Feb 02 WATCH: Agriculture Secretary nominee Thomas Vilsack appears before committee to get rehired By News Desk Former aides to Vilsack said he felt the need to return to duty, in part out of loyalty to Biden, but also to reverse some of the moves made by President Donald Trump's agriculture secretary, Sonny Perdue. Continue reading
Feb 01 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: U.S. passes 443,000 pandemic deaths after record month In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. passes 443,000 COVID-19 deaths after the worst month yet, snow piles up across the East Coast with cancelled flights and suspended transit, the Kremlin denounced mass protests in support of jailed Russian opposition… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 9:04 Sweeping new report examines the roots of the U.S. Capitol attack By Amna Nawaz The storming of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 was a shocking moment for many Americans, but new details are emerging about who was involved and how it was planned. A New York Times report examines the role former President… Continue watching
Feb 01 Watch 8:57 Deported without their children, separated mothers hope to be reunited years later By Amna Nawaz, Adam Raney, Lena I. Jackson, Tommy Walters President Biden is expected to sign a series of executive orders this week on immigration, including one setting up a task force to reunite families separated at the Mexican border under former President Trump’s "zero tolerance policy." Amna Nawaz reports… Continue watching
Feb 01 U.S. won’t make immigration arrests at virus vaccination sites By Associated Press Vaccination sites will be considered “sensitive locations” and generally off limits for enforcement actions, the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement Monday. Continue reading
Feb 01 Major winter storm pummels Northeast, closing schools and vaccination sites By Jennifer Peltz, Karen Matthews, Associated Press A sprawling, lumbering winter storm walloped the East Coast on Monday, shutting down coronavirus vaccination sites, closing schools and halting transit. Continue reading
Feb 01 Deborah Archer becomes first Black person elected to be ACLU’s president By Associated Press Archer, a professor at New York University School of Law with expertise in civil rights and racial justice, has become the ACLU's first Black president in the organization's 101-year history. Continue reading
Jan 31 Watch 5:47 How Congress is addressing the Jan. 6 insurrection Former President Donald Trump, charged with inciting the January 6 insurrection, is facing his second impeachment trial amid ongoing investigations by Congressional committees and federal agencies into the events that led to the attack. New York University School of Law… Continue watching
Jan 31 GOP lawmakers urge Biden to meet with them on virus relief By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Ten Republican senators on Sunday proposed spending about one-third of what President Joe Biden is seeking in coronavirus aid and urged him to negotiate rather than try to ram through his $1.9 trillion package solely on Democratic votes. Continue reading
Jan 31 Major storm heads to Northeast after blanketing Midwest By Associated Press Heavy snow falling at an inch to 3 inches an hour was forecast for Monday in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut, the National Weather Service said. Much of the region could see blizzard-like conditions, with a foot to 18… Continue reading