President Joe Biden holds to an August 31st deadline to evacuate from Afghanistan, but orders contingency plans; House passes blueprint for $3.5 trillion infrastructure spending, along party lines; House Democrats pass bill to protect voting rights, H.R. 4 the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
Comprehensive coverage of the day\u2019s news with a focus on war and peace; social, environmental and economic justice.\n\nPresident Joe Biden holds to an August 31st deadline to evacuate from Afghanistan, but orders contingency plans.\nUnited Nations Human Rights Council says they\u2019ve received reports of Taliban human rights violations.\nHouse passes blueprint for $3.5 trillion infrastructure spending, along party lines.\nNation\u2019s top infectious disease specialist, Dr. Anthony Fauci urges antibody treatment of COVID-19, amidst ongoing infection surge.\nCOVID-19 infections soar in children, as schools across the country forced to close.\nChildren in Palestine struggle with trauma after Israeli air strikes on Gaza in May.\nHouse Democrats pass bill to protect voting rights, H.R. 4 the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.\n\nPhoto of airport in Kabul, Afghanistan by Representative Seth Moulton (D), who secretly traveled there.\nThe post President Joe Biden holds to an August 31st deadline to evacuate from Afghanistan, but orders contingency plans; House passes blueprint for $3.5 trillion infrastructure spending, along party lines; House Democrats pass bill to protect voting rights, H.R. 4 the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act appeared first on KPFA.