Feb 04 WATCH: House votes to remove Rep. Greene from committee assignments By Alan Fram, Brian Slodysko, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Underscoring the political vise her inflammatory commentary has clamped her party into, nearly all Republicans voted against the Democratic move but none defended her lengthy history of outrageous social media posts. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Senate debates budget amid ongoing negotiations for COVID-19 relief By Lisa Mascaro, Josh Boak, Associated Press The Senate will vote Feb. 4 on an amended Congressional budget resolution for the next fiscal year, paving the way to pass a Democratic COVID-19 relief bill with a simple majority vote. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Labor Secretary nominee Marty Walsh testifies before Senate committee By Associated Press If the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approves the Walsh nomination, the full Senate will make a final vote in the coming days. Continue reading
Feb 04 WATCH: Experts, leaders testify before House on the small business economy during COVID-19 By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press As the U.S. economy undergoes an uneven recovery from the virus pandemic, many small business owners face a tough decision on whether and when to take on employees. Continue reading
Feb 03 Rennie Davis, ‘Chicago Seven’ activist, is dead at 80 By James Anderson, Associated Press Rennie Davis, one of the "Chicago Seven" activists who was tried for organizing an anti-Vietnam War protest outside the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago that turned violent, has died. Continue reading
Feb 03 Watch 7:34 Republicans face bitter divisions and a defining moment for the party’s future By Lisa Desjardins, Amber Partida Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are roiling Wednesday over the fate of two members -- and perhaps, of the party itself. At the same time, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate made a bipartisan move forward at the… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 8:39 GOP a ‘grotesque caricature’ of what it was before, says former Sen. John Danforth John Danforth, a former Republican senator, garnered attention last month when he denounced Sen. Josh Hawley's role in the Capitol attacks and expressed regret over his previous support for the Missouri lawmaker. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his views… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 4:00 News Wrap: Myanmar’s ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi charged after military coup In our news wrap Wednesday, police in Myanmar charged ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi with possessing illegally imported "walkie-talkies, the U.S. passed 450,000 deaths from COVID-19, President Biden voiced openness to lowering the price of his $1.9 trillion aid… Continue watching
Feb 03 McCarthy condemns Greene’s remarks but criticizes Democrat effort to remove her from committees By Alan Fram, Steve Peoples, Brian Slodysko, Associated Press His comments on Wednesday signal that he won't yield to a bipartisan outcry to punish her. Democrats plan a House vote on Thursday to remove her from her committees. Continue reading
Feb 03 Why reforming the U.S. approach to deportations could be Biden’s biggest immigration challenge By Courtney Vinopal Biden’s immediate effort to reverse course on enforcement has not necessarily made immigrant communities safer, say advocates who represent clients facing deportation. Continue reading