Jun 11 Biden to focus on addressing wildfires during New Mexico visit By Morgan Lee, Chris Megerian, Associated Press Residents are enraged that federal officials allowed planned burns to spread out of control, leading to the largest blaze in recorded state history. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 5:01 Inflation rises faster than expected, pinching pocketbooks and spooking the markets New inflation numbers out Friday show the nation's economic pain has not peaked, and is still getting worse. The U.S. Labor Department reports consumer prices rose 8.6 percent in May from a year ago, marking the biggest increase in more… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 2:21 News Wrap: White House lifts COVID requirement for overseas travelers entering the U.S. By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the Biden administration says overseas travelers to the U.S. will no longer have to test negative for COVID-19 within a day before they fly after the CDC determined the requirement is no longer necessary, the… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 7:23 What we learned from the first public hearing on the Jan. 6 investigation By Amna Nawaz, Tommy Walters The Jan. 6 congressional committee is set to lay out its evidence in detail starting Monday after a dramatic opening night. In primetime Thursday, the panel accused then-President Trump of an attempted coup. In turn, the former president went online… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 6:27 Rep. Banks on Republican opposition to the Jan. 6 committee's findings Opposition to the select committee is nearly unanimous from House Republicans, who've attacked the work as illegitimate and politically motivated. Indiana Rep. Jim Banks was House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's pick to serve as ranking member on the committee, but… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 5:49 Rep. Raskin on what the Jan. 6 committee accomplished in the first public hearing For more takeaways from Thursday night's hearing, we turn to a member of the Jan. 6 select committee, who also served as the lead impeachment manager in President Trump's second impeachment trial. Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Jun 10 Judge blocks Texas from investigating families of trans youth By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press A Texas judge has temporarily blocked the state from investigating families of transgender children who have received gender confirming care. Continue reading
Jun 10 Stocks tumble after inflation worsens, raising rate fears By Stan Choe, Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Stocks fell sharply on Friday following Wall Street's cold realization that inflation got worse last month, not better, as investors had been hoping. Continue reading
Jun 10 Abortion funds feel frustration, gratitude at 'rage giving' By Thalia Beaty, Associated Press In response to the May 2 leaked draft that signaled the likely withdrawal of the legal right to an abortion in the U.S., donors clicked on donations buttons and mailed checks in a fury. Continue reading
Jun 10 Analysis: Why Biden declared solar panels, heat pumps integral to national defense By Daniel Cohan, The Conversation Other presidents used the Defense Production Act to boost fossil fuel supplies. Biden is using it to replace them with clean energy. Continue reading