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California's recall election goes smoothly; Senate Democrats introduce watered-down voting rights act; Biden's approval rating takes a hit on foreign policy post-Afghanistan withdrawal; and the President calls for urgent action on climate change.

A House hearing on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan turns contentious, Democrats plan to tax the rich to pay for a $3.5 trillion budget plan, and President Joe Biden stumps for Gov. Gavin Newsom in California.

Trump hints at 2024 presidential run, the U.S. Senate is back from recess and faces deadlines over infrastructure and the debt ceiling, and  a hospital in upstate New York will stop delivering babies after thirty staffers quit over a vaccine mandate.

President Biden announces a vaccine mandate for federal workers, LA County is set to require vaccines for students ages 12 and older, and the Justice Department sues Texas over its new six-week abortion ban.

President Biden will announce six new steps to combat the coronavirus, the U.S. heads toward an October debt default, and Vice President Kamala Harris says there is a lot at stake in the California recall election.

Texas' new election law is already facing a challenge, Secretary of State Antony Blinken says the Taliban is not holding American hostages, and Sen. Bernie Sanders is confident in the Democrats' reconciliation package.

Federal emergency unemployment benefits expire, the Department of Justice says it will challenge the new Texas abortion law, and charter planes with passengers seeking to flee the Taliban are held up leaving Afghanistan.

 A look at the State of Labor in 2021 including slowed hiring, expiring unemployment benefits, and income inequality.

Officials warn of a Labor Day cybersecurity threat, some Democrats want more Pentagon spending than Biden proposes, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi promises a floor vote to protect abortion access.

Uncertainly reigns following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, Texas bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, and a federal judge greenlights a controversial opioid bankruptcy settlement for Purdue Pharma.

Texas passes a divisive election reform bill; Biden defends his Afghanistan deadline amid calls for his ouster; and big bucks flow into California to stop a Newsom recall.

The U.S. military closes a 20-year chapter in Afghanistan, Republicans blast Biden for leaving Americans behind, and a new federal office aims to target climate health.

President Joe Biden and the first lady attend the return of U.S. service members' remains at Dover Air Force Base; US drone strike targeted Kabul vehicle loaded with explosives, and Louisiana Governor. John Bel Edwards requests a Major Disaster Declaration ahead of Hurricane Ida.

President Biden vows to fight back after 13 service members are killed, Vice President Harris has tough words for China, and a massive voting rights march is slated for cities across the U.S. this weekend.

The Supreme Court upholds the "Remain in Mexico" immigration policy, officials say about 1,500 American citizens remain in Afghanistan, and the American Medical Association calls for broad vaccine mandates.

The House passes the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and advances the White House's economic agenda; and  Biden stands by his Aug. 31 Afghanistan deadline.

President Biden faces pressure to keep U.S. troops in Afghanistan as evacuations continue, House lawmakers return to D.C. to take up voting rights, and FEMA is expected to aid Tennessee communities devastated by flooding.

Biden again defends the Afghanistan withdrawal; Vice President Harris looks for a foreign policy win in South East Asia; and calls to end the dark dollars driving campaigns.

A suspect who claimed to have a bomb is arrested at the Capitol, American weapons are now in hands of the Taliban, and the Department of Education will forgive student loans for borrowers with permanent disabilities.

The U.S. embassy no longer guarantees safe passage to the Kabul airport, COVID booster shots can begin Sep. 20, a pharmacist is charged with selling blank vaccination cards, and the EPA bans a widely-used pesticide.

NATO puts blame on Afghan leadership, Poll shows 69% of Americans support mask requirements, Biden to announce third booster shot, and unemployment aid ends after Labor Day.

President Biden stands behind the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Texas Supreme Court upholds state mask ban, Democrats continue to make voting rights a priority, and SNAP benefits will rise more than 25% in October.

Afghanistan's president flees the country as Taliban advance, unvaccinated Covid patients threaten to overrun hospitals, Census data shows US becoming more diverse, and the RNC Chair blasts the Biden Administration at the group's summer meeting.

New race and ethnic data from the Census Bureau could prove critical for redistricting, President Joe Biden calls for lowering prescription drug costs, and a new report grades states on their voting practices.

Dominion's defamation suits can proceed, July's inflation rate equals June's, the Senate approves a budget resolution, and states continue to grapple with the spread of the Delta variant.