Feb 05 Pentagon deploys troops to fuel COVID-19 vaccine drive By Lolita C. Baldor, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press The Pentagon will deploy more than 1,100 troops to five vaccination centers in what will be the first wave of increased military support for the White House vaccination campaign. Continue reading
Feb 05 WATCH: White House seeks ‘urgency’ from Congress in passing COVID-19 relief By Associated Press The White House says President Joe Biden has not given Congress a timeline for when they need to pass a rescue plan for Americans, but reiterates that there is "urgency" to get it done soon. Continue reading
Feb 05 WATCH: Biden wants to go big, fast and alone on COVID relief By Josh Boak, Associated Press Biden says the rescue plan he is pushing forward in Congress is the "answer to the crisis we are in."… Continue reading
Feb 05 Hundreds protest coup in Myanmar as resistance spreads By Associated Press Hundreds of students and teachers have taken to Myanmar’s streets to demand the military hand power back to elected politicians. Continue reading
Feb 05 WATCH: White House COVID task force holds briefing as U.S. reaches new grim milestone in deaths By Michelle R. Smith, Amy Taxin, Associated Press Infectious disease specialists expect deaths to start dropping soon, after new cases hit a peak right around the beginning of the year. New COVID-19 deaths could ebb as early as next week, said the new director of the Centers for… Continue reading
Feb 05 WATCH: Pete Buttigieg speaks after meeting with transportation workers By Associated Press Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg meets with frontline transit and rail workers today at 10 a.m. EST. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Feb 05 Senate approves fast-track of COVID-19 aid, Harris casts tie-breaker By Josh Boak, Associated Press The Senate has approved a measure that would let Democrats muscle through President Joe Biden's $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan without Republican support. Vice President Kamala Harris was in the chair to cast the tie-breaking vote, her first. Continue reading
Feb 05 The post-Trump identity crisis that’s fracturing the GOP By Daniel Bush Republicans will soon be forced to choose sides in the Senate, where Donald Trump will face an impeachment charge of inciting a violent insurrection. But the party has struggled to separate the former president from the deeply loyal base of… Continue reading
Feb 04 Congressional report finds some amounts of toxic metals in baby food brands By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press A congressional investigation has found levels of arsenic, lead and other toxic metals in many popular baby foods, including organic brands. Continue reading
Feb 04 House votes to remove Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from committees By Alan Fram, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press It was an unprecedented punishment for the chamber and it reflected Democrats' outrage at the hateful and violent conspiracy theories she has helped spread. Continue reading