Jun 23 WATCH: Biden attends the funeral of former Sen. John W. Warner at the National Cathedral By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Wednesday mourned his former Senate colleague, Virginia's John Warner, as a “man of conscience, character and honor" who was deeply committed to God and country. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Pentagon leaders defend efforts on racism, extremism By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Top Pentagon leaders on Wednesday passionately defended the military's approach to addressing racism and extremism, pushing back against accusations by Republican lawmakers that the effort is creating division and hurting morale. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Democrats give update on Vanessa Guillén Act, reform bill on military sexual assault By Associated Press Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has the support of 66 senators for a bill that would have independent prosecutors handle felonies that call for more than a year in prison. Continue reading
Jun 22 EU approves 191.5 billion euros in recovery funds for Italy By Associated Press The Commission's approval of the plan to help relaunch the Italian economy after the pandemic on Tuesday is an important step toward the distribution of funds for Italy's vast reform and investment plan. Continue reading
Jun 22 Louisiana governor vetoes transgender sports ban proposal By Melinda Deslatte, Associated Press The decision pushes back against legislation that has passed several Southern states. Tuesday's veto from the Democratic governor was expected, since Edwards repeatedly called the measure discriminatory. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 5:51 Where Democrats compromised to get Sen. Manchin’s support on voting rights bill A major battle over election reform is underway in the U.S. Senate as Republicans in some states push to enact more restrictive voting laws, while Democrats aim to override those efforts at the federal level. Sen. Joe Manchin signaled he… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 5:46 Centralized voting bill won’t restore public trust in election, Sen. Thune says Judy Woodruff discusses Tuesday's Senate vote on an elections reform bill with Sen. John Thune of South Dakota, who also serves as the Senate Republican whip. Thune also weighs in on President Joe Biden’s infrastructure package, and progress towards bipartisanship… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 5:58 Democrats ‘another step closer’ to reforming filibuster, Sen. Padilla says Judy Woodruff discusses Tuesday's Senate vote on a voting rights bill with California Sen. Alex Padilla. He was also California's secretary of state for the 2020 presidential election. Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 4:48 Defense Department moves to fix failures in addressing sexual assault in the ranks By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. Defense Department on Tuesday embraced a major reform aimed at stamping out sexual assault in the military. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement saying he supported removing commanders from having any voice on whether service… Continue watching
Jun 22 France’s former President Nicolas Sarkozy faces jail term in campaign financing trial By Nicolas Vaux-Montagny, Sylvie Corbet, Associated Press The trial of former French President Nicolas Sarkozy has concluded in Paris, after a month during which the court sought to determine whether he broke laws on campaign financing in his unsuccessful 2012 re-election bid. Continue reading