Oct 31 White House press secretary Psaki says she has COVID-19 By Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday she has contracted COVID-19. Continue reading
Oct 31 Watch 5:16 In ‘deep blue’ Virginia, the race for governor is too close to call By Jeff Greenfield Virginia goes to polls on Tuesday to elect its new governor. The ‘deep blue’ state is seeing a neck-and-neck race between Democratic hopeful Terry McAuliffe and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield reports on what this race tells… Continue watching
Oct 31 SpaceX delays astronaut flight due to rough wind, waves By Marcia Dunn, Associated Press SpaceX has bumped its next astronaut flight for NASA until Wednesday because of rough wind and waves hundreds of miles away. Continue reading
Oct 31 US, EU say deal on steel tariffs will help on climate change By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Associated Press The deal resolving the trade dispute would address the excess capacity that can distort the steel market and create a framework for reducing the carbon-intensity of steel and aluminum production that contributes to the warming of the earth. Continue reading
Oct 30 Watch 4:03 Critical infrastructure is vulnerable to flooding from climate change—why it’s not just coastal cities at risk By PBS NewsHour When we think about flooding, it's usually in coastal towns and cities, or places right next to large rivers. Taking into account rising sea levels and severe weather events, a non-profit research group assessed the flood danger to infrastructure in… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 2:23 Biden admits to ‘clumsy’ handling of nuclear submarine deal in meeting with Macron By Nick Schifrin, Harry Zahn, Dorothy Hastings President Joe Biden is in Rome, after a day of high-profile meetings with Pope Francis and France's President Emmanuel Macron. Nick Schifrin has more on how Biden spent the day. Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 6:05 News Wrap: U.S. inflation hits 30-year high, prices rise 4.5% in a year In our news wrap Friday, there's more evidence of inflation as a key barometer of prices is up nearly 4.5% from a year ago — the most in 30 years. The Food and Drug Administration formally recommended Pfizer's COVID vaccine… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 5:15 Why police, firefighters are fighting vaccine mandates and what that means for their jobs By John Yang, Claire Mufson Friday afternoon was the deadline for all New York City workers to get at least one COVID vaccine dose or go on unpaid leave. It could mean several thousand officers may have to stay home as early as Monday. In… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 8:30 Minneapolis residents split on reducing police role, establishing public safety department By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Voters in Minneapolis will head to the polls next week for the first city election since a police officer killed George Floyd, in a race that could be the most expensive in the city's history. And as special correspondent Fred… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 13:01 Brooks and Capehart on Build Back Better plan, Biden overseas trip, VA Gov. race and more New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including progress on President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan, how that affects Biden’s overseas trip and… Continue watching