Tuesday's politics & policy stories


House lawmakers pass John Lewis voting rights bill

ACLU sues South Carolina governor over mask mandate ban

DOJ approves $32 million award for FIFA in corruption probe

Biden says U.S. on "pace" to complete full withdrawal by Aug. 31

Mapped: A look at America's women governors

VP Harris' overseas flight delayed due to "anomalous health incident" in Hanoi

House Democrats pass $3.5 trillion budget resolution

Ex-NFL star Herschel Walker jumps into Georgia Senate race

House Democrats strike deal to advance infrastructure, voting rights proposals

Dem. lawmakers urge Biden to reconsider Aug. 31 withdrawal deadline

Cuomo's honorary Emmy rescinded after sexual harassment report, resignation

Aug 24, 2021 - World

Pentagon on wretched conditions for Afghans at Qatar base: "Nobody’s making excuses"

CIA director William Burns secretly met with Taliban leader Abdul Ghani Baradar

Aug 24, 2021 - Economy

Airbnb says it will house 20,000 Afghan refugees

$3.5 trillion budget plan stalls in House amid standoff between Pelosi, centrists

Prosecutors want to take police conduct off the table at Tampa BLM protesters' trial

"A living hell": Leaked email describes Afghan refugee conditions

Updated Aug 24, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Kathy Hochul sworn in as New York's first female governor

Aug 24, 2021 - Health

Fauci: U.S. can get control of pandemic by spring if vaccinations rise

Aug 24, 2021 - World

Kamala Harris accuses Beijing of intimidation in South China Sea claim

Aug 23, 2021 - World

Former Trump Pentagon chief says U.S. troop withdrawal date was never fixed

Jan. 6 committee seeking lawmaker phone records

Scoop: Police launch new probe into muzzle sent to fired Tennessee vaccine official