WH: The Taliban Has Been ‘Businesslike and Professional in Our Dealings with Them’

The White House announced Thursday that a plane carrying U.S. citizens left Afghanistan and landed in Qatar with the cooperation of the Taliban.

Biden Mandates Vaccines for Federal Employees; Other Employers Must Vaccinate Workers or Test Weekly

President Joe Biden announced Thursday that he is mandating vaccines for the entire federal workforce and federal contractors.

Psaki: We’re Not ‘Rushing’ to Recognize the Taliban - ‘There’s a Lot They Have to Do Before That’

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that the Biden administration is not “rushing” to recognize the Taliban and that there’s a lot they have to do before then.  

Psaki: ‘If Governor Abbott Has a Means of Eliminating All Rapists or Rape’ from the U.S., ‘There’ll Be Bipartisan Support for That’

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday defended his state’s abortion ban, saying that the new law doesn’t force rape or incest victims to carry their babies to term, because they have up to six weeks to...

Psaki: We Have to Make Evaluations About the Safety, Security and Protocols in Place of Planes Landing on Military Bases

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Wednesday that the State Department is not preventing charter flights from leaving Afghanistan, but she admitted that the U.S. is not allowing charter flights...

Rep. Ronnie Jackson: Taliban Does Not Care About the Economy, Airports, Humanitarian Aid

Rep. Ronnie Jackson (R-Texas) said Wednesday that the Taliban does not care about the incentives that the United States is using to try to keep them in check like getting their economy restarted, keeping...

Psaki: No One Should Assess That We Are Considering Easing Sanctions on the Taliban

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki toldreporters on Thursday that part of the economic leverage that the U.S. has over the Taliban is the limited easing of the freeze in Afghan assets to prevent...

Sen. Cassidy: SCOTUS Ruling on Texas Abortion Ban ‘Had Nothing to Do with the Constitutionality of Roe v. Wade’

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on the Texas abortion ban was that the plaintiffs in the case did not have standing, and it had nothing to do with the constitutionality of Roe. V. Wade, the 1973 Supreme...

Psaki: ‘No Rush’ to Recognize the Taliban - ‘Dependent on What Steps the Taliban Takes’

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Tuesday that the United States is in “no rush” to recognize the Taliban as the official government of Afghanistan.

Scalise: ‘No Hospital After the Storm Was Running on Windmills and Solar Panels’

Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Tuesday that the Democrats’ attempts to do away with fossil fuels will hurt people recovering from Hurricane Ida and similar natural disasters, because hospitals can’t...