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Biden Administration
Advocates Urge Biden to Move Faster to Resettle Afghan Refugees
There is already a backlog of over 17,000 Afghan nationals and 53,000 of their family members awaiting visa approval.
Fears About Delta Variant Have Boosted Vaccination Numbers, Says White House
Many of the new vaccinations are occurring in states where people were previously resisting getting vaccinated.
Biden Admin Rejects WHO Call for Moratorium on Vaccine Boosters in Rich Nations
Public health advocates have warned that the White House is not doing enough to help poor nations get COVID vaccines.
Congress Goes on Vacation, Letting Eviction Moratorium Expire Amid Delta Surge
Cori Bush, Ilhan Omar and Ayanna Pressley slept outside the U.S. Capitol building to demand that the House reconvene.
Biden Furthers Trump Immigration Policy With Expedited Deportations of Families
Asylum cases can now be decided by the whims of Border Patrol agents acting as both prosecutor and judge.
Biden Is Imposing More Harsh Sanctions on Cuba — and Guantánamo Remains Open
President Biden himself has called the notorious gulag an "advertisement for creating terror."
Ocasio-Cortez Slams Biden Admin’s “Reckless” Decision on CDC Eviction Moratorium
The White House will allow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's eviction moratorium to expire on July 31.
Biden Admin’s Drone Strike in Somalia Draws Fire From Sanders, Lee and Murphy
The three senators affirmed the need to reestablish a system of checks and balances in U.S. military action.
Migration Is Not a “Crisis.” It’s Survival and Resistance to Ongoing Genocide.
Biden’s plan for more military and private development aid won’t stop migration or help Central America.
Eliminating the Hyde Amendment Would Be a Big Win for Abortion Care in the South
The Hyde amendment, which bans use of federal funds to pay for abortion, is absent from Biden's 2022 budget proposal.