Apr 15 WATCH: Biden warns Russia cannot act with impunity By Eric Tucker, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The sweeping measures are meant to punish Russia for actions that U.S. officials say cut to the core of American democracy and to deter future acts by imposing economic costs on Moscow, including by targeting its ability to borrow money. Continue reading
Apr 15 WATCH: Capitol Police watchdog says force needs ‘cultural change’ By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The U.S. Capitol Police force needs “cultural change” after the broad failures of the Jan. 6 insurrection, the top watchdog for the department testified Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 15 WATCH: Psaki announces South Korea president visit with Biden By Associated Press It will be Biden's second opportunity to sit in person with a foreign counterpart since he took office during the pandemic. Continue reading
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