Jan 07 WATCH: President Joe Biden remarks on the December jobs report By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden On Friday touted the nation's "historic" unemployment numbers despite a mixed report on the U.S. jobs market. Continue reading
Jan 07 LISTEN: Supreme Court holds special session on vaccine requirements By Jessica Gresko, Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears skeptical of the Biden administration’s authority to impose a vaccine-or-testing requirement on the nation’s large employers. Continue reading
Jan 06 South Dakota makes it harder for women to get abortion meds By Stephen Groves, Associated Press The rule approved Thursday requires women to return to a doctor to receive the second of two drugs used to carry out a medication abortion. Usually women receive both drugs in one visit, but take the second medication at home. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 7:58 Biden forcefully condemns Trump’s ‘web of lies’ in Jan. 6 anniversary address By Lisa Desjardins, Dorothy Hastings Solemn ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol Thursday replaced the violent scenes of rioters ransacking the building one year ago. It was also a day when a sitting president denounced the man he succeeded — in stark terms. Congressional correspondent Lisa… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 11:19 Harris on the state of democracy a year after Jan. 6 By Judy Woodruff, Matt Loffman, Stephanie Kotuby, Hannah Grabenstein On the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, Judy Woodruff speaks to Vice President Kamala Harris about the state of American democracy, the Democrats' agenda and the administration's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 6:54 Thompson on what the Jan. 6 panel has learned in the year since the Capitol attack While the disturbing scenes of the Jan. 6 insurrection were captured by witnesses and the media, many unknowns still exist. Among them, the actions of President Donald Trump who was silent for more than three hours. The bipartisan House committee… Continue watching
Jan 06 As experts say Biden should pivot on COVID, Harris sees current strategy making progress By Laura Santhanam The pandemic at this moment “is extremely frustrating” for everyone, Harris said vaccines, but boosters and masks have helped schools and businesses reopen. “We have seen progress … but there are still steps to go.”… Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 12:20 Jan. 6 attack was a ‘warning shot’ and likely a ‘harbinger,’ experts say. Here’s why To get a better understanding of the broader effects of the Jan. 6 insurrection on American politics, culture and democracy itself, Judy Woodruff speaks to four writers who have spent the last year engaged in that conversation. Continue watching
Jan 06 Read Biden’s full speech marking anniversary of Jan. 6 attack By News Desk President Joe Biden is accusing Donald Trump and his supporters of holding a “dagger at the throat of democracy."… Continue reading
Jan 06 Amnesty International verifies Polish senator was hacked with Pegasus spyware By Vanessa Gera, Associated Press Amnesty International says it has independently confirmed that an Israeli company's powerful spyware was used to hack a Polish senator when he was running the opposition's 2019 parliamentary election campaign. Continue reading