Oct 08 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: Biden rejects Trump request to withhold WH records from Jan. 6 committee In our news wrap Friday, President Joe Biden has rejected former President Donald Trump's request to withhold White House records from a congressional probe into the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Biden also restored to protected status three national monuments cut… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 12:14 Brooks and Tumulty on debt, social spending, Jan. 6 investigation, Supreme Court New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including debt ceiling negotiations in Congress, debate over President Joe Biden’s social spending bills, new revelations about former President… Continue watching
Oct 08 More than 130 countries reach deal on corporate minimum tax By David McHugh, Danica Kirka, Associated Press U.S. President Joe Biden has been one of the driving forces behind the agreement as governments around the world seek to boost revenue following the COVID-19 pandemic. Continue reading
Oct 08 Federal prosecutors won’t seek charges against cop in Jacob Blake shooting By Associated Press The U.S. Department of Justice launched its own investigation days after the shooting. The agency announced Friday that it won’t pursue charges against Sheskey either, saying there’s not enough evidence to prove he used excessive force. Continue reading
Oct 08 White House proposes tech ‘bill of rights’ to safeguard against harmful use of biometric data By Matt O'Brien, Associated Press The White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy on Friday launched a fact-finding mission to look at facial recognition and other biometric tools used to identify people or assess their emotional or mental states and character. Continue reading
Oct 08 Biden is first president to mark Indigenous Peoples’ Day By Associated Press The proclamation lends the most significant boost yet to efforts to refocus the federal holiday celebrating Christopher Columbus toward an appreciation of Native peoples. Continue reading
Oct 08 White House blocks Donald Trump from withholding documents on Jan. 6 attack By Yamiche Alcindor and Associated Press President Biden and White House officials on Friday formally blocked an attempt by former President Donald Trump to withhold documents from the House committee investigating the January 6th Capitol attack. Continue reading
Oct 08 Trump hotel lost $70 million during presidency, got help from bank By Bernard Condon, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump’s company lost more than $70 million operating his Washington D.C. hotel while in office. Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House press briefing By Associated Press The White House said Friday President Joe Biden will not block a tranche of documents sought by a House committee's investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Secretary Blinken, Mexico Foreign Secretary Marcelo Ebrard give remarks By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press High-level delegations from Mexico and the United States were at work Friday on building a new security framework for the bilateral relationship that they hope will govern how the two countries cooperate on a broad range of issues. Continue reading