White House makes massive change to resettlement program to help Afghan refugees
The Biden administration is taking an unprecedented step to resettle the 55,600 Afghan evacuees from the US military bases where they’ve been living for weeks and into permanent homes. The move marks the biggest change to the resettlement program since 1980, when the modern-day infrastructure for admitting refugees was...
Buffalo’s India Walton won the Democratic primary for mayor. Now she has to defeat incumbent Byron Brown — again
On paper, India Walton is a shoo-in to become Buffalo’s next mayor. The Democratic nominee, who defeated incumbent Mayor Byron Brown in a June primary, is the only name on the general election ballot for the city’s top job. Link...
White House further postpones disclosure of JFK assassination documents, citing Covid
The White House announced late Friday that it would further postpone the release of more documents related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy, pointing to the “significant impact” of the Covid-19 pandemic. Link...
Why Biden is flailing
While the causes of Biden’s decline are numerous… perhaps the biggest one is that Americans believe there are big economic problems and that Biden isn’t focused nearly enough on them. Link...
Biden’s early-presidency getaways so far outpace Trump’s
President Joe Biden decamped to Wilmington on Friday, escaping the White House he’s likened to a “gilded cage” for a weekend at his Delaware home. It’s yet another weekend away from Washington as the President has spent a noteworthy portion of his first year in office at one of...
A caravan of thousands from Haiti, Central and South America has gathered near the Mexican border – where there has already been a record 1.66m arrests in the past year. What can be done? Link...
Drivers of color are much more likely to get pulled over for minor traffic violations. But the Philadelphia City Council passed a bill aimed to end that practice. Could this prove a model for other cities? Link...
US nearing a formal agreement to use Pakistan’s airspace to carry out military operations in Afghanistan
The Biden administration has told lawmakers that the US is nearing a formalized agreement with Pakistan for use of its airspace to conduct military and intelligence operations in Afghanistan, according to three sources familiar with the details of a classified briefing with members of Congress that took place on...
Smerconish warns the censors of political incorrectness that there needs to be nuance and discussion — and there could be a political price to be paid at the polls. Link...
Sinema’s silence on spending bill vexes many Democrats while she digs in on talks out of public view
As Biden and Democratic leaders close in on a budget deal, the murky goals and demands of the Arizona senator remain a persistent uncertainty. Seung Min Kim Link...