Politics Feb 05 WATCH: Pentagon holds briefing as White House plans troop assistance with COVID-19 vaccines Currently about 6.9 million Americans have received the full two-dose regimen required to get maximum protection from the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines. That translates to about 2 percent of the U.S. population.
Politics Feb 05 WATCH: White House seeks 'urgency' from Congress in passing COVID-19 relief The White House says President Joe Biden has not given Congress a timeline for when they need to pass a rescue plan for Americans, but reiterates that there is "urgency" to get it done soon.
World Feb 05 Hundreds protest coup in Myanmar as resistance spreads Hundreds of students and teachers have taken to Myanmar’s streets to demand the military hand power back to elected politicians.
Politics Feb 05 WATCH: Pete Buttigieg speaks after meeting with transportation workers Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg meets with frontline transit and rail workers today at 10 a.m. EST. Watch his remarks here.
Education Feb 04 WATCH: Dems push Biden to cancel $50,000 in student loan debt Sen. Elizabeth Warren says data shows that canceling federal student debt would result in higher incomes, more jobs, greater homeownership rates and more small business formation.
World Feb 04 Myanmar's new military government blocks Facebook Myanmar's new military government blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday's coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the elected government and its leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
Politics Feb 04 WATCH: Psaki holds White House press briefing on Hunter Biden book, COVID-19 relief act The statement, read by White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, said: “We admire our son Hunter’s strength and courage to talk openly about his addiction so that others might see themselves in his journey and find hope.”…
Arts Feb 04 Public viewing for Cicely Tyson at famed Harlem church The viewing for the actor, who died last week at age 96, will be held on Monday, Feb. 15, at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.
Politics Feb 04 WATCH: Labor Secretary nominee Marty Walsh testifies before Senate committee If the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approves the Walsh nomination, the full Senate will make a final vote in the coming days.
Politics Feb 03 WATCH: White House press secretary Psaki calls on Russia to release U.S. detainees Biden told House Democrats on Wednesday he's “not married" to an absolute number on his $1.9 trillion COVID rescue plan but Congress needs to “act fast” on relief for the pandemic and the economic crisis.