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Capehart and Abernathy on Rittenhouse acquittal, Build Back Better bill

Washington Post columnists Jonathan Capehart and Gary Abernathy join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the verdict in the murder trial of Kyle Rittenhouse, and the passage of the Build Back Better Act in the U.S. House…

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WATCH: U.S. Special Operations commander at the Halifax International Security Forum

By News Desk

At this year’s annual Halifax International Security Forum, foreign affairs and defense correspondent Nick Schifrin sat down for a rare interview with a commander whose operations generally work in the shadows.

WATCH: Jury finds Kyle Rittenhouse not guilty of all charges in Kenosha shooting

By Associated Press

Kyle Rittenhouse has been acquitted of all charges after pleading self-defense in the deadly Kenosha, Wisconsin, shootings that became a flashpoint in the nation's debate over guns, vigilantism and racial injustice.

Jury begins deliberations in 'Unite the Right' civil trial

By Denise Lavoie, Associated Press

The jury in U.S. District Court is being asked to decide whether two dozen white supremacists, neo-Nazis and white nationalist organizations are responsible for violence during two days of demonstrations.

WATCH: Jen Psaki gives White House briefing after Biden's physical

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

While serving as acting president Harris was working from her office in the West Wing, Psaki said. She later traveled to Ohio once Biden awoke from the procedure.

WATCH: CDC advisory panel votes approves COVID-19 booster shots for all adults

By Lauran Neergaard, Matthew Perrone, Associated Press

An influential U.S. advisory panel will discuss expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to all adults Friday, a move that could make the shots available as early as this weekend.

WATCH: In speech lasting eight hours, House Minority Leader McCarthy stalls Biden bill

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Republican leader Kevin McCarthy seized control of the House floor for more than eight hours overnight, preempting passage of President Joe Biden's big domestic policy bill with a rambling speech full of vitriol.

Harris first woman to hold presidential power, briefly, while Biden undergoes routine colonoscopy

By Zeke Miller, Associated Press

Biden, who turns 79 on Saturday, is the oldest person to serve as president, and interest in his health has been high since he declared his candidacy for the White House in 2019.

WATCH: Dems' sweeping social, climate bill passes divided House

By Alan Fram, Associated Press

Democrats have brushed aside monthslong divisions and are approaching House passage of their expansive social and environment bill.

Biden administration acts to restore clean-water safeguards

By Suman Naishadham, Matthew Daly, Associated Press

The announcement by the Environmental Protection Agency and the Army reinstates a rule in place before 2015 while the Biden administration arrives at its own, which is expected to be next year.