Politics Sep 28 Climate, drug prices, child care and other issues at stake in reconciliation rift It is a crucial day of negotiations on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., where Democrats are working around the clock to pass 2 significant bills — on infrastructure and major Democratic priorities in a reconciliation bill. Capitol…
Politics Sep 20 Read the Senate rules decision that blocks Democrats from putting immigration reform in budget Democrats’ push to give legal status to millions of undocumented immigrants, including so-called “Dreamers” who were brought to the country as children, took a blow Sunday when Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth McDonough ruled that their plan does not meet the requirements…
World Aug 26 Biden vows to ‘hunt’ ISIS-K as evacuations continue amid Kabul blast chaos Thursday was an awful and bloody day in Kabul as multiple suicide bombings at the airport killed 11 U.S. Marines, a navy corpsman and at least 90 Afghan civilians. Hundreds were injured, many critically. It was the deadliest day for…
World Aug 25 Afghanistan evacuees wait hours in the heat due to bottleneck backlog at Kabul airport The U.S. and allied evacuation of Afghanistan is now flying out thousands of Americans, allied personnel, and afghans every day, as a Biden-pronounced deadline looms for a complete withdrawal in less than one week. The first of the nearly 6,000…
World Aug 23 U.S. has no clear bureaucratic plan for Afghan evacuees For those Afghans who braved the Taliban’s violence and desperate crowds to get to the Kabul airport, their challenges do not end when they arrive. The process for getting Afghans to the United States is full of logistical and bureaucratic…
Nation Aug 19 ‘Nearly every acre’ in California has potential to burn, state fire official warns Hot, dry conditions continue to fuel over a dozen wildfires in California, mostly in the state's northern quarter. Fire officials said they were seeing a "generational destruction of forests." Six of the seven largest fires on record in California have…
Nation Jul 27 Electrocuted, beaten, abused: Capitol Police recall their own ‘vulnerability’ on Jan. 6 It was a day of raw, emotional testimony on Capitol Hill as lawmakers on a new, select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection held their first hearing. Lisa Desjardins has this report. Viewer warning: The testimony included videos of violence…
Nation Jul 27 Why an ‘uphill battle’ awaits lawmakers investigating Jan. 6 insurrection The committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol has not yet decided on a timeline to complete its work. We take a look at its investigation with Seamus Hughes, a counterterrorism expert with the program on extremism…
Politics Jul 14 What’s in Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget plan? Here’s what we know so far Democrats in the U.S. Senate on Wednesday announced a sweeping government spending deal to fund some of President Joe Biden's top priorities. But it received a chilly reception from Republicans. Lisa Desjardins breaks down the budget deal, how it affects…
Politics Jul 13 Texas Dems encouraging federal takeover of elections, GOP Rep. Taylor says Texas Democrats fighting against a restrictive voting bill took their case to Washington Tuesday as President Joe Biden made his push for strengthening voting rights laws nationwide. Lisa Desjardins begins our reports, then Yamiche Alcindor is joined by Congressman Van…