NBC News poll shows demographic breakdown of the vaccinated in the U.S.  —  WASHINGTON — There's been plenty of recent news on the vaccination front.  —  The FDA granted full approval to Pfizer's Covid vaccine for those 16 and older; President Biden on Monday urged more Americans to get vaccinated …

“A living hell”: Leaked email describes Afghan refugee conditions  —  Shortly before 8 a.m. last Friday, an official at U.S. Central Command sent a searing wake-up call to colleagues: The sweltering Qatar air base where the Biden administration is housing thousands of Afghan evacuees was awash …

‘The definition of gaslighting’: As chaos unfolds at Kabul airport, Biden team projects calm  —  Tens of thousands of Afghans awaiting U.S. visas and thousands of American citizens are still stuck in Kabul, unable to find safe passage through frantic crowds, Taliban checkpoints and Afghan guards stationed outside the airport.

‘An enormously valuable trove’: America's race against Afghan data  —  U.S. officials racing to evacuate Afghan allies have limited time before another threat comes into play: vast digital data stores that will expose Afghans' ties to American operations on a massive scale once in Taliban hands.

Biden sticks to Aug. 31 withdrawal from Afghanistan  —  President Joe Biden has agreed with a Pentagon recommendation to stick to an Aug. 31 deadline to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Afghanistan, according to two people with knowledge of the recommendation.

Democrats near deal to break budget impasse  —  Speaker Nancy Pelosi and a band of Democratic centrists are finalizing a deal that would clear the way for passage of the party's $3.5 trillion budget framework and set a Sept. 27 House vote on infrastructure — an offer both sides hope will end their weekslong standoff.