Texas school officials think they've found dress code loophole in Abbott ban

The board of trustees for a school district in Texas are amending their dress code for students to include masks in a bid to get around Go…
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Texas school district strikes back at governor by saying masks are part of dress code

“The Texas Governor does not have the authority to usurp the Board of Trustees’ exclusive power and duty to govern and oversee the management of the public schools of the district,” a statement from the Paris Indepe…
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More than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths recorded as US returns to April levels

The U.S. recorded more than 1,000 COVID-19 deaths on Tuesday as numbers reach levels last seen in April, largely due to the highly infectious delta variant spreading rapidly throughout the country.The…
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The Memo: Democrats vent frustration with Biden on Afghanistan

President Biden is in the middle of his first unanticipated crisis, and even many members of his own party are appalled.The chaotic scenes in Afghanistan have transformed a popular decision by Bi…
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Biden finds few Capitol Hill allies amid Afghanistan backlash

President Biden is getting little cover from Congress as he faces broad backlash over his handling of the U.S. withdrawal in Afghanistan.Some Democrats, including Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority…
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Pelosi presses moderate Democrats amid budget standoff

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Tuesday pressed members of her party to move forward on a $3.5 trillion budget bill amid a standoff with moderate Democrats who want to first vote on the $1 trillion infrastr…
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Broadway star explains why she quit show that required COVID-19 vaccination

Broadway star Laura Osnes is explaining why she didn’t participate in a theater production that required performers to show proof of vaccination after it was previously reported that she was fired over her refusal to get…
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Democrat on Biden's claim some Afghans didn't want to leave earlier: 'Utter BS'

Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) rebuked President Biden’s claim that some Afghans weren’t evacuated from the country sooner because they didn’t want to leave.”That’s utter BS,” Moulton said at a pres…
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GOP senator rips Biden over Afghanistan: 'The biggest terrorist victory since 9/11'

Republican Sen. John Kennedy (La.) ripped President Joe Biden for his withdrawal in Afghanistan, saying it is the biggest win terrorist have had since the Sept. 11 attacks that killed more than 2,000 Americans.”It was the biggest terrorist…
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Florida officials vote to penalize 2 school districts over mask mandates

Florida education officials voted on Tuesday to punish two school districts that defied Gov. Ron DeSantis’s (R) ban on mask mandates.Florida’s Board of Education decided that the Broward and Alachua county school b…
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