Dec 15 U.S. expects more migrants when asylum restrictions end, DHS says By Rebecca Santana, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security says more migrants may be released into the United States to pursue immigration cases when Trump-era asylum restrictions end next week. Continue reading
Dec 15 WATCH: White House reveals winter COVID-19 plans, more free tests By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The Biden administration is once more making some free COVID-19 tests available to all U.S. households as it releases its contingency plans with coronavirus cases ticking upward this winter. Continue reading
Dec 15 U.S. sues Arizona governor over shipping container barrier on Mexico border By Anita Snow, Associated Press The U.S. government has sued Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and the state over the placement of shipping containers as a barrier on the border with Mexico, saying it is trespassing on federal lands. Continue reading
Dec 15 New poll shows slight thaw for Biden approval, resilient support for Trump By Laura Santhanam Recent years of political impasse may have shaken people's faith in the next Congress' ability to find solutions to many of the nation's chronic list of problems, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 6:35 Congressional leaders hope to avoid government shutdown with a newly unveiled budget deal By Lisa Desjardins Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are working against the clock to figure out funding bills and an assortment of other key measures before the end of the year. Leaders are hoping to avoid a looming government shutdown. Lisa Desjardins breaks down… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 9:13 Newtown remembers those killed at Sandy Hook a decade after the tragedy By William Brangham, Layla Quran Ten years ago, a mass shooting forever changed the small town of Newtown, Connecticut. Twenty students and six educators were killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. William Brangham spoke with… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 8:58 House Majority Whip James Clyburn on budget negotiations and final weeks of term By Judy Woodruff House Democrats have a list of priorities they want to complete before the end of the year. Majority Whip James Clyburn, the third-ranking Democrat in the House, joined Judy Woodruff to talk about the final weeks of the term and… Continue watching
Dec 14 WATCH: Senate hearing indicates regulation may be on the way for cryptocurrency By Glenn Gamboa, Associated Press Whether increased regulation would have prevented the spectacular collapse of cryptocurrency exchange FTX was fiercely debated at a hearing of the Senate’s banking committee Wednesday. However, new legislation is potentially on the way. Continue reading
Dec 14 WATCH: Portrait of Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled at the Capitol as historic tenure nears end By News Desk and Associated Press Pelosi is the first woman to be elected Speaker of the House, a position she held from 2007 to 2011 and then from 2019 to today. Continue reading
Dec 14 Trump Organization ‘willfully’ hindered probe, hit with secret contempt finding By Michael Sisak, Associated Press According to a judge's secret contempt ruling, Donald Trump's company impeded a grand jury investigation last year by repeatedly failing to turn over evidence in a timely fashion, leading to a $4,000 fine. Continue reading