Sep 22 FDA backs Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for seniors, high-risk By Matthew Perrone, Lauran Neergaard, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press The FDA on Wednesday signed off on such shots as a way to shore up protection in those groups. This is not a done deal yet: The CDC has yet to weigh in on who it believes should get boosters… Continue reading
Sep 22 California governor signs privacy laws for abortion patients By Adam Beam, Associated Press One law makes it illegal to film people within 100 feet of an abortion clinic for the purpose of intimidating them. Another law makes it easier for people on their parents' health insurance plans to keep sensitive medical information secret,… Continue reading
Sep 22 Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed students By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Florida's new surgeon general has signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19. Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Senate Dems, GOP end police reform talks, face stalemate over debt ceiling By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, Democratic Senators say they ended bipartisan negotiations on police reform and collecting data on use of force. Senators have also reached a stalemate on the fight over the debt ceiling. There's word that large numbers… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 6:34 EU's top diplomat says it can deploy military forces without U.S., NATO approval By Nick Schifrin President Joe Biden spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron Wednesday for the first time since France erupted with anger over a new Indo-Pacific defense alliance between the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. Nick Schifrin looks at European-U.S. relations with… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 4:26 Extending government funding and raising debt ceiling face uphill Senate battle By PBS NewsHour Congress must act soon just to keep the federal government functioning. But Democratic leaders are navigating internal divides and logjams as they try to pass two bills that would together dole out trillions of dollars toward infrastructure, child care and… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 7:19 Rep. Jayapal on progressive priorities, compromise on reconciliation and infrastructure By PBS NewsHour Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington state, chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Congress' efforts around reconciliation and infrastructure. Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 8:59 How America faced 'Peril' in final days of Trump presidency By PBS NewsHour The first draft of history is being written about the final, chaotic days of Donald Trump's presidency and the earliest days of Joe Biden's. A new book by Washington Post journalists Bob Woodward and Robert Costa reveals the alarm and… Continue watching
Sep 22 WATCH: House Democrats blast treatment of Haitian migrants By Associated Press Rep. Maxine Waters, a Democrat from California, likened the treatment of the migrants to slavery after scenes of border patrol agents on horseback using their reins to control the crowds. Continue reading
Sep 22 Senators say bipartisan police overhaul talks end with no deal By Alan Fram, Associated Press The congressional effort followed high-profile, fatal police shootings last year of Black people including George Floyd in Minneapolis and Breonna Taylor in Louisville, Kentucky. Continue reading