President Biden will commemorate the 20th anniversary of 9/11 next Saturday by traveling to the three sites of the terrorist attacks, the White House announced.
Details: Biden will travel to New York City, the Pentagon and the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to pay his respects to the nearly 3,000 people killed that day.
Vice President Harris will campaign for California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday in the Bay Area after canceling last month because of a terrorist attack in Afghanistan killed 13 American service members.
Details: The former senator from California — and state's attorney general — will attempt to boost Democratic turnout ahead of the recall election on Sept. 14. It's the second time in California history that a gubernatorial recall campaign has succeeded in getting on the ballot.
Space is set to become more congested over the next decades as more countries and companies are able to access it and economies become more reliant on space-based technologies.
Why it matters: Though space is seemingly infinite, Earth's orbital capacity is not, and this surge in traffic around the planet may catalyze new competitions — and collaborations — between nations.
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and his husband, Chasten, announced on Saturday the arrival of their son and daughter.
What they're saying "Chasten and I are beyond thankful for all the kind wishes since first sharing the news that we're becoming parents," Buttigieg wrote on Twitter on Saturday morning.
Details: The U.S. Navy's Pacific Fleet said in a statement Saturday the transition to recovery operations comes after more than 72 hours of rescue efforts encompassing 34 search and rescue flights.
Police officers and firefighters are suing Gov. Kate Brown over Oregon's vaccine mandate for state workers.
The big picture: The Oregon Fraternal Order of Police along with troopers from around the state and firefighters are asking a judge to declare the Democratic governor's executive order “unenforceable," according to the complaint.
President Biden on Saturday announced that he will travel to New Jersey and New York on Tuesday to survey damage from Hurricane Ida.
Driving the news: Biden will visit Manville, New Jersey, and Queens, New York, to examine the destruction caused by the remnants of Ida, which caused extreme flooding and falling debris throughout the Northeast.
First lady Jill Biden will return to the classroom at the Alexandria campus of Northern Virginia Community College next week after months of remote learning, The Washington Post reports.
Why it matters: Biden is the first U.S. first lady to maintain a full-time job while carrying out her duties at the White House.
The Department of Commerce said Friday it has shut down a security unit after an internal review concluded that the unit conducted criminal investigations without adequate authority.
Why it matters: The Investigations and Threat Management Service (ITMS) was the subject of a July Senate report that alleged use of "race-based" investigations targeting department employees of Asian and Middle Eastern descent.
A Texas county judge on Friday granted a temporary restraining order against Texas Right to Life and its associates, preventing the anti-abortion group from enforcing a new six-week abortion ban against three Planned Parenthood affiliates.
Why it matters: The Texas law is the most restrictive abortion ban allowed to be enforced since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision enshrined abortion as a constitutional right. It also incentivizes people to sue anyone suspected of helping a pregnant person obtain an abortion — and awards at least $10,000 to people who succeed.