Jul 07 Biden seeks to strengthen options for workers with new executive order By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden plans to sign an executive order reducing the ability of employers to prevent workers from going to rival firms and remove some of state occupational licensing requirements that make it harder to land a job. Continue reading
Jul 07 ‘I know how to lead,’ says NYC mayoral primary winner Eric Adams By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Eric Adams, the winner of the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City, vowed Wednesday to guide the city to a new era of safety and prosperity. Continue reading
Jul 07 WATCH: Biden visits Illinois to sell voters on families, education plan By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Biden turned his focus to pitching his proposed investments in families and education, using a visit to a community college in Illinois to highlight how his spending on so-called human infrastructure would boost the economy. Continue reading
Jul 07 Trump announces suits against Facebook, Twitter and Google By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump announced Wednesday he is filing suits against three of the country's biggest tech companies: Facebook, Twitter and Google, as well as their CEOs. Continue reading
Jul 06 Eric Adams wins Democratic primary in New York City’s mayoral race By Karen Matthews, Associated Press Adams triumphed over a large field in New York's first major race to use ranked choice voting including former city sanitation commissioner Kathryn Garcia, civil rights lawyer Maya Wiley and former presidential candidate Andrew Yang. Continue reading
Jul 06 WATCH: U.S. State Department calls for end to ongoing violence in Afghanistan By Associated Press This comes as a surge of Taliban wins in northern Afghanistan has caused some countries to close their consulates in the region, while across the border in Tajikistan, reservists are being called up to reinforce the southern border. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 4:32 News Wrap: U.S. largely untouched by global ransomware attack linked to Russia President Joe Biden says a worldwide ransomware attack conducted by Russian-linked hackers Friday has not threatened critical infrastructure in the U.S, but targeted a Florida based software company Kaseya for $70 million. The Pentagon canceled a $10 billion contract with… Continue watching
Jul 06 ‘Now our people are at risk,’ Rep. Bennie Thompson says of Mississippi’s failure to take government funding for vaccination efforts By Matt Loffman, Alex D'Elia “Our governor refused to take the FEMA money to go out and identify those vulnerable areas,” Thompson told PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff in an interview Tuesday. Continue reading
Jul 06 Watch 3:08 What we’ve learned about the Capitol attack in the last 6 months By Lisa Desjardins Tuesday marks six months since a pro-Trump mob attacked the U.S. Capitol on January 6 in an attempt to stop the certification of President Joe Biden's election win. Judy Woodruff and Lisa Desjardins take a deeper look at the investigations… Continue watching
Jul 06 Watch 6:26 ‘We will not hesitate’ to subpoena Trump in Jan. 6 investigation, Rep. Thompson says Judy Woodruff speaks to Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson about the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol and the Congressional investigation into the day’s events, including the possibility of subpoenaing former President Donald Trump. Thompson chairs the select committee investigating… Continue watching