Jun 23 Congress stalls on policing overhaul, despite public outcry By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The impasse threatens to turn the nationwide protests over the death of George Floyd and others into another moment that galvanizes the nation but leaves lawmakers unable to act. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: House panel considers child care amid the COVID-19 pandemic By Justin Stabley and Associated Press The Worker and Family Support Subcommittee holds a hearing on child care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Jun 22 Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants By Deb Riechmann, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The ban on new visas applies to H-1B visas, which are used by major American technology companies, and their immediate families, H-2B visas for nonagricultural seasonal workers, J-1 visas for exchange students and L-1 visas for managers of multinational corporations. Continue reading
Jun 22 Existing home sale plunge 9.7 percent in 3rd straight monthly drop By Associated Press The National Association of Realtors said Monday that the monthly decline pushed sales down to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.91 million, the slowest pace since a home buyers tax credit expired in October 2010. Continue reading
Jun 19 Google loses appeal against $56 million fine in France By Associated Press Google was first slapped with the fine in January 2019, the first penalty for a U.S. tech giant under new European data privacy rules that took effect in 2018. Continue reading
Jun 19 Phoenix mandates use of face masks for coronavirus By Terry Tang, Associated Press At an emergency meeting Friday, Mayor Kate Gallego and the Phoenix City Council voted to make masks or face coverings mandatory. The order goes into effect at 6 a.m. Saturday. Continue reading
Jun 19 Hiring rose in 46 states in May, yet jobless rates remain high By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Employers added jobs in 46 states last month, evidence that the U.S. economy’s surprise hiring gain in May was spread broadly across the country — in both states that began reopening their economies early and those that did so only… Continue reading
Jun 19 WATCH: Powell discusses ways to rebuild the workplace amid COVID-19 By Associated Press The chairman's remarks to a House committee came on the second day of his semi-annual testimony to Congress on monetary policy. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 8:10 State reopening plans force trade-offs between health and economy By Paul Solman The staggering number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits underscores just how many are struggling financially due to the pandemic. While the economic damage from shuttering businesses and staying home is undeniable, public health experts worry that the pressure to reopen… Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 7:28 Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine on managing COVID-19 as the state reopens Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is one of many state officials across the country weighing the trade-offs between public health and a functioning economy amid the coronavirus pandemic. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the COVID-19 trends Ohio is seeing, the… Continue watching