Jul 22 WATCH: Pelosi says Jan. 6 panel to move ahead without GOP’s choices By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection "will do the job it set out to do" after Republicans vowed to boycott the probe. Continue reading
Jul 22 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Thursday said the guidance for mask wearing hadn't changed, even as the delta variant, which spreads more aggressively, now accounts for an estimated 83% of cases nationwide. Continue reading
Jul 22 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds news briefing By News Desk The White House COVID-19 task force is expected to hold a news briefing on Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 22 WATCH: House GOP say Democrats are ‘stonewalling’ COVID-19 origins probe By Associated Press House Republicans are calling for hearings into the origins of the COVID-19 virus. Continue reading
Jul 21 Watch 7:33 How the opioids settlement will impact communities affected by addiction After more than two years of negotiations, a number of states agreed to a $26 billion settlement with three large drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson for their roles in the opioids epidemic. Half a million deaths over two decades… Continue watching
Jul 21 Infrastructure bill fails first vote; Senate to try again By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Senate Republicans rejected an effort Wednesday to begin debate on a big infrastructure deal that a bipartisan group of senators brokered with President Joe Biden. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: Biden aims to sell economic agenda in Cincinnati trip By Alexandra Jaffe, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden is expected to speak Wednesday about his plan to create union jobs. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: McCarthy says GOP won’t participate in Jan. 6 committee if Dems won’t accept appointed members By Associated Press House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy said his party won't participate in the committee investigation into the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, if Democrats won't accept the members he appointed. Continue reading
Jul 21 Pelosi bars Trump allies from Jan. 6 probe, GOP may boycott By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Republicans tapped by House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, citing the "integrity" of the probe. Continue reading
Jul 21 WATCH: Climate and sustainability experts testify on extreme heat in the U.S. By News Desk and Associated Press Climate and sustainability experts testified Wednesday before the House Science Committee on the growing problem of extreme heat in the U.S. Continue reading