Tag: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes and...
Feds will appeal mask ruling only if mandate still needed
The Justice Department said Tuesday it will not appeal a federal district judge’s ruling that ended the nation’s federal mask mandate on...
Florida judge voids U.S. mask mandate for planes, other travel
A federal judge in Florida struck down the national mask mandate covering airlines and other public transportation Monday, and the Biden administration...
GOP blocks Senate COVID bill, demands votes on immigration
Republicans blocked a Democratic attempt Tuesday to begin Senate debate on a $10 billion COVID-19 compromise, pressing to entangle the bipartisan package with an...
Federal lawsuit seeks to block end to sweeping asylum limits
Conservative-led governments in Arizona, Louisiana, and Missouri have sued President Joe Biden’s administration to prevent federal officials from ending a public health...
Vulnerable Democrats warn Joe Biden about reopening asylum
The Biden administration’s decision to end sweeping asylum limits at the border this May satisfied demands by prominent Democrats eagerly awaiting the...
Plan to lift ban on asylum seekers worries border city mayor
An Arizona border city’s mayor has voiced concerns how his community will be affected by the Biden administration’s plan to lift the...
AG Mark Brnovich joins multistate lawsuit to end CDC’s mask mandate
AG Mark Brnovich is joining a lawsuit against the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for the mask mandate for public...
U.S. opens second COVID boosters to 50 and up, others at...
Americans 50 and older can get a second COVID-19 booster if it’s been at least four months since their last vaccination, a...
Border crossings rise as U.S. nears decision on asylum limits
About 7,000 migrants are being stopped crossing the border daily from Mexico, the U.S. Border Patrol chief said Tuesday, a sharp increase...
