Nov 18 Watch 4:28 With House on the cusp of passing Build Back Better bill, big Senate fight expected By Lisa Desjardins, Matt Loffman The U.S. House of Representatives is on the cusp of passing President Joe Biden's sweeping Build Back Better legislation. The $1.7 trillion bill would touch everything from child care to health care to climate change. While Democrats are ready to… Continue watching
Nov 18 Tribes welcome infusion of money in infrastructure bill By Felicia Fonseca, Associated Press The Indian Health Service says it will consult with tribes on how best to use the $3.5 billion. The amount is enough to fulfill the more than 1,560 projects on the agency's list of sanitation deficiencies. Continue reading
Nov 18 Portland among U.S. cities adding funds back into police departments By Sara Cline, Associated Press The debate about public safety spending has also shifted for departments from New York City to Los Angeles. They are seeing their finances partially restored in response to rising homicides, an officer exodus and political pressures. Continue reading
Nov 18 This Build Back Better proposal would raise wages for workers with disabilities By Lisa Desjardins The Build Back Better bill drafted by the House is a heavyweight, but there's one wage proposal that would affect tens of thousands of American workers with disabilities. Continue reading
Nov 18 Fearful of new laws, many teachers deterred from covering race-related topics By Travis Loller, Associated Press, Acacia Coronado, Associated Press/Report for America Education officials have nixed a contemporary issues class in a Tennessee district and removed Frederick Douglass' autobiography from reading lists in an Oklahoma school system, among other examples. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing By Associated Press Shortly after Biden was weighing a diplomatic boycott of next year's Winter Olympics in Beijing, Psaki said it wasn't an issue discussed in Monday night's virtual summit between Biden and China's President Xi Jinping. Continue reading
Nov 18 WATCH: Biden signs bills to expand police and first responder benefits By News Desk President Joe Biden signed three bipartisan bills that expand benefits for the nations law enforcement officers and first responders along with the communities they serve. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 4:31 Rep. Gosar censured over anime video that depicted violence against Democrats By Lisa Desjardins, Tess Conciatori The U.S. House of Representatives censured one of its own for the first time in more than a decade. Wednesday's censure vote against Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona was divided — nearly along party lines. Lisa Desjardins has been… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 8:06 Gosar censure shows Dem. 'double standard,' Rep. Malliotakis says For more on the House censure of Arizona Rep. Paul Gosar and how it reflects on the political environment in Congress, Judy Woodruff is joined by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis of New York. She's one of the 13 Republicans who voted… Continue watching
Nov 17 For Detroit's Japanese Americans, oral histories key to preservation of history, future solidarity By Frances Kai-Hwa Wang The Detroit chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League (JACL) has been collecting and sharing the stories of the Japanese American community in the area. These stories, spanning over a hundred years, are a vital part of Detroit’s history, and… Continue reading