The World Health Organization placed refugees in the second priority group, but plans were upended by supply shortages.
Lynley Price
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White House calls on states to prevent evictions
Some Democrats accuse the president of not addressing the end of the moratorium quickly enough while the White House insists that state and local leaders need to step up and distribute federal aid.
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With evictions resuming, tenants scramble for assistance
As of early July, about 3.6 million people in the U.S. were facing eviction in the next two months.
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Biden’s judges: More diverse and more of them
His choices include public defenders, civil rights lawyers and attorneys for organized labor.
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In heat emergency, southern Europe scrambles for resources
Greece’s prime minister described the weather conditions as the most severe since a deadly heat wave in 1987.
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U.S. expands Afghan refugee program as Taliban violence rises
It now includes current and former employees of U.S.-based news organizations and relief groups that receive U.S. funding.
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Trucking crisis has U.S. looking for more drivers abroad
The obstacles foreign workers usually face may be easier to overcome following the creation of a Biden administration task force that addresses the supply chain problems.
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Pandemic eviction crisis leads to greater tenant protections
There is a growing national movement to find ways to keep millions of at-risk tenants hurt by the pandemic in their homes.
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Anger mounts as Biden, Congress allow eviction ban to expire
Millions of Americans face being forced from their homes.
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U.S., U.K. and Israel blame Iran for ship attack; Tehran denies
Two crew members were killed when a drone attack blasted a hole through the top of the oil tanker’s bridge Thursday evening.