Politics Mar 01 Biden steps to State of the Union lectern at fraught moment President Joe Biden is aiming to navigate the country out of a pandemic, reboot his stalled domestic agenda and confront Russia’s aggression.
Politics Feb 28 WATCH: President Joe Biden’s 2022 State of the Union address – A PBS NewsHour Special Addressing a concerned nation and anxious world, President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus.
World Feb 26 Huge explosions rock Kyiv as Ukraine forces resist Russian advance Terrified men, women and children sought safety inside and underground, and the government maintained a 39-hour curfew to keep people off the streets. More than 150,000 Ukrainians fled for Poland, Moldova and other neighboring countries, and the United Nations warned…
World Feb 26 World powers move to block some Russian banks from global SWIFT transaction system Saturday’s move includes cutting key Russian banks out of the SWIFT financial system, which daily moves countless billions of dollars around more than 11,000 banks and other financial institutions around the world.
Politics Feb 25 WATCH: Biden makes historic nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson to U.S. Supreme Court President Joe Biden has introduced federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.
Politics Feb 25 Biden nominates Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court In Jackson, Biden delivers on a campaign promise to make the historic appointment and to further diversify a court that was made up entirely of white men for almost two centuries.
Politics Feb 24 Biden imposes new sanctions on Russia, saying Putin ‘chose this war’ President Joe Biden has announced a new round of sanctions targeting Russia after its invasion of Ukraine, charging that Russia's Vladimir Putin "chose this war" and his country will bear the consequences.
World Feb 20 U.S. claims Russia has ordered final preparations for invasion Russia on Sunday rescinded earlier pledges to pull tens of thousands of its troops back from Ukraine’s northern border, a move that U.S. leaders said put Russia another step closer to launching what they said was the planned invasion of…
Politics Feb 18 Biden signs stopgap spending bill averting government shutdown Both parties hope the short-term measure will be the last one needed as negotiators craft compromise bills to finance federal agencies through Sept. 30.
Politics Feb 18 WATCH: Biden is ‘convinced’ Putin has decided to invade Ukraine in ‘coming days’ After weeks of saying the U.S. wasn’t sure if Putin had made the final decision to launch a widespread invasion, Biden said that assessment had changed, citing the Americans' “significant intelligence capability.”…