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TOPSHOT - A United States Border Patrol agent on horseback uses the reins as he tries to stop Haitian migrants from entering an encampment on the banks of the Rio Grande near the Acuna Del Rio International Bridge in Del Rio, Texas on September 19, 2021. - The United States said Saturday it would ramp up deportation flights for thousands of migrants who flooded into the Texas border city of Del Rio, as authorities scramble to alleviate a burgeoning crisis for President Joe Biden's administration. (Photo by PAUL RATJE / AFP) (Photo by PAUL RATJE/AFP via Getty Images)

The Biden Administration Will No Longer Use Horses At A Texas Border Crossing

Images of Border Patrol agents on horseback corralling a group of mostly Haitian migrants at a makeshift camp drew widespread criticism, including from members of the Biden administration.

Sandra Lindsay, left, a nurse at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, is inoculated with the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine by Dr. Michelle Chester, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, Pool)

Governor Pleads With Healthcare Workers To Get Vaccinated Before New York's Deadline

“It does not have to happen, my friends, it does not have to happen. What is looming for Monday is completely avoidable and there are no excuses.”

Former Pharsalia Town Supervisor Sentenced For Stealing Public Funds

Investigators said Dennis Brown inflated his income illegally and used the town's credit card for personal use.

FILE - In this May 6, 2021, file photo, Maricopa County ballots cast in the 2020 general election are examined and recounted by contractors working for Florida-based company, Cyber Ninjas, at Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Phoenix. Cyber Ninjas, the inexperienced contractor hired to run a partisan review of the 2020 election on behalf of Republicans in the Arizona Senate, is scheduled to present its findings to top GOP lawmakers on Friday, Sept. 24, 2021. Election experts say the review, funded almost entirely by supporters of former President Donald Trump who have promoted false claims of fraud, was beset by problems and incompetence. (AP Photo/Matt York, Pool)

The Controversial Election Review In Arizona Confirms Biden's Win

A widely discredited GOP-led review of the 2020 election in Arizona's largest county has affirmed the accuracy of the official tally. But the report still raises concerns about the election system.

President Joe Biden speaks about the COVID-19 response and vaccinations in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

Biden Says He Plans To Get A COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Shot

The president says he will get a third dose of the vaccine as soon as he can. "I'll be getting my booster shot," Biden said at the White House Friday, acknowledging that at 78, he qualifies.

Taro Kono, a candidate of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) presidential election and currently the minister in charge of vaccinations, delivers a speech for his election campaign in Tokyo Friday, Sept. 17, 2021. Official election campaigning kicked off Friday for the new head of Japan’s governing Liberal Democratic Party, whose winner is almost assured to become next Japanese prime minister.(Yoshikazu Tsuno/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan's Outspoken, U.S.-Educated Vaccine Minister Wants To Be The Next Prime Minister

Taro Kono is seen as a political maverick with liberal views on social policy. He is popular with the public, but his own party's power brokers may hesitate to make him the leader next week.

In this illustration drawn from a video feed, R. Kelly, right, stands and responds to Judge Ann Donnelly's question whether or not he has decided to take the stand in his own defense, Wednesday, Sept. 22, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Elizabeth Williams)

R. Kelly's Federal Trial Is In The Hands Of The Jury

After six weeks of emotionally charged testimony, jury deliberation begins in the New York federal trial of disgraced R&B superstar R. Kelly. If convicted, he could spend 10 years to life in prison.

NEW JERSEY, USA - MARCH 7: Shoppers, in panic, buy supplies as fears over COVID-19 grow around the world at Costco Wholesale in New Jersey, United States on March 7, 2020. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)

Limits On Toilet Paper And Cleaning Supplies Are Back At Costco

Costco Chief Financial Officer Richard Galanti said an anticipated uptick in demand as the delta variant surges and supply chain challenges led to the purchase limits on key household items.

A healthcare worker administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine to a resident at the Jordan Valley Community Health Center in Springfield, Missouri, U.S., on Tuesday, June 29, 2021. President Biden set a goal for 70% of American adults to get at least one Covid-19 shot by July 4. Despite ample vaccine supplies he missed that target, largely because the government has struggled to give away shots in rural, deeply conservative regions that are bastions of support for his predecessor. Photographer: Liz Sanders/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Rural Hospitals Worry They Will Lose Staff Because Of Biden's New Vaccine Mandate

In rural areas, hospitals and clinics are worried they'll be left short if some staff quit rather than get COVID-19 vaccines required by the Biden administration's new mandate.

Week In Politics: Booster Shots, Haitian Migrants, Jan. 6 Investigation Committee

The pandemic, migration crisis, and Congressional gridlock continue to create stumbling blocks for the Biden administration.

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