

Meat, farm workers to get $600 grants in new $700 million aid plan

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

The grants announced Tuesday are intended to defray some of the costs workers bore as many of them bought their own protective equipment or took unpaid leave as the virus tore through their industries even as they were required to…

Efforts grow to end use of potentially harmful parasite drug touted to treat COVID-19

By Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

Ivermectin is approved in the U.S. to treat infections from parasites in humans and some animals like cows and horses. But with COVID-19 infections surging again, more Americans are turning to the drug despite warnings that it has shown little…

Biden seeking additional funds for Hurricane Ida victims, Afghan resettlement

By Josh Boak, Associated Press

The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters. It also is seeking $6.4 billion for the resettlement of evacuees from Afghanistan.

U.S.-built databases, biometric data a potential tool of the Taliban

By Frank Bajak, Associated Press

The nobly stated goal was to promote law and order and government accountability, and to modernize a war-ravaged land. But in the Taliban's lightning seizure of power, most of that digital apparatus fell into the hands of an unreliable ruler.

Mexico Supreme Court rules abortion not a crime

By María Verza, Associated Press

The decision will immediately only affect that state on the Texas border, but court President Arturo Zaldívar says it establishes "obligatory criteria for all of the country's judges," compelling them to act the same way in similar cases.