Sep 29 Watch 4:16 White House races against the clock to save infrastructure bill from doom The White House and key congressional Democrats spent this Wednesday trying to figure out how to secure enough votes in the U.S. House to pass a trillion-dollar infrastructure bill Thursday, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi had promised. But some House progressives… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 6:21 Sen. Durbin on fate of infrastructure and reconciliation bills, debt ceiling, abortion The reconciliation bill that may potentially hold up the passing of a separate infrastructure package could put trillions towards climate, health care, and other domestic initiatives. But moderate Democrats, progressives and Republicans are all divided on it. Amna Nawaz gets… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: Milley says years of bad decisions to blame for Afghanistan pullout failures In our news wrap Wednesday, Gen. Mark Milley blamed years of bad decisions behind the failures of the U.S. exit from Afghanistan during the second day of a House hearing with military leaders. The Biden administration says North Korea's latest… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 6:18 Vaccine mandates can become a 'political battleground,' former FDA commissioner says By William Brangham, Claire Mufson YouTube on Wednesday announced it will remove videos that spread false information about the safety and efficacy of the COVID-19 vaccine and any other commonly used vaccines. Accounts associated with several prominent figures — such as Robert Kennedy Jr. —… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 9:57 Two experts on how $3.5T spending bill could affect health and child care, taxes and more As President Biden's economic agenda takes shape on Capitol Hill, Amna Nawaz discusses its potential implications with Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winning economist. He was senior vice president and chief economist at the World Bank and teaches at Columbia… Continue watching
Sep 29 Watch 8:30 California's giant sequoias are pillars of living history. Climate change may kill them By Cat Wise, Leah Nagy California's famous giant sequoias can live for thousands of years. But the KNP Complex Fire is just 11 percent contained, and is burning across nearly 50,000 acres, including treasured groves in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks. Another fire is… Continue watching
Sep 29 WATCH: Federal Reserve Chair defends Federal policies, says inflation may persist By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press At a panel sponsored by the European Central Bank on Wednesday Powell said the Fed has avoided the mistake of underestimating the severity of pandemic's economic impact. But criticism of the Fed's policies has grown in recent months as inflation… Continue reading
Sep 29 California city apologizes for 1887 Chinatown destruction By Olga R. Rodriguez, Associated Press The San Jose City Council has approved a resolution apologizing to Chinese immigrants and their descendants for the city's role in "systemic and institutional racism, xenophobia, and discrimination." The apology comes amid a wave of attacks against the Asian community… Continue reading
Sep 29 Britney Spears hearing may mean freedom from court or father By Andrew Dalton, Associated Press Difficult decisions await a Los Angeles Superior Court judge at what could be a pivotal hearing in the conservatorship controlling the life and money of Britney Spears. Continue reading
Sep 29 Health workers once saluted as heroes now get threats By Heather Hollingsworth, Grant Schulte, Associated Press Some hospitals are so concerned that they equipped workers with panic buttons, while others have limited the number of public entrance to their facilities. Continue reading