Jun 25 WATCH: Biden offers encouragement to LGBTQ Americans By Josh Boak, Associated Press Biden is naming a Jessica Stern as a special diplomatic envoy at the State Department for LGBTQ rights. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: Minority leader McCarthy offers weekly briefing By Mary Clare Jalonick, Nomaan Merchant, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy's remarks come amid continued deliberation over investigating the deadly Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: Garland announces civil rights case against Georgia as part of voting rights sweep By Laura Santhanam The Biden administration has pushed for voting rights laws as states pass laws restricting ballot access. Continue reading
Jun 25 Harris heads to border after facing criticism for absence By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press While in El Paso, Texas, she will tour a Customs and Border Patrol processing center, hold a conversation with advocates from faith-based organizations as well as shelter and legal service providers and deliver remarks. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 9:20 Understanding the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the fight for reconciliation By Lisa Desjardins, Yamiche Alcindor In Washington, President Joe Biden's push for a sweeping infrastructure bill took a giant step forward Thursday after months of arduous negotiations on the president's top legislative priority. After much back-and-forth with members of Congress, Biden announced bipartisan agreement on… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 4:35 Psaki defends new infrastructure deal: ‘Compromise is not a dirty word’ President Joe Biden's infrastructure deal announced Thursday is a $953 billion plan that is the product of months of negotiation with Congress. But for many on the left, the bill does not go as far as they had hoped to… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 6:46 Bipartisan infrastructure deal shows ‘America’s leadership is back,’ Sen. Warner says President Joe Biden's infrastructure deal announced Thursday is a $953 billion plan that is the product of months of negotiation with Congress, including Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia. Warner was one of 21 senators to negotiate the bipartisan plan… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 9:04 Why Americans are so divided over teaching critical race theory By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris, Vika Aronson Critical race theory, or CRT — often a graduate-level framework examining how the legacy of slavery and segregation in America is embedded in its legal systems and policies — has become the source of a political flashpoint across the country. Continue watching
Jun 24 Infrastructure spending promises boost for industry By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Details of the deal were scarce, but the pared-down plan, with $579 billion in new spending, has rare bipartisan backing and could open the door to the president's more sweeping $4 trillion proposals later on. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Biden urges Americans to get vaccinated during event in Raleigh, NC By Associated Press With the July Fourth holiday approaching, the White House acknowledged this week that Biden will fall shy of his 70 percent goal and an associated aim of fully vaccinating 165 million adults in the same time frame. Continue reading