Politics

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.

WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing

By Associated Press

Psaki said Biden, whose handling of the hastily arranged evacuation has been roundly criticized by Republicans and Democrats alike, announced during a meeting of fellow leaders of the G-7 industrialized nations that he planned to stick to the Aug. 31…

Possible Havana syndrome case delays Harris trip to Vietnam

By Alexandra Jaffe, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' trip from Singapore to Vietnam was delayed several hours Tuesday by an investigation into a possible case of the so-called Havana Syndrome in Hanoi, administration officials said.

Kathy Hochul becomes New York's first female governor

By Marina Villeneuve, Associated Press

Kathy Hochul became the first female governor of New York at the stroke of midnight Tuesday, taking control of a state government desperate to get back to business after months of distractions over sexual harassment allegations against Andrew Cuomo.