Apr 15 Biden’s poll numbers on the economy rival Trump’s for the first time By Laura Santhanam To jumpstart the economy, the Biden administration unveiled the American Jobs Plan, which a majority of Americans support, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Apr 15 WATCH: Democrats introduce legislation to expand Supreme Court By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Joe Biden last week created a commission to spend the next six months examining the politically incendiary issues of expanding the court and instituting term limits for justices. Continue reading
Apr 15 U.S. expels Russian diplomats, imposes new round of sanctions By Eric Tucker, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The White House is announcing the expulsion of 10 Russian diplomats and announcing a new round of sanctions against Russia. Continue reading
Apr 14 Lawsuit describes night of fear for Wall of Moms protester By Andrew Selsky, Associated Press In the lawsuit filed in federal court in Portland, Oregon, Jennifer Kristiansen also accused an unnamed federal agent of groping her breast and buttocks as he trapped her against a wall, leading her to fear she would be raped. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 6:33 News Wrap: Kim Potter charged with second-degree manslaughter after shooting Daunte Wright By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, Kim Potter, the former police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright outside Minneapolis was charged with second-degree manslaughter. Then, a scathing new report blames the leadership of the Capitol Police for a raft of failures… Continue watching
Apr 14 Federal Reserve survey finds economy rebounding, helped by stimulus, vaccines By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The new survey released Wednesday showed that the Fed's business contacts around the country were expressing more optimism about the economy's outlook as activity accelerated. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 7:37 Sen. Capito: More bipartisanship needed on infrastructure, Biden ‘left us in the dust’ President Joe Biden has proposed a $2 trillion measure, The American Jobs Plan, to improve the country's infrastructure. As negotiations on that get underway in Washington, Judy Woodruff is joined by a senator who's deeply involved - ranking member of… Continue watching
Apr 14 Biden begins to undo Trump-era ban on abortion referrals By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Biden administration is beginning to undo a Trump-era ban on clinics referring women for abortions. That policy directive led to Planned Parenthood leaving the federal family planning program. Continue reading
Apr 14 Iran’s supreme leader says initial offers to save nuclear deal ‘not worth looking at’ By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made the comment Wednesday in a speech on the first day of Ramadan in Iran. As supreme leader, he has final say on all matters of state. Continue reading
Apr 14 WATCH: Biden visits Arlington National Cemetery after Afghanistan troop withdrawal announcement By Associated Press This comes as Biden announced the withdrawal of the remaining U.S. troops from Afghanistan, by the 20th anniversary of the deadliest terror assault on the United States. Continue reading