Politics & Government

Miguel Cardona, U.S. secretary of education, speaking at a White House press briefing.

Schools Blocking Mask Mandates Could Face Civil Rights Probes, Official Says

2:55pm August 23, 2021

by Deepa Shivaram

The Department of Education is preparing its Office of Civil Rights to investigate in instances where bans on mask mandates create an unsafe environment for students.

Foreign policy experts are asking how decades of foreign policy experience could have led President Biden to oversee such a chaotic withdrawal.

What The Exit From Afghanistan Tells Us About How Biden Sees The World

2:06pm August 23, 2021

by Asma Khalid

President Biden has decades of experience in foreign policy, but the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan is his first major foreign policy crisis as president.

Marines transport a detainee in Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, in 2002. Nearly 800 detainees have passed through the prison since it opened that year. Today, 39 men are still being held there.

The Taliban's Rise Is Complicating Biden's Efforts To Close Guantánamo's Prison

11:10am August 23, 2021

by Sacha Pfeiffer

Afghanistan's fall and the Taliban's resurgence have raised fears that if President Biden releases additional Guantánamo prisoners, they may join the militant group or return to the battlefield.

Gov. Cuomo Was Brought Down By Scandal And Threat Of Impeachment

7:47am August 23, 2021

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo marks his final day in office on Monday. Cuomo resigned after a sexual harassment scandal and will be replaced by Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul.

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong hold a joint news conference in Singapore Monday, Aug. 23, 2021.

The Focus Must Stay On Evacuations, Not On The Exit From Afghanistan, Harris Says

6:48am August 23, 2021

by The Associated Press

The vice president spoke at a news conference in Singapore alongside Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who offered the use of his country's air force to assist with evacuations.

President Biden said the U.S. is continuing to evacuate U.S. citizens and Afghan allies of the U.S. from Afghanistan.

Politics & Government

Biden Touts 'Incredible' Evacuation Operation From Kabul, But Warns Of Ongoing Danger

8:15pm August 22, 2021

by Matthew S. Schwartz

President Biden said on Sunday that the U.S. has evacuated nearly 28,000 people from Afghanistan since Aug. 14. But he said there is "no way to evacuate this many people without pain and loss."

Politics & Government

Korean Americans Await Biden's Decision On North Korea Travel Ban

5:13pm August 22, 2021

by Anthony Kuhn

The Biden administration must decide by month's end whether to keep or scrap a 2017 ban on travel to North Korea. The ban prevents Korean Americans who have families in the North from visiting them.

Politics & Government

Politics Chat: Biden Promised Normalcy, But He Is Struggling To Rein In The Chaos

5:05pm August 22, 2021

by Mara Liasson

Is the summer ending on a politically damaging down note for President Biden?

Change in "White" population between the 2010 and 2020 US Census

This Is How The White Population Is Actually Changing Based On New Census Data

1:59pm August 22, 2021

The white population is still the largest racial group in the U.S. Whether it is declining depends on how you define "white." Narrow definitions, researchers warn, can be misleading and dangerous.

Politics & Government

Republican Rep. Rodney Davis Comments On Safety At The Capitol After Bomb Threat

9:27am August 22, 2021

Susan Davis asks Illinois Republican Rep. Rodney Davis about security at the U.S. Capitol.