Jan 27 Biden pick for transportation secretary, Buttigieg, advances in Senate By Hope Yen, Associated Press A Senate panel has advanced President Joe Biden’s nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be transportation secretary, setting up a final confirmation vote for a key role in Biden’s administration. Continue reading
Jan 27 Census data for congressional seats still months away By Mike Schneider, Associated Press The deadline for turning in the apportionment numbers has been a moving target since the pandemic upended the Census Bureau's once-a-decade head count of every U.S. resident. Continue reading
Jan 27 Biden to reopen 'Obamacare' markets for COVID-19 relief By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Joe Biden plans to reopen the HealthCare.gov insurance markets for a special sign-up opportunity, as he promised during his campaign. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Secretary of State Blinken takes U.S. diplomacy helm, vows to revamp State Department By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The Biden administration on Wednesday paused or put under review a wide swath of Trump-era foreign policies as America’s new top diplomat took the helm of the State Department. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Biden signs executive actions on climate change By Associated Press In the most ambitious U.S. effort to stave off the worst effects of climate change, President Joe Biden is aiming to cut oil, gas and coal emissions and double energy production from offshore wind turbines. Continue reading
Jan 27 Man pleads guilty in conspiracy to kidnap Michigan governor By Ed White, Associated Press One of six men charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has pleaded guilty to conspiracy. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Biden aims for most ambitious U.S. effort on climate change By Matthew Daly, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press "The stakes on climate change just simply couldn't be any higher than they are right now. It is existential,” said former Secretary of State John Kerry, who is Biden's envoy on climate change. Continue reading
Jan 27 States lift restrictions gradually amid fears of new coronavirus variant By David Eggert, Don Babwin, Associated Press While the easing could cause case rates to rise, health experts say it can work if done in a measured way. Continue reading
Jan 27 WATCH: Virus will kill many more, White House projects as briefings resume By Zeke Miller, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press As many as 90,000 Americans are projected to die from the coronavirus in the next four weeks, the Biden administration warned in its first science briefing on the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Jan 26 Watch 3:56 News Wrap: Federal judge temporarily blocks Biden's ban on deportations In our news wrap Tuesday, a federal judge in Texas temporarily blocked President Biden’s 100-day ban on most deportations, the world reaches 100 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, thousands of farmers in New Delhi, India protest new laws they fear… Continue watching