The Biden administration said Monday it is offering temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country’s economic collapse and will review U.S. sanctions intended to isolate
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Biden grants temporary protected status to hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans living in US
The Biden administration said Monday it will offer temporary legal status to Venezuelans who illegally entered the U.S. after fleeing the nation’s economic crisis, a designation that could affect hundreds
Biden’s Pick for Justice Dept. No. 3 Wins Backing of Law Enforcement
WASHINGTON — When the Obama administration convened a meeting in 2015 to discuss its investigation into police abuses in Ferguson, Mo., some officials were puzzled to see the conservative activist
Sanctions Are Reimposed on Israeli Billionaire Granted Relief Under Trump
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration moved on Monday to reimpose financial sanctions on an Israeli mining executive who had turned to a team of lobbyists to have the measures eased
US offers residency to Venezuelans and will review sanctions
The Biden administration said Monday it is offering temporary legal residency to several hundred thousand Venezuelans who fled their country’s economic collapse and will review U.S. sanctions intended to isolate
Biden order could change how colleges handle sex misconduct
In a first step toward reversing a contentious Trump administration policy, President Joe Biden on Monday ordered his administration to review federal rules guiding colleges in their handling of campus
Trump policy that weakened wild bird protections is revoked
The Biden administration on Monday reversed a policy imposed under former President Donald Trump that drastically weakened the government’s power to enforce a century-old law that protects most U.S. bird
Pence to give speech in SC, his 1st since leaving office
In his first public address since the end of the Trump administration, former Vice President Mike Pence is traveling to South Carolina, set to speak to a conservative Christian nonprofit
NY officials removed fuller tally of nursing home deaths
Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s administration insisted Friday that a quest for scientific accuracy, not political concerns, prompted members of his COVID-19 task force to ask the state health department to delete
US to open more beds for immigrant children as numbers rise
President Joe Biden’s administration is instructing long-term facilities that hold immigrant children to lift capacity restrictions enacted during the coronavirus pandemic to open up much-needed beds in a system facing
Biden limits drone strikes outside war zones, rolling back Trump policy
The Biden administration has ordered temporary limits on drone strikes outside war zones, rolling back a Trump-era policy, as President Biden reviews “legal and policy frameworks governing these matters,” the
Biden Administration Says It Will Shorten Detention of Migrant Families
In an attempt to prevent the detention of migrant families for weeks or months at a time, the Biden administration plans to release parents and children within 72 hours of
Abbott rejects Biden proposal for migrant testing at border, says it will create ‘magnet’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that he had rejected a Biden administration proposal for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to partner with Texas to test and potentially quarantine
Cuomo, allies have ‘threatened, terrorized and oppressed’ people for years, top GOP official claims
Over the last decade, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and members of his administration have “threatened, terrorized and oppressed women, reporters, political opponents and donors,” Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro told “America Reports”
Biden administration facing dramatic surge in unaccompanied children at the border: report
The Biden administration is facing a dramatic surge in unaccompanied children at the border, a sign of how resources have been overwhelmed within just a few months of the new
Biden Prepares Major Changes to Immigrant Family Detention Centers
As the Biden administration copes with the rise in immigrants and unaccompanied minors crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, the Department of Homeland Security is planning to transform immigration facilities located in
Treasury to Invest $9 Billion in Minority Communities
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration unveiled a plan on Thursday to invest $9 billion in minority communities, taking an initial step in fulfilling its promise to ensure that those who
Biden Secretly Limits Counterterrorism Drone Strikes Away From War Zones
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration has quietly imposed temporary limits on counterterrorism drone strikes and commando raids outside conventional battlefield zones like Afghanistan and Syria, and it has begun a
Cuomo is loosening capacity limits on New York gatherings.
In his first news conference since a sexual harassment scandal engulfed his administration, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced that New York would ease restrictions on residential and social gatherings later
Cuomo Apologizes After Sexual Harassment Accusations
In his first public remarks since allegations of sexual harassment rocked his administration, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York said he was sorry for his actions, but that he
Russian sanctions are a ‘good start’ but not enough: Alexei Navalny ally
A Russian activist who called on the Biden administration to sanction 35 individuals for actively participating “in the oppression and corruption of Putin’s regime,” told Fox News the U.S. sanctions announced Tuesday are a “good
US finds Russia poisoned Navalny, joins EU in sanctions
The Biden administration imposed a raft of sanctions on Russian officials and entities in response to the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition leader Alexey Navalny. The actions — taken in
US to sanction 7 senior Russian officials over Navalny poisoning
The Biden administration on Tuesday announced sanctions on several Russian officials and businesses in response to the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition leader Alexei Navalny. “We’re exercising our authorities to
U.S. Accuses Russian Intelligence of Poisoning Navalny
The Biden Administration declassified an intelligence finding on Tuesday that Russia’s F.S.B., one of its leading intelligence agencies, orchestrated the poisoning of Aleksei A. Navalny, and announced its first sanctions
Newsom says school COVID data is updated regularly, but website shows January information
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday said his administration has been providing data on COVID-19 cases in public schools “on a regular basis,” but the state’s health department has not
Where Biden’s Foreign Policy Is Taking the U.S.
One day before the administration announced its decision on Saudi Arabia, Biden gave the first major indication of his presidency that he would be willing to use military force in
USDA puts brakes on land transfer for Arizona copper mine
The Biden administration is pulling back an environmental review that cleared the way for a parcel of federal land that Apaches consider sacred to be turned over for a massive
DeRosa omits Cuomo sexual harassment, nursing home scandals in staff email
Gov. Cuomo’s top aide, Melissa DeRosa, urged administration underlings to just keep doing their jobs during this “beyond challenging” time — in a ‘nothing-to-see-here-folks’ message that failed to mention either
Biden White House not releasing virtual visitor logs as watchdogs call for transparency
The Biden administration will not release White House virtual visitor logs, Fox News has confirmed, as watchdog organizations call on President Biden to do so in the name of transparency. A
LIVE UPDATES: Joe Biden administration vows to keep fighting for Tanden
The Biden administration remains staunchly supportive of Budget Director pick Neera Tanden as well as working towards raising the federal minimum wage, White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Sunday. “We remain committed to