Nov 21 Watch 3:38 Inflation a major issue facing the Biden administration By PBS NewsHour Inflation, now running at more than 6%, is the number one concern for many Americans as prices rise, from the gas pumps to the grocery shelves. It’s also a looming threat to President Joe Biden’s administration. A complex mix of… Continue watching
Nov 20 Protests erupt over virus rules in Austria, Italy, Croatia By Associated Press Tens of thousands of protesters, many from far-right groups, marched through Vienna on Saturday after the Austrian government announced a nationwide lockdown beginning Monday to contain skyrocketing coronavirus infections. Continue reading
Nov 20 Sources: Brazil withheld deforestation data ’til COP26’s end By Débora Álvares, Associated Press Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro and Environment Minister Joaquim Leite both knew the Amazon region’s annual deforestation rate had surged before the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, but kept results quiet to avoid hampering negotiations, according to three Cabinet ministers who… Continue reading
Nov 19 First Indigenous American confirmed to lead National Park Service By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press Charles "Chuck" Sams III has said he would work to ensure that Indigenous history of National Park Service lands is included. Sams is Cayuse and Walla Walla and lives on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon. Continue reading
Nov 19 Watch 8:35 Child care, climate change and other provisions in Build Back Better bill passed by House By Lisa Desjardins, Amber Partida House Democrats are heading into the weekend with a victory after passing President Joe Biden's Build Back Better legislation Friday morning. Lisa Desjardins reports on the long debate that held up the bill until now, what's in the sweeping legislation,… Continue watching
Nov 19 Watch 12:30 Capehart and Abernathy on Rittenhouse acquittal, Build Back Better bill Washington Post columnists Jonathan Capehart and Gary Abernathy join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the verdict in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, and the passage of the Build Back Better Act in the U.S. House… Continue watching
Nov 19 WATCH: U.S. Special Operations commander at the Halifax International Security Forum By News Desk At this year’s annual Halifax International Security Forum, foreign affairs and defense correspondent Nick Schifrin sat down for a rare interview with a commander whose operations generally work in the shadows. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: Jury finds Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges in Kenosha shooting By Associated Press Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation's debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice. Continue reading
Nov 19 Jury begins deliberations in ‘Unite the Right’ civil trial By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press The jury in U.S. District Court is being asked to decide whether two dozen white supremacists, neo-Nazis and white nationalist organizations are responsible for violence during two days of demonstrations. Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: Jen Psaki gives White House briefing after Biden’s physical By Zeke Miller, Associated Press While serving as acting president Harris was working from her office in the West Wing, Psaki said. She later traveled to Ohio once Biden awoke from the procedure. Continue reading