May 10 WATCH: Watchdog says Capitol Police deficient at monitoring threats By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Capitol Police Inspector General Michael Bolton will testify Monday in the first of three House hearings this week on what went wrong during the Jan. 6 insurrection. Continue reading
May 10 WATCH: Biden announces Treasury will start paying out $350 billion in state and local aid By Josh Boak, Associated Press The president is pushing even more ambitious government spending, proposing a combined $4 trillion of investments in infrastructure, families and education to be funded by higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy. Continue reading
May 10 WATCH: White House expresses ‘serious concern’ over Israel unrest By News Desk and Associated Press Speaking at the White House briefing, press secretary Jen Psaki said the president is "kept abreast and is watching" developments carefully. Continue reading
May 10 New White House panel aims to separate science and politics By Associated Press A new 46-person federal scientific integrity task force with members from more than two dozen government agencies will meet for the first time on Friday. Continue reading
May 10 U.S. restores transgender health protections, reversing Trump policy By Associated Press The action by the Department of Health and Human Services affirms that federal laws forbidding sex discrimination in health care also protect gay and transgender people. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 9:16 JXN Project examines the history of one of the first Black urban neighborhoods By Ivette Feliciano, Connie Kargbo As much of the US faced a reckoning following the death of George Floyd, towns across the country began to look at racial justice in their own backyards. Led by two sisters, the JXN Project is a new initiative working… Continue watching
May 09 House GOP leader says he backs ousting Cheney from No. 3 job By Hope Yen, Associated Press Top House Republican Kevin McCarthy on Sunday publicly endorsed Rep. Elise Stefanik for the post of No. 3 leader, cementing the party conference’s support of the Donald Trump loyalist over Rep. Liz Cheney, an outspoken critic of the former president… Continue reading
May 08 Watch 9:34 Serbia’s winning fight against COVID-19 raises questions about ‘vaccine diplomacy’ By Jorgen Samso Serbia has had considerable success in its COVID-19 vaccination campaign, with the third-highest rate in Europe; supply is mostly from China and Russia. While Serbia's efforts have received high praise, experts are warning about unprecedented, growing Chinese influence in the… Continue watching
May 08 Watch 4:25 Scottish National Party’s win may reignite the independence referendum By PBS NewsHour The Scottish Nationalist Party is set to win in Scotland’s parliamentary election and is expected to call for a pro-independence referendum, setting the stage for a clash with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. NPR Correspondent Frank Langfitt joins Hari Sreenivasan to… Continue watching
May 07 EU calls on U.S. to push exports to counter vaccine shortage By Raf Cassert, Barry Hatton, Associated Press The European Union is calling on the United States to start boosting its vaccine exports to contain the global COVID-19 crisis, and said that the U.S. backing of patent waivers would provide only a long-term solution at best. Continue reading