Politics & Government

Secretary Of State Antony Blinken Is Facing Pressure To Help More Afghans Evacuate

4:35pm September 07, 2021

by Michele Kelemen

Organizers of evacuation flights are pressing the state department to do more to help them get hundreds of people out of Afghanistan. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is pushing back.

Her Brother Died On Flight 93. She Still Sees Him Surfacing In Small Ways

2:20pm September 07, 2021

Richard Guadagno died when United Airlines Flight 93 crashed on 9/11. His memory is scattered through his sister Lori's house in items that continue a conversation between the siblings 20 years later.

News Brief: Afghan Crisis Talks, Biden To Survey Flood Area, ECMO Machines

6:14am September 07, 2021

The Taliban say their blitz through Afghanistan is complete. President Biden on Tuesday tours Ida damage in the Northeast. Tennessee and other states are struggling with the latest COVID-19 surge.

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Biden May Bring Up Climate Change When He Tours Ida Damage In The Northeast

6:14am September 07, 2021

President Biden on Tuesday will survey damage from the remnants of Hurricane Ida in New York and New Jersey, which killed more than 40 people. The visit comes after a few tumultuous weeks for Biden.

Wyoming Is Among The States Spending Millions To Promote Carbon Capture

6:14am September 07, 2021

The bipartisan infrastructure bill includes the largest ever federal investment in carbon capture. Coal states hope it could prolong fossil-fuel use, which is why many environmental groups oppose it.

How The CIA's Hunt For Bin Laden Impacted Public Health Campaigns In Pakistan

5:13pm September 06, 2021

by Jackie Northam

In 2011, the CIA involved a local doctor to help verify Osama bin Laden was hiding in a compound in Pakistan. That decision has had a long lasting impact on aid groups trying to work in the country.

Refugees Are Still Trying To Flee Afghanistan And Blinken Arrived In Qatar For Talks

4:52pm September 06, 2021

In Afghanistan, U.S. diplomacy and military evacuations are ongoing and refugees are still try to flee. The U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Doha, Qatar.

Georgia voters at an Atlanta polling place during the January runoff elections for two U.S. Senate seats. Election officials in the state say new laws and disinformation have made their jobs difficult.

Politics & Government

2020 Was Tough But Georgia Election Officials Say Future Elections Won't Be Easier

4:40pm September 06, 2021

by Stephen Fowler

After facing a pandemic, record-setting mail ballot turnout, threats and conspiracies about vote counting, local elections officials are grappling with new laws and high scrutiny for future elections.

Utility workers work among debris from flood damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Ida in Manville, N.J., Sunday, Sept. 5, 2021.

Biden Is Directing Federal Aid To New Jersey And New York After Ida's Deadly Flooding

3:47pm September 06, 2021

by The Associated Press

The president is scheduled to visit the region on Tuesday to survey the damage left behind by Ida. The storm killed at least 27 people in New Jersey and 13 in New York City.

Politics & Government

Politics Chat: Biden's Approval Ratings Fall

7:54am September 05, 2021

by Ayesha Rascoe

After a summer that went badly, with a chaotic pull-out from Afghanistan and a fourth pandemic wave, the President sees his approval ratings drop and his agenda frustrated.