Feb 04 Ahead of State of the Union, Biden’s economic optimism not shared by GOP By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden sees a nation with its future aglow. Republicans take a far bleaker view — that the country is beset by crushing debt and that Biden is largely responsible for inflation. Continue reading
Feb 04 Democrats vote to change order of 2024 presidential primary By Will Weissert, Associated Press The Democratic Party on Saturday approved the reordering of its 2024 presidential primary, replacing Iowa with South Carolina in the leadoff spot. Continue reading
Feb 04 China tries to minimize impact of suspected spy balloon after Blinken cancels visit By Huizhong Wu, Associated Press Secretary of State Antony Blinken was due to visit Beijing on Sunday for talks aimed at reducing U.S.-China tensions. He said he had told senior Chinese diplomat Wang Yi in a phone call that sending the balloon over the U.S. Continue reading
Feb 03 New federal rules would limit sugar in school meals for the 1st time By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press The plan would also dramatically cut sodium in meals served to the nation's schoolkids by 2029, while boosting flexibility for foods made with whole grains. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 3:29 Chinese surveillance balloon over U.S. raises tensions in already strained relationship By Nick Schifrin, Zeba Warsi, Teresa Cebrian Aranda Defense Department officials are tracking a suspected Chinese spy balloon that is making its way across the central part of the U.S. Senior officials say it’s maneuverable, designed for surveillance and Beijing was “trying to fly this balloon over sensitive… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 9:43 House committee leaders discuss surveillance balloon, U.S.-China tensions By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn Beyond headlines about a Chinese surveillance balloon and the Secretary of State's canceled trip to Beijing lies the broader relationship between the world's largest economies. Nick Schifrin spoke with two leaders of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 5:31 Western states that rely on Colorado River fail to reach agreement on cutting consumption By William Brangham, Dorothy Hastings This was an important week in the battle out west over water use. Seven states along the Colorado River basin were supposed to reach a collective agreement on how to use less water from an ever-shrinking river, but they failed… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 3:53 Abortion providers create mobile centers along border of state banning procedures By Amna Nawaz, Gabrielle Hays, Mary Fecteau In some parts of the country, access to abortion care depends on how far a person can travel. Missouri has banned the procedure, but in neighboring Illinois, abortion remains legal and providers there will soon be working along the state… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 10:37 Brooks and Capehart on the state of the 2024 race for the White House New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Trump's third run getting off to a sluggish start and Democrats map out a new path to… Continue watching
Feb 03 Jury clears Elon Musk of wrongdoing for 2018 Tesla tweets By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press The trial pitted Tesla investors represented in a class-action lawsuit against Musk, who is CEO of both the electric automaker and the Twitter service he bought for for $44 billion a few months ago. Continue reading