Apr 27 WATCH: President Biden welcomes National and State Teachers of the Year to the White House By Will Weissert, Associated Press President Joe Biden congratulated the 2022 national teacher of the year on Wednesday by offering a deeply personal story saluting school leaders who helped him overcome a serious childhood stutter decades before he had White House aspirations. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Madeleine Albright’s daughters say she never forgot her roots as a refugee By Kenichi Serino and Associated Press Madeleine Albright's daughters remembered their mother with laughs and tears Wednesday, part of the 1,400 mourners gathered to celebrate her life and accomplishments. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki discusses Russian prisoner swap By Associated Press Yesterday, Psaki said more weapon donations announced from Germany and Norway shows "unity of NATO, European countries in confronting what we see as, of course, a horrific war in Ukraine."… Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Pentagon press secretary John Kirby holds a news briefing By Associated Press The United States announced new military assistance for Ukraine and a renewed diplomatic push in the war-ravaged nation as President Joe Biden's secretary of state and Pentagon chief completed a secrecy-shrouded trip to Kyiv. Continue reading
Apr 27 Post-George Floyd report finds pattern of discrimination by Minneapolis police By Steve Karnowski, Mohamed Ibrahim, Associated Press A state investigation launched after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer has determined that the department has engaged in a pattern of race discrimination. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: ‘Risks’ and ‘opportunities’ created by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, Blinken says By News Desk Secretary of State Blinken testifies on State Department budget in Senate hearing on Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas testifies on Title 42 in Senate hearing By News Desk Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is expected to testify on DHS budget in Senate hearing on Wednesday. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Madeleine Albright spent life helping other women, former Secretary of State Clinton says By Matthew Lee, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press World leaders and Washington's political and foreign policy elite paid their respects to Madeleine Albright, who was America's first female secretary of state. Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Madeleine Albright was the ‘voice of America at its best,’ former President Clinton says in eulogy By Associated Press President Bill Clinton honored former Secretary of State Madeleine Abright at her funeral service in Washington by recalling their last conversation, one he says "he will never forget."… Continue reading
Apr 27 WATCH: Madeleine Albright was ‘a force for good in the world,’ Biden says in eulogy By News Desk and Matthew Lee, Associated Press World leaders and Washington's political and foreign policy elite are paying their respects to Madeleine Albright, who was America's first female secretary of state. Continue reading