Nov 18 Biden administration acts to restore clean-water safeguards By Suman Naishadham, Matthew Daly, Associated Press The announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army reinstates a rule in place before 2015 while the Biden administration arrives at its own, which is expected to be next year. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: House debates Build Back Better bill before expected vote By Alan Fram, Associated Press Democrats have brushed aside monthslong divisions and are approaching House passage of their expansive social and environment bill. Continue reading
Nov 18 Watch 5:27 News Wrap: Defense rests in Ahmaud Arbery murder trial In our news wrap Thursday, the defense has rested in the trial of three men accused of chasing down and murdering Ahmaud Arbery in Georgia. New COVID infections in the U.S. are still accelerating, with average daily cases up nearly… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 6:44 How the pandemic is contributing to alarming rise in opioid overdose deaths By William Brangham, Leah Nagy The nation’s opioid epidemic has never been deadlier. The Centers for Disease Control Prevention says 100,000 people died of drug overdoses over the last year — a 30 percent increase from the year before and an all-time high. As William… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 9:12 Why Malcolm X's murder was revisited, and what exonerations say about U.S. justice system By John Yang, Murrey Jacobson A New York judge on Thursday exonerated two men of assassinating Malcolm X. The iconic civil rights figure was gunned down in Manhattan in 1965. Muhammad Aziz and the late Khalil Islam were convicted, and imprisoned until the 1980's. A… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 9:00 Prison offers little to ease domestic violence trauma. This program tries to fill the gaps By Amna Nawaz, Lena I. Jackson, Mike Fritz, Frank Carlson The number of women behind bars has risen dramatically in the U.S. over the last four decades. Amna Nawaz and producer Lena Jackson examine why so many women in prison are survivors of domestic violence, and why the trauma left… Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 7:54 Rep. Escobar on immigration, inflation and key issues addressed by Build Back Better bill Thursday was a big win for progressive Democrats who made passing Build Back Better their top priority. One such representative is Congresswoman Veronica Escobar of Texas. She joins Judy Woodruff from the Capitol to discuss the bill’s details and more. Continue watching
Nov 18 Watch 4:28 With House on the cusp of passing Build Back Better bill, big Senate fight expected By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman The U.S. House of Representatives is on the cusp of passing President Joe Biden's sweeping Build Back Better legislation. The $1.7 trillion bill would touch everything from child care to health care to climate change. While Democrats are ready to… Continue watching
Nov 18 Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press The Indian Health Service says it will consult with tribes on how best to use the $3.5 billion. The amount is enough to fulfill the more than 1,560 projects on the agency's list of sanitation deficiencies. Continue reading
Nov 18 Texas still at risk of winter power blackouts, says oversight group By Paul J. Weber, Associated Press A group that oversees the reliability of the nation's electrical sector says Texas is again at risk of blackouts this winter because of extreme weather like the catastrophic February storm that buckled the state's electricity grid. Continue reading