Politics

WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing

By News Desk

White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a news briefing on Wednesday.

The 4 issues Democrats are trying to solve in Congress right now

By Lisa Desjardins

Let's break down the crises facing Congress.

WATCH: Austin, Milley and McKenzie testify on U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan

By News Desk

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, Army Gen. Mark Milley and Gen. Kenneth McKenzie, the commander of U.S. Central Command, will testify before the House Armed Services Committee on Wednesday about issues surrounding the end of the Afghanistan war.

Milley, military leaders contradict Biden on support for complete Afghanistan withdrawal

The end of America's 20-year war in Afghanistan was a "strategic failure," according to the assessment of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley. Milley, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Gen. Frank McKenzie, who runs…

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Climate, drug prices, child care and other issues at stake in reconciliation rift

It is a crucial day of negotiations on both sides of Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., where Democrats are working around the clock to pass 2 significant bills — on infrastructure and major Democratic priorities in a reconciliation bill. Capitol…

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Private Dem talks on major bills more positive than public appearances, Rep. Yarmuth says

For more on Democrats' plans and negotiations over the infrastructure and reconciliation bills, Amna Nawaz is joined by the chairman of the House Budget Committee, Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky.

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Haiti prime minister says elections, referendum to be held next year

By Dánica Coto, Joshua Goodman, Associated Press

Haiti's prime minister says he plans to hold a referendum to modify the country's constitution by February, and he hopes to organize presidential and legislative elections early next year.

Prince Andrew acknowledges he faces U.S. sex assault lawsuit

By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

The acknowledgement was confirmed in a joint agreement signed by a lawyer for Andrew and approved by a Manhattan federal judge. It was entered in the public record Tuesday.

WATCH: After 5 years, Obamas break ground on Presidential Center in Chicago

By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press

Construction on the Obama Presidential Center along Lake Michigan, near the Obama family home and where the former president started his political career on Chicago's South Side, officially began last month.

WATCH: Psaki defends Biden’s Afghanistan withdrawal decision

By Associated Press

White House press secretary Jen Psaki defended President Joe Biden's decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan on Tuesday, saying he had been given "split" opinions by his military advisers.