Aug 05 Watch 5:11 News Wrap: Israeli airstrikes pound Gaza killing at least 10, wounding dozens In our news wrap Friday, Israeli strikes pounded Gaza killing at least 10 including a militant commander, Russia's foreign minister says Moscow is open to discussing a prisoner exchange involving American WNBA star Brittany Griner, deadly house fire in Pennsylvania… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 5:47 Hiring surged in July as U.S. economy exceeds expectations despite inflation, rate hikes By John Yang The U.S. has now regained all the jobs it lost during the COVID pandemic, in spite of concerns about rising inflation and a possible recession. Employers added 528,000 jobs last month, more than double what economists predicted. Meanwhile, unemployment fell… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 2:45 Democrats move closer to sweeping tax, climate change and health care bill By Lisa Desjardins Senate Democrats are one step closer to passing a sweeping tax, climate change, and health care bill now that Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema voiced her support. The last Democratic holdout agreed to vote for the package after party leaders altered… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 6:19 Congress tries to cap insulin costs as diabetics ration supplies By Lisa Desjardins There is another proposal that could make it into the Senate budget deal that would cap the cost of insulin. More than 7 million Americans with diabetes use insulin and about 1 million put an enormous amount of their paycheck… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 8:05 Taiwan's top diplomat in the U.S. discusses escalating threats from China By Nick Schifrin For the first time since House Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, Beijing retaliated against the United States, cutting off dialogue on multiple topics including climate change and sanctioning Pelosi and her family. China also launched the largest military exercise around… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 6:04 How a new national emergency declaration could slow the spread of monkeypox By William Brangham With more than 7,000 cases reported in the U.S, the Biden administration has declared monkeypox a public health emergency. The declaration announced Thursday comes after the administration endured weeks of criticism for its response to this outbreak. Dr. Jay Varma,… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 5:37 America's far-right embraces Hungary's autocratic president By Laura Barrón-López Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s nationalist rhetoric and embrace of culture wars has long made him the black sheep of Europe. But what isolates him among his European contemporaries has endeared him to the American right, and he was welcomed… Continue watching
Aug 05 Watch 12:14 Brooks and Capehart on Democrats' climate bill and critical primary elections New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how Democrats are moving closer to passing a new climate and spending bill and a look at… Continue watching
Aug 05 China cuts off vital U.S. contacts over Pelosi Taiwan visit By Ellen Knickmeyer, David Rising, Zeke Miller, Associated Press China says it is cutting off dialogue with the U.S. on a range of vital issues from climate change to military relations and anti-narcotics efforts in retaliation for a visit this week to Taiwan by U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Continue reading
Aug 05 Indiana House passes abortion ban, sends to Senate By Arleigh Rodgers, Associated Press Indiana House members on Friday advanced the near-total abortion ban 62-38 with limited exceptions, including in cases of rape and incest, and to protect the life and physical health of the mother. Continue reading