Feb 23 WATCH: Congressional leaders hold moment of silence for 500,000 lives lost to COVID-19 By News Desk and Associated Press The nation passed the grim milestone on Monday, just over a year after the first confirmed U.S. fatality of the pandemic. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Biden and Trudeau give statements on bilateral meeting By Aamer Madhani, Rob Gillies, Associated Press In pre-pandemic times, such a meeting would have been held with fanfare. But with Biden and Trudeau stressing caution to their citizens, both leaders are foregoing the typical pomp and holding their talks by video conference. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Senate holds hearing on SolarWinds hack By Associated Press President Joe Biden has said that dealing with “Russian recklessness and hacking into computer networks in the United States and across Europe and the world has become critical to protecting our collective security.”… Continue reading
Feb 23 Fed Chair Powell says recovery incomplete, higher inflation unlikely By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell underscored the U.S. economy's ongoing weakness Tuesday in remarks that suggested that the Fed sees no need to alter its ultra-low interest rate policies anytime soon. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Biden, Rice lead roundtable with Black essential workers By Courtney Vinopal and Associated Press He spoke with a EMT from Missouri, a pharmacist from Illinois, a child care worker from Ohio and a grocery store manager from Iowa. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: White House press secretary Psaki holds news briefing By Associated Press White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki will hold a news briefing on Monday as the Biden administration continues to push for Congress to pass its proposed $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. Continue reading
Feb 23 Former Georgia Sen. David Perdue won’t run to reclaim seat in 2022 By Associated Press Perdue lost his reelection bid during a closely watched runoff in January against Democrat Jon Ossoff. Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Capitol defenders cite missed intelligence for security failures By Mary Clare Jalonick, Michael Balsamo, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The former chief of the U.S. Capitol Police has told lawmakers that he learned only after the attack that his officers had received a report from the FBI that forecast, in detail, the chances that extremists could commit “war” in… Continue reading
Feb 23 WATCH: Interior nominee Deb Haaland vows ‘balance’ on energy, climate By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Biden's agenda, including the possible creation of a Civilian Climate Corps, “demonstrates that America’s public lands can and should be engines for clean energy production" and “has the potential to spur job creation," Haaland said at her confirmation hearing. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 5:24 News Wrap: WHO concerned about COVID-19 vaccines reaching poor countries In our news wrap Monday, the World Health Organization head asked wealthy countries not to buy up all the COVID vaccines before poor nations get any, President Biden plans to funnel more federal pandemic aid to businesses owned by women… Continue watching