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When members of the Congressional Black Caucus arrived to Vice President Kamala Harris' residence this week for an event marking the group's 50th anniversary, talk quickly turned to the devolving humanitarian crisis on the US-Mexico border. Gathered on a mild evening on the lawn outside the Naval Observatory, people familiar with the event said, Harris engaged members one-on-one in their urgent concerns about the situation in Texas, where thousands of Haitian migrants have been massing underneath a bridge in squalid conditions. Harris, during the impromptu sessions, encouraged the group to continue speaking out on the matter -- even though, in many cases, the Democrats are speaking out against how President Joe Biden is handling the situation. "I give her a lot of credit," Rep. Joyce Beatty, the chairwoman of the CBC, said on CNN. "Opening her doors to us, asking us to get engaged and to be very clear in our message." The migrant situation in Texas has exposed deep divisions both within Biden's administration and among some of the President's staunchest allies over how to approach the thorny issue of immigration. Debates over how to handle a worsening migrant crisis have spilled into public view, laying bare the challenges facing the President on an issue with no easy solution. Biden himself has remained publicly silent, even as the debate swirls around him over his administration's actions, prompting some members of Congress to say they are looking to hear more. "I think there are a lot of concerns that the American people would love to hear President Biden address with respect to the whole entire situation," said Rep. Yvette Clarke, a New York Democrat and co-chair of the House Haiti Caucus. Disputes over how aggressively to enforce rules that would prevent migrants from remaining in the United States have simmered for months among White House officials, who have heard from activists worried about actions meant to deter people from trying to enter the country. Those activists have argued Biden is not living up to his campaign promise of restoring American obligations to provide assistance to migrants fleeing instability or violence. Biden, while committed to creating a more humane system, has expressed concern at being seen as overly lenient, according to officials, who said the President fears he could open himself to political attack while also potentially aggravating the situation by sending a signal for migrants to come to the United States. The competing instincts have forced the administration to walk a tightrope that seems to have satisfied no one. "You cannot press release -- and deport -- your way out of a global problem," one person familiar with internal White House discussions said. After entering office vowing to install a more humane immigration system, Biden is now coming under harsh criticism from members of his own party for overseeing policies they say more closely resemble those in place during then-President Donald Trump's tenure. "I'm pissed. I'm unhappy," Rep. Maxine Waters, a California Democrat, said during a news conference on Wednesday. "And I'm not just unhappy with the cowboys who were running down Haitians and using their reins to whip them. I'm unhappy with the administration. We are following the Trump policy." The White House has rejected comparisons to the Trump administration, and has pointed to actions Biden took in the hours after being sworn in to reverse some of the harsh tactics employed by his predecessor. "We could not see it as any more different from the policy of the prior administration, which the President feels, we all feel, was inhumane, immoral, ineffective, wasn't operationally working," press secretary Jen Psaki said on Thursday. "Because of the dysfunction of it, we have led to a very broken system that we're dealing with today." Inside the White House, Biden's advisers have debated the merits of tougher enforcement measures on migration for months. Some have argued imposing stricter order on the process will ultimately create better political conditions for passing substantive immigration reform in Congress, people familiar with the discussions said. But others have largely written off the possibility of legislative action, and say Biden must uphold his promises to instill greater humanity into the system, which they say was stripped out during Trump's tenure. The current prospects of legislative action on immigration appear slim, and hopes to grant a pathway to citizenship for certain undocumented immigrants in a massive budget bill were dealt a major setback last weekend. Arrival of Haitians was a surprise Eight months into Biden's tenure, the disagreements over how best to approach immigration appear to have reached a tipping point after more than 14,000 migrants, many of Haitian origin, crossed into Del Rio, Texas, and formed a makeshift camp underneath a bridge. An official at the Department of Homeland Security told reporters Thursday the migrants' arrival came as a surprise, saying they did not have intelligence to suggest there would be a surge the size of the one experienced over the last week. The US is "working closely with the government of Mexico and our partners in US government to try to pull on that thread and see how we can enhance visibility into those organized movements," the official said. DHS had been closely following the movement of migrants through the hemisphere and working with law enforcement partners in transit countries, according to the official. But a Customs and Border Protection official told CNN the administration didn't anticipate the pace at which people would arrive, some of whom had been moving by bus instead of walking. The administration has worked to swiftly clear the camp, sending an influx of agents to hasten the expulsion of some of the migrants. After the searing images emerged earlier this week of agents on horseback rounding up families, DHS said they were investigating potential misconduct and announced on Thursday that horse patrols in Del Rio would be temporarily suspended. An official said the agency is aiming to wrap up the investigation by the end of the week. The actions taken so far have done little to quell concerns among immigrant-rights groups. "They're suspending the use of horses as if horses were the problem and not the border policy," one advocate said. The Biden administration is still relying on a public health authority, known as Title 42, that was put in place at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and allows border authorities to turn away migrants encountered at the US southern border. Senior administration officials have cited that authority in arguing that the border is effectively closed. Haitian special envoy quits Over recent days, the administration has ramped up removals and increased the pace of repatriation flights to Haiti, creating a sticking point with those who have argued against sending migrants back to an unstable situation. The flights of migrants from Texas have also exposed rifts among Biden's advisers and led to an angry resignation on Thursday from the administration's special envoy to Haiti. "I will not be associated with the United States inhumane, counterproductive decision to deport thousands of Haitian refugees," wrote Daniel Foote, the special envoy, in his resignation letter on Thursday. The White House and State Department questioned Foote's description of events that led to his resignation, including his claim that his recommendations had been "ignored and dismissed." "There have been multiple senior level policy conversations on Haiti, where all proposals, including those led by Special Envoy Foote, were fully considered in a rigorous policy process," Psaki said. "There are disagreements in these policy processes. The President welcomes that, the Secretary of State welcomes that. That's certainly a part of having discussions and having robust discussions about the best path forward for difficult circumstances." Other officials said Foote felt sidelined because his proposals on stabilizing Haiti following the assassination of the country's president earlier this year were rejected. One official said that included suggesting sending US troops to Haiti. "Some of those proposals were harmful to our commitment to the promotion of democracy in Haiti," Psaki said. "I'm not going to detail that further." Yet Foote was not the only ally of Biden's speaking out against the administration's immigration policies. Democrats across the ideological spectrum have also pressed the White House to end what they view as a continuation of Trump's harsh practices. In a sign that the White House recognized the precarious political situation accompanying the unfolding crisis, White House officials on Thursday heeded NAACP President Derrick Johnson's demand two days earlier for a White House meeting. Johnson sat down with domestic policy adviser Susan Rice, director of public engagement and former Rep. Cedric Richmond and Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Thursday afternoon, laying out a series of recommendations including immediately suspending deportation flights back to Haiti. But the White House officials offered few signs of their willingness to make major policy changes. "They acknowledged that what's happening is horrifying and listened to those recommendations," a source familiar with the meeting said. "There wasn't so much of a back-and-forth ... but they listened to those recommendations." In many ways, the images of Border Patrol officers confronting migrants on horseback, swinging their reins at Haitian migrants, served to intensify public focus of the situation of those migrants and pressure on the Biden administration to amend its use of Title 42 to expel migrants. Progressives have long called on the Biden administration to suspend use of that law to immediately expel many migrants seeking asylum at the US' southern border. But those calls appear to be reaching a peak in the wake of the treatment of Haitian migrants in Texas. "The horrific pictures depicted at the border -- and I've never seen in 27 years of service, in 27 years of being on the immigration committee -- I've never seen that," Texas Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee told CNN. There is no indication the White House is prepared to reverse itself on the use of Title 42, but it's clear the administration is feeling more pressure now to make swift changes to its policies relating to Haitian migrants. "I believe that what we discussed is being discussed and considered (by the White House)," Jackson Lee said. Harris, who was tasked earlier this year with addressing root causes of migration, has adopted a semi-public approach amid the current crisis. After the images of agents on horseback emerged on Tuesday, she told reporters that "human beings should never be treated that way and I am deeply troubled by it." Her office released a rare statement on a telephone call she held this week with Mayorkas, using stark language to describe her "grave concerns about the mistreatment of Haitian migrants," including by border patrol agents on horseback. During an appearance on CNN on Thursday, Beatty described the meeting between the CBC and Harris on the issue of Haitians at the US-Mexico border. "She actually met with us, all of us. She had us -- all of us, not a special group -- she invited us outside and met with us. And she didn't run away from the issue of speaking out, was very clear on her position, and encouraged us to also meet with the administration," said Beatty. One voice mostly absent in the ongoing debate over immigration is Biden's. He has not weighed in publicly on the scenes of desperation in Del Rio, and when he tried to address the images of officers on horseback during an Oval Office meeting on Tuesday, his words were drowned out by shouting from members of his press team. "His actions make clear how horrible and horrific he thinks these images are," Psaki said Thursday. Fellow Democrats said they were still holding out hope Biden speaks publicly on the matter soon. "I hope he will," said Clarke. "It's very clear that it has really shaken so many in our nation who, just from a humanitarian standpoint, are concerned ... that those who are still to be dealt with on the border are in a squalid situation." "CNN"

"It is very sad to see the deaths of so many healthy, most likely breeding adults," an expert said. Dozens of rare penguins have been killed by a swarm of bees in South Africa, in what conservation experts have described as a freak accident. More than 60 African penguins were found dead on Boulders Beach near Cape Town, many with bee stings around their eyes, an occurrence researchers said was unprecedented. The Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds said in a statement that it suspects a bees' nest was disturbed in the area. While penguins have been stung by bees before, the foundation said it had not seen an incident on this scale. Penguins stand on Boulders Beach in Table Mountain National Park near Cape Town, South Africa, in 2009. Katta Ludynia, research manager at the foundation, said her team initially thought a predator was behind the deaths. But postmortems revealed neither a predator nor disease were to blame, but instead found bee stings in the birds' eyes. "And then our veterinarian actually went back to site and found dead bees on that stretch of beach," she said. The foundation's rangers at the penguin colony at Boulders Beach will now monitor nests closely to see if the birds had eggs or chicks. If so, they will intervene to rescue them for hand-rearing, the foundation said. "The African penguin po[CENSORED]tion is rapidly declining, and it is very sad to see the deaths of so many healthy, most likely breeding adults," Dr. David Roberts, the foundation's clinical veterinarian, said. "NBC"

The TRX's new Ignition Edition is limited to 875 trucks and gives the 702-hp off-road pickup unique orange details. For the Ram 1500 TRX's second model year, Ram is adding a limited Ignition Edition that finished the 702-hp off-road pickup in a bright orange with unique bedside graphics. It's reserved for 875 trucks, and it includes the highly equipped level 2 equipment package and orange trim in the interior. The 2022 1500 TRX Ignition Edition will be on sale at the end of the year starting at $93,280. The Ram 1500 TRX is entering its second model year with a new Ignition Edition package that gives the 702-hp off-road pickup a blazing new orange paint job and other citrus-colored accents. These Ram 1500 TRX trucks come equipped with the TRX's level 2 equipment package, a $7,920 option that includes things such as a leather and suede flat-bottom steering wheel, cooled front- and second-row seats, and other niceties. The Ignition Edition trucks are finished in Ignition orange with unique bedside graphics and equipped with 18-inch machine face black wheels. Their interior features Copperhead orange stitching, copper carbon-fiber accents, an orange center console badge, and orange Ram logos on the floor mats. The TRX in the driver's screen is also finished in Ignition orange. A Hellcat supercharged 6.2-liter V-8 powers the 1500 TRX, and it produces 702 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque. In Car and Driver testing, the TRX reached 60 mph in 3.7 seconds on its way to a 12.3-second quarter mile at 110 mph, making it the quickest pickup truck we've ever tested. The 2022 1500 TRX Ignition Edition is limited to just 875 trucks, and Ram says they'll be on sale starting at the end of the year. Pricing starts at $93,280, which is nearly $20,000 more than the TRX's base price. "CarandDriver"

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention director early Friday endorsed recommendations for a third dose of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for certain at-risk groups, clearing the way for millions of Americans to get a booster. Dr. Rochelle P. Walensky signed off on the recommendations for a booster shot of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine after advisers on Thursday approved them. She endorsed the recommendations but went further — also recommending a third dose for workers in high-risk settings and those in institutional settings. "This updated interim guidance from CDC allows for millions of Americans who are at highest risk for COVID-19 to receive a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shot to help increase their protection," the agency said in a statement. The CDC now says that people 65 years and older and residents in long-term care settings should get a booster and so should people 50 to 64 years old who have an underlying medical condition. Those 18 to 49 with underlying medical conditions, and those 18 to 64 who are at an increased risk because of an occupational or institutional setting "may" get a shot, the CDC says. The committee of advisers on Thursday voted against recommending a booster for people younger than 65 who have a high risk of being exposed to the virus at work, including health care workers and teachers. Walensky said that recommending a booster for those in at-risk work and other environments mirrors Food and Drug Administration emergency use authorization. The FDA on Wednesday authorized a third dose of the Pfizer vaccine for those 65 and up and those 18 and older who are at high risk. Boosters are to be given at least six months after people get their second doses of the Pfizer vaccine The CDC says it will be reviewing data in the coming weeks and will make recommendations about those who got the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines. Moderna has submitted its application to the FDA for its booster dose, and Johnson & Johnson has provided data but has not said when it will seek emergency use authorization. Walensky said in a statement that getting more Americans vaccinated in the first place remains a primary goal. As of Thursday, around 64 percent of people 12 years and up have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, according to the CDC. For those 18 and up, that number is around 66 percent. But the rate of vaccinations varies by state, with some states at around less than 45 percent of total residents fully vaccinated, although those numbers include children not eligible for it. Some parts of the country have recently seen overwhelmed hospitals due to a surge of Covid-19 patient "NBC"

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"We will lead on all the greatest challenges of our time from Covid to climate, peace and security, human dignity and human rights, but we will not go it alone," he said Tuesday. President Joe Biden used his biggest moment so far on the international stage at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday to call on global leaders to take stronger action on Covid-19 and climate change, as he sought to re-establish America’s alliances and role in the international community. Looking to signal a break from his predecessor's isolationism, "America first" policies, he repeatedly pledged to work with other nations and to establish the United States as a leader in tackling the challenges facing the planet. "We will lead, we will lead on all the greatest challenges of our time from Covid to climate, peace and security, human dignity and human rights, but we will not go it alone," Biden said. "We will lead together with our allies and partners and in cooperation with all those who believe, as we do, that it is within our power to meet these challenges, to build a future that lifts all of our people to preserve this planet." The speech, his first as president at the meeting, was at a gathering very different than those in the past, with many world leaders opting to deliver their remarks virtually. Biden also planned to meet Tuesday with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in New York, and with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the evening back at the White House. Biden's speech comes at a time when some of the closest U.S. relationships have been strained following the chaotic troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, which left NATO allies complaining they were left scrambling to evacuate their own people as the Taliban took control. Biden’s decision to leave Afghanistan, arguing it was no longer in America’s interest to remain, has also led world leaders to question what role the U.S. will play globally going forward — a question he addressed in his remarks. “I stand here today for the first time in 20 years and the United States is not at war, we've turned the page," he said. "All the unmatched strength, energy, commitment, will and resources of our nation are now fully and squarely focused on what's ahead of us. Not what was behind." Biden also addressed the issue of counterterrorism, and the prospect of competition with other global powers without triggering a new Cold War. There was no mention of China in the 30-minute remarks, though he has identified the country as one of the biggest international threats facing the U.S. "We are not seeking a new Cold War or a world divided into rigid blocs," he said. "The United States is ready to work with any nation that steps up and pursues peaceful resolution to shared challenges, even if we have intense disagreement in other areas." Biden has overseen an increase in tensions with France, one of America's closest allies, following a security pact with Australia and the United Kingdom that would allow Australia to buy nuclear-powered submarines from the United States. The deal drew fury from French leaders, who had planned to sell that nation's own submarines to Australia. France said last week it was recalling its ambassadors to the U.S. and Australia, with French officials saying its Indo-Pacific interests were undermined by the new agreement. The White House is in the process of arranging a call with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss the issue, press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday. Biden entered the hall wearing a mask, which he took off and placed on the dais as he began speaking. In his remarks, he indicated he would lay out a new strategy and commitments to address the coronavirus crisis at a Covid summit led by the U.S., which will focus on vaccinations, treatments and technologies to help end the pandemic. “We need to act now to get shots in arms as fast as possible and expand access to oxygen, test and treatments to save lives around the world,” he said. Still, Biden had been expected to face pressure from world leaders, particularly those in lower-income countries, who have pleaded with the U.S. to do more to help the billions of people who have yet to get their first doses of a vaccine before providing people in the U.S. with their third shots. The World Health Organization has called for a "moratorium" on boosters, and other international medical groups have blasted the U.S. for its plans to provide them. Only 20 percent of eligible people in lower-income countries have been at least partly vaccinated, compared to around 80 percent in some of the wealthiest countries, according to the WHO. The U.S. has already donated 140 million doses to other nations, and plans to provide another 200 million doses by the end of the year. The administration looked to short-circuit another area of pandemic-related criticism in the run-up to the meeting by announcing plans Monday to end a Trump-era travel ban that had kept foreign nationals from 33 countries, including many of those in Europe, from traveling to the U.S. as a precaution against Covid. On Monday, the administration said fully vaccinated foreign nationals would be able to travel to the U.S. with proof of vaccination and a negative Covid test. "NBC"

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