Jan 15 Biden team says recent Trump foreign policy moves ‘feel like sabotage’ By Nick Schifrin Up until now, Biden transition officials had shied away from publicly criticizing recent policy changes, but in an exclusive conversation with the PBS NewsHour, a transition official detailed a number of issues with the outgoing administration’s approach, singling out Secretary… Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH: Pence remembers Chuck Yeager at memorial service By John Raby, Associated Press Yeager died last month at age 97. The West Virginia native in 1947 became the first person to fly faster than sound. Continue reading
Jan 15 Transgender athletes look hopefully to White House transition By Pat Eaton-Robb, Associated Press During his campaign, Biden committed to restoring transgender students' access to sports, bathrooms and locker rooms in accordance with their gender identity. Continue reading
Jan 15 Capitol rioters included highly trained ex-military and cops By Associated Press At least 21 current or former members of the U.S. military or law enforcement have been identified as being at or near last week's Capitol riot, with more than a dozen others under investigation. Continue reading
Jan 15 National Mall closes in D.C. ahead of Biden’s inauguration By Associated Press The closure started Friday morning. It will remain in force at least through Thursday, the day after Biden’s inauguration, the National Park Service said in a statement. Continue reading
Jan 15 Officials say no ‘direct evidence’ of plot to assassinate during Capitol attack By Alanna Durkin Richer, Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Prosecutors who initially said there was “strong evidence” the pro-Trump mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last week aimed to “capture and assassinate elected officials” have backed away from that allegation. Continue reading
Jan 15 WATCH: DC Mayor Bowser discusses Biden inauguration security preparation By Ashraf Khalil, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press The number of National Guard troops coming to Washington to assist with security has so far grown to about 21,000, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson said at a briefing Thursday. Watch Mayor Bowser's news conference live here. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 9:06 Former Michigan governor charged for mishandling Flint water crisis By John Yang, Patty Gorena Morales Prosecutors in Michigan announced 41 criminal charges against nine former state and city officials Thursday in the Flint water crisis, including Michigan's former governor. Sandra Jones, executive director of R. L. Jones Community Outreach Center at the Greater Holy Temple… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 7:54 Civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges on activism in the modern era By Charlayne Hunter-Gault, Anne Azzi Davenport In the 1960s, Ruby Bridges became the first African-American student to integrate into an entirely white public school system in New Orleans. She joins Charlayne Hunter-Gault, who followed in Bridges' footsteps 60 years ago and desegregated the University of Georgia… Continue watching
Jan 14 Expanded vaccine rollout in U.S. spawns a new set of problems By Janie Har, Jennifer Peltz, Allen G. Breed, Associated Press The rapid expansion of COVID-19 vaccinations to senior citizens across the U.S. has led to bottlenecks, system crashes and hard feelings in many states because of overwhelming demand for the shots. Continue reading