Dec 15 WATCH: Biden promises visit to sub-Saharan Africa soon By Colleen Long, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday said he will soon make a visit to sub-Saharan Africa, announcing bare details of his travels plans as he wrapped up the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. Continue reading
Dec 15 3 men receive prison time for helping Gov. Whitmer kidnap plot By Joey Cappelletti, Ed White, Associated Press Three men who forged an early alliance with the leader of a plot to kidnap Michigan's governor have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for assisting him in 2020. Continue reading
Dec 15 WATCH: Pentagon says U.S. will expand combat training for Ukrainian troops By Lolita C. Baldor, Tara Copp, Associated Press The Pentagon will expand military combat training for Ukrainian forces, using the slower winter months to instruct larger units in more complex battle skills, the Defense Department and U.S. officials said Thursday. Continue reading
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