Oct 30 Democrats hope for House budget votes as soon as Tuesday By Alan Fram, Associated Press Talks among White House, House and Senate officials were being held over the weekend, said the Democrats, who described the plans on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to speak on the record. Continue reading
Oct 30 US, EU reach agreement to settle rift over Trump-era tariffs By Zeke Miller, Josh Boak, Associated Press The U.S. and European Union have reached an agreement to settle their diplomatic rift over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs, the White House announced Saturday, as President Joe Biden is in Rome attending the Group of 20 summit. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 2:23 Biden admits to ‘clumsy’ handling of nuclear submarine deal in meeting with Macron By Nick Schifrin, Harry Zahn, Dorothy Hastings President Joe Biden is in Rome, after a day of high-profile meetings with Pope Francis and France's President Emmanuel Macron. Nick Schifrin has more on how Biden spent the day. Continue watching
Oct 29 Biden tells Macron U.S. was ‘clumsy’ in Australia submarine deal By Sylvie Corbet, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden has told French President Emmanuel Macron that America was "clumsy" in its orchestration of a secret U.S.-British submarine deal with Australia. Continue reading
Oct 29 Watch 8:30 Minneapolis residents split on reducing police role, establishing public safety department By Fred de Sam Lazaro, Sam Lane Voters in Minneapolis will head to the polls next week for the first city election since a police officer killed George Floyd, in a race that could be the most expensive in the city's history. And as special correspondent Fred… Continue watching
Oct 29 Watch 13:01 Brooks and Capehart on Build Back Better plan, Biden overseas trip, VA Gov. race and more New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including progress on President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion Build Back Better plan, how that affects Biden’s overseas trip and… Continue watching
Oct 29 Polish lawmakers approve anti-migrant wall on Belarus border By Associated Press Poland is accusing the Belarusian regime of encouraging and aiding migrants from the Middle East and Africa to seek entry to the EU through its territory to destabilize the whole bloc. Continue reading
Oct 29 U.S. to gauge climate damage from federal oil and gas sales By Matthew Brown, Associated Press U.S. government regulators for the first time will analyze greenhouse gas emissions from federal oil and gas lease sales on a national scale as the Biden administration steps up efforts to address climate change. Continue reading
Oct 29 WATCH: FDA paves way for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccinations in young kids By Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press Next week, advisers to the CDC will discuss which youngsters should get vaccinated. In the meantime, Pfizer plans to begin shipping millions of vials of the new doses to vaccination sites. Continue reading
Oct 29 White House renews bid to end ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said Friday that the "Remain in Mexico" policy likely contributed to a drop in illegal border crossings in 2019 but with "substantial and unjustifiable human costs" to asylum-seekers. Continue reading