Politics Oct 27 WATCH: Attorney General Merrick Garland defends school board memo amid Republican criticism By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press
Politics Oct 12 WATCH: Psaki says Gov. Abbott is ‘putting politics ahead of’ health with vaccine mandate ban With the governor of Texas leading the charge, conservative Republicans in several states are moving to block or undercut President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private employers before the regulations are even issued. By Associated Press
Politics Oct 08 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House press briefing The White House said Friday President Joe Biden will not block a tranche of documents sought by a House committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. By Associated Press
Politics Aug 27 WATCH: Pentagon officials hold news briefing following deadly Kabul attacks The U.S. warned more attacks could come ahead of President Joe Biden's fast- approaching deadline to withdraw American forces from Afghanistan by Tuesday. By Associated Press
Politics Aug 25 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House briefing on Afghanistan evacuations White House Press secretary Jen Psaki said on Wednesday that the Biden administration is working on options for people still wishing to leave Afghanistan after August 31st, when the U.S. military is expected to be withdrawn from Kabul. By Associated Press
Aug 25 WATCH: Pentagon says troops, gear the priority in final days By News Desk and Associated Press Defense Department press secretary John Kirby and Army Maj. Gen. Hank Taylor, deputy director for regional operations with the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will hold a news briefing Wednesday amid the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. Continue reading
Aug 24 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… Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: Biden keeps to Aug. 31 Kabul evacuation deadline despite criticism By Robert Burns, Jonathan Lemire, Rahim Faiez, Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden declared Tuesday he is sticking to his Aug. 31 deadline for completing a risky airlift of Americans, endangered Afghans and others seeking to escape Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Continue reading
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 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