Sep 24 WATCH: White House COVID task force gives update after latest booster recommendations By Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The White House COVID task force is expected to speak at 12:30 p.m. EST today. Watch their remarks here. Continue reading
Sep 24 Former ABC News executive says Chris Cuomo harassed her By David Bauder, Associated Press The executive, Shelley Ross, said Friday she's concerned that Cuomo's reaction to her story and his role advising his brother, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, indicates that he's learned little about harassment and what it does to women. Continue reading
Sep 24 CDC director says people with risky jobs can also get COVID booster By Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has endorsed COVID-19 booster shots for millions of older or otherwise vulnerable Americans. The move opens a major new phase in the U.S vaccination drive against the coronavirus. Continue reading
Sep 24 WATCH: Biden urges COVID-19 booster shots for those now eligible By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden is expected to speak from the White House at 9:45 a.m. EST today. Watch the president's remarks here. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: House votes to protect abortion rights amid state challenges By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has said that congressional action would make a “tremendous difference” in Democrats’ efforts to maintain access to abortion rights. She called the Supreme Court's decision “shameful” and counter to its own precedent. Continue reading
Sep 23 House Jan. 6 panel subpoenas Trump advisers, associates By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The subpoenas are for former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, former White House Deputy Chief of Staff for Communications Dan Scavino, former Defense Department official Kashyap Patel and former Trump adviser Stephen Bannon. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: 2021 United Nations General Assembly - Day 4 By Mallika Sen, Associated Press With cascading crises casting a pall over the proceedings at this year's UNGA, Slovakian President Zuzana Čaputová had this reminder on the first day of debate: “We cannot save our planet if we leave out the vulnerable — the women,… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 5:48 How 'fits and starts' of booster science, rollout may affect U.S. vaccination goals By PBS NewsHour An advisory panel for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday recommended the Pfizer booster shots for people 65 and older, nursing home residents, and younger adults with underlying health issues. For a deeper look at that decision,… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: California bars worker productivity quotas used by Amazon, other warehouses By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, California is now the first state to bar Amazon and other giant warehouse employers from punishing or firing workers over productivity quotas. Democratic congressional leaders now say they have a framework deal to pay for… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 13:30 Justice Breyer on 'procedural decision' behind Texas abortion law, politics on the bench By Judy Woodruff, Alex D'Elia Justice Stephen Breyer heads into a new supreme court term soon, facing a docket of hot-button issues and pressure from progressives to retire. The court's senior liberal justice, Breyer joined Judy Woodruff to talk about his role and new book,… Continue watching