Sep 22 Watch 5:22 Congress in final push to approve contentious legislation before midterms By Lisa Desjardins With less than 50 days until the midterms, Congress is in its final push to approve legislation ahead of Election Day. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to make it harder to overthrow an election while the Senate… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 9:04 New book 'The Divider' takes a look at Trump presidency and what led to January 6 attacks By Judy Woodruff A new book by two veteran journalists takes a look behind the scenes of Donald Trump's presidency. Husband and wife reporting team Peter Baker of The New York Times and Susan Glasser of The New Yorker say that to understand… Continue watching
Sep 22 WATCH: Pelosi says the devastation in Puerto Rico is 'heartbreaking' By Associated Press U.S. officials including President Joe Biden have pledged to help the island recover from the devastation of Hurricane Fiona even as Bermuda and Canada's Atlantic provinces were preparing for a major blast from the Category 4 storm. Continue reading
Sep 22 Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says inflation fight may cause a recession By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Federal Reserve delivered its bluntest reckoning Wednesday of what it will take to finally tame painfully high inflation: Slower growth, higher unemployment and potentially a recession. Continue reading
Sep 22 Former Mississippi welfare agency director pleads guilty to fraud By Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press A former director of Mississippi's welfare agency pleaded guilty Thursday to federal and state charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families. Continue reading
Sep 22 White House says GOP's abortion ban proposal could lead to a nationwide crisis By Colleen Long, Associated Press The White House and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say a Republican-led proposal to ban abortion nationwide after 15 weeks would endanger the health of women and have severe consequences for physicians. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: President Joe Biden holds his first meeting with Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden has pledged in his first face-to-face meeting with new Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to work to strengthen relations with the key Pacific nation after what he acknowledged had been some “rocky times” in the past. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder lays out new food, housing programs for troops By Associated Press The Pentagon announced a number of new programs Thursday that are aimed at helping service members who are struggling with housing shortages and steep food and living expenses as they move from base to base. Continue reading
Sep 22 WATCH: President Biden vows U.S. won't walk away from storm-struck Puerto Rico By Dánica Coto, Associated Press President Joe Biden says the full force of the federal government is ready to help Puerto Rico recover from the devastation of Hurricane Fiona. Continue reading
Sep 22 Why a third of American workers changed jobs during the Great Resignation By Hannah Grabenstein Over one-third of Americans working for pay changed jobs in the past two years, according to a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll, and more than 60 percent received raises over the last year. Continue reading