WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The Biden administration on Tuesday will unveil sanctions against a cryptocurrency exchange over its alleged role in enabling illegal payments from ransomware attacks, officials said, part of
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Q&A: America’s new COVID-19 rules for international travel
The Biden administration is rolling out new international travel policies affecting Americans and noncitizens alike who want to fly into the U.S. The goal is to restore more normal air
Deported by U.S., Haitians Are in Shock: ‘I Don’t Know This Country’
But the Biden administration, facing the highest level of border crossings in decades, has enforced policies intended to slow the entry of migrants. The Haitian deportations are consistent with those
Pritzker strikes 1st deal with a state workers union over vaccine mandate
A deal between the Pritzker administration and a union that represents 260 supervisors at the Illinois Department of Corrections and the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice clears the way a
Apocalypse Now: White House Prepares Plans to Reduce Heat Deaths
The Biden administration is taking action to protect people from the number one weather-related killer: extreme heat. U.N. climate scientists have warned that record-shattering climate extremes will become increasingly common
Benet under fire for rescinding job offer to lacrosse coach after learning she was gay
Amanda Kammes Benet’s administration has come under fire following its decision to rescind an employment offer to the new girls lacrosse coach after learning that she was gay. Benet Academy’s
U.S. to Lift Travel Ban on Vaccinated Visitors
The Biden administration will lift travel restrictions starting in November on those from abroad who are fully vaccinated against the coronavirus, ending a travel ban implemented to limit the spread
Biden launches response to health harms from extreme heat
The Biden administration is moving to protect workers and communities from extreme heat after a dangerously hot summer that spurred an onslaught of drought-worsened wildfires and caused hundreds of deaths
Haiti Protests Mass Deportation of Migrants to a Country in Crisis
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — The Haitian government protested plans by the Biden administration to expel migrants from the United States en masse, arguing that Haiti is mired in a deep political
Biden admin worried UN meeting could become COVID-19 ‘superspreader’
The Biden Administration has expressed concern over this year’s U.N. General Assembly, saying it has the potential to become a COVID-19 “superspreader event” as world leaders gather in New York,
Biden Administration to Deport Haitians in South Texas
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced on Saturday that it would begin swiftly deporting Haitians who have gathered in the thousands at the southern border in the past week after
DHS to ramp up deportation flights to Haiti as officials scramble to contain Del Rio migrant surge
The Biden administration on Saturday announced it is ramping up deportation flights to Haiti as officials scramble to get a grip on a rapidly escalating situation in Del Rio, Texas
US nears plan for widescale expulsions of Haitian migrants
The Biden administration worked Saturday on plans to send many of the thousands of Haitian immigrants who have gathered in a Texas border city back to their Caribbean homeland, in
Official: US to expel Haitians from border, fly to Haiti
The Biden administration plans the widescale expulsion of Haitian migrants from a small Texas border city by putting them on flights to Haiti starting Sunday, an official said Friday, representing
Official: US will fly ‘massive’ number of Haitians to Haiti
The Biden administration plans on “massive movements” of Haitian migrants in a small Texas border city on flights to Haiti starting Sunday, an official said Friday, representing a swift and
F.D.A. Panel Recommends Pfizer Boosters for Those Over 65 or at Risk
WASHINGTON — A scientific advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration on Friday recommended booster shots for recipients of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine who are 65 or older or
Possible Moderna and Johnson & Johnson Boosters in U.S. Timing Is Murky
An advisory committee to the Food and Drug Administration is weighing the merits of Pfizer-BioNTech’s application on Friday to provide third shots of its coronavirus vaccine to people 16 and
Research on Covid Booster Shots is Conflicting
Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration on Friday must confront a range of bewildering scientific questions before deciding whether to authorize coronavirus vaccine booster shots — and if so,
Biden’s FAA places temporary ban on drones flying over bridge packed with illegal immigrants
The Federal Aviation Administration has placed a two-week flight restriction along a bridge at the southern border inundated with thousands of illegal immigrants, which prevents reporters from flying drones to
Federal judge blocks Biden administration from expelling migrant families via Title 42
A federal judge on Thursday blocked the Biden administration from expelling migrant families at the border using Trump-era Title 42 public health protections, which both Trump and Biden administrations had
DeSantis hammers Biden admin for limiting Florida’s use of monoclonal antibodies: ‘Very, very problematic’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hammered the Biden administration for overhauling the distribution of monoclonal antibodies in a way that will severely hamper the treatment’s availability in several Republican-controlled states. The
Durham’s Russia ‘origins’ probe: Request for grand jury indictment may be hours away
Special Counsel John Durham, the federal prosecutor tapped during the Trump administration to investigate the origins of the Russia investigation, could be days – if not hours – from taking
US working on new COVID-19 rules for international visitors
The Biden administration is considering requiring vaccinations against COVID-19 and contact tracing of international visitors after the U.S. revamps current broad restrictions that bar many foreigners from traveling to the
Durham Is Said to Seek Indictment of Lawyer at Firm With Democratic Ties
WASHINGTON — John H. Durham, the special counsel appointed by the Trump administration to scrutinize the Russia investigation, has told the Justice Department that he will ask a grand jury
Biden Administration Pushes for Expanded Child Care Funding
new video loaded: Biden Administration Pushes for Expanded Child Care Funding transcript Back bars 0:00/1:42 –1:42 transcript Biden Administration Pushes for Expanded Child Care Funding Vice President Kamala Harris and
F.D.A. Publishes First Analysis of Pfizer Booster Shot Application
The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday offered the first public look at Pfizer’s application for a booster coronavirus shot, two days before an outside advisory committee of experts is
Biden Administration Looks to Expand Child Care Funds to Combat Labor Shortage
The Biden administration is trying to build support for proposals to overhaul the nation’s rickety child care system as it pushes Congress to embrace a $3.5 trillion plan to expand
Rubio to propose designating Taliban a terrorist organization, its government a state sponsor of terrorism
EXCLUSIVE: Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is demanding Congress and the Biden administration designate the Taliban as a foreign terrorist organization and its new government as a state sponsor of terrorism.
Biden officials say no Afghans ‘of concern’ have entered US
The Biden administration is working with “urgency and care” to enhance its screening and vetting operations as part of its effort to resettle Afghan refugees in the United States, with
US tribes demand emergency protection for wolves
Dozens of American Indian tribes asked the Biden administration Tuesday to immediately enact emergency protections for gray wolves, saying states have become too aggressive in hunting the animal. Groups representing