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NBC 5’s Lauren Petty takes a closer look at an “action plan” unveiled by President Joe Biden Thursday to confront the surging delta variant.

The father of a Medal of Honor recipient from suburban Wheaton who was killed in battle in Afghanistan in 2008 said he is experiencing strong emotions following the end of America’s longest war and the evacuation of US troops and allies.

St. Michael Catholic Church in Wheaton held a prayer vigil Wednesday for the U.S. soldiers who gave their lives fighting the war in Afghanistan. NBC 5’s Chris Coffey reports.

On Thursday, after suicide bombings outside the Kabul airport killed 12 U.S. service members and a number of Afghans, President Joe Biden expressed support for family members and spoke directly to those who carried out the attack.

On Tuesday, President Joe Biden stressed that the leaders of the Group of 7 would stand together to prevent Afghanistan from being used as a base for terrorism.

President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he is sticking to his Aug. 31 Afghanistan evacuation deadline, adding that “each day of operations brings added risk to our troops.”

Flights out of Afghanistan have resumed, President Biden said, as he committed to getting all Americans out of the country following a takeover by the Taliban. NBC 5’s Chris Hush reports.

President Joe Biden’s administration is sticking by former President Donald Trump’s decision to lift protections for gray wolves across most of the U.S. But a top federal wildlife official on Friday told The Associated Press there is growing concern over aggressive hunting and trapping for the animals in the Great Lakes and northern Rocky Mountains

President Biden gave an update Friday on the evacuation of Americans and American allies from Afghanistan.

On Thursday, President Biden called on Congress to work to lower the cost of prescription drugs in the U.S. by allowing Medicare to negotiate prices directly, among other measures.

President Biden said the government will “follow the science” when asked if vaccinated Americans will be encouraged to wear masks again with Delta variant infections on the rise, and reiterated the importance of getting vaccinated, saying, “We have a pandemic among the non-vaccinated.”

The President said sources of COVID disinformation like Facebook are “killing people” as the virus continues to spread more between unvaccinated people.

President Joe Biden delivered his speech in Philadelphia amid a push in many states to enact changes that have been described as vote suppression measures.

Chicago Police Supt. David Brown gives update on Tuesday a day after attending a discussion with President Joe Biden on reducing crime at the White House.

President Joe Biden pitched his proposed investments in families and education at an Illinois community college in Crystal Lake on Wednesday, telling residents of the swing district that what’s good for families is also good for the economy.

President Joe Biden on Wednesday visited Illinois for the first time since taking office. He used the trip to bolster support for both his bipartisan infrastructure deal and a broader package that he expects will be passed with only Democratic votes.

In an update on the fight against coronavirus on Tuesday, President Joe Biden noted that almost every COVID-19 hospitalization and death since early May in the U.S. ‘has been among the unvaccinated.’

President Joe Biden made remarks to the nation on Independence Day, applauding the nation’s efforts to combat COVID-19, but acknowledging there is more work to be done.

President Joe Biden nominated University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann to serve as United States ambassador to Germany.

President Biden unveiled a national strategy to curb gun violence, including specific policies to help Chicago and other cities struggling with violent crime. NBC 5’s Kate Chappell reports.