May 13 WATCH: DHS Secretary Mayorkas testifies on unaccompanied minors at the border By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is back on Capitol Hill facing questions about the immigration problems along the Southern Border. Continue reading
May 13 WATCH: Acting ICE director testifies on agency resources, priorities By News Desk Acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement director Tae Johnson will testify Thursday before the House Appropriations Committee about resource management and operational priorities. Continue reading
May 12 Company defies Michigan governor's order to close pipeline By John Flesher, Associated Press Whitmer had set a Wednesday deadline to shut down Line 5, contending it risks a major oil spill in the Straits of Mackinac linking Lake Huron and Lake Michigan. But Enbridge says only the federal government has authority to order… Continue reading
May 12 Watch 9:02 Cheney remains defiant after ouster from GOP leadership spot as party mulls replacement By Lisa Desjardins, Yamiche Alcindor In less than 20 minutes behind closed doors, House Republicans made their allegiance to former President Donald Trump clear by ousting Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney from the No. 3 position in the House GOP. Even after the vote, Cheney remained… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 9:04 Sen. Portman on Liz Cheney, infrastructure plans, and taxing the wealthy Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss Wednesday's leadership vote in the house that ousted Rep. Liz Cheney and President Joe Biden's infrastructure meeting with congressional leaders. Prior to serving in the Senate, Portman was the… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 5:38 News Wrap: Panic buying adds to gas woes in the Southeast as pipeline restarts operations In our news wrap Wednesday, panic buying of gasoline intensified across the southeastern U.S. as the colonial pipeline resumed operations. Inflation fears washed over Wall Street and the financial markets. The U.S. death toll from COVID-19 has fallen to an… Continue watching
May 12 Watch 7:01 How smugglers seduce Central American migrants with the 'American Dream' By Amna Nawaz, Adam Raney, Patty Gorena Morales, Julia Galiano-Rios More migrants were arrested or detained along the southern border in April than during any other month in the last 20 years. Desperate to make it to the U.S., many Central American migrants are being influenced by smugglers and their… Continue watching
May 12 Dozens killed in Mideast conflict that recalls 2014 Gaza war By Fares Akram, Joseph Krauss, Associated Press Dozens have died in the worst outbreak of violence since a 2014 war, with no resolution in sight. The fighting has taken on many hallmarks of that devastating 50-day conflict between Israel and Hamas. Continue reading
May 12 WATCH: Biden urges kids 12 and above to get vaccinated By Associated Press Earlier in the week, the Food and Drug Administration cleared the expanded use of Pfizer's shots, citing evidence the shots worked as well in those 12 to 15 years old as those 16 and older. Continue reading
May 12 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press President Joe Biden on Wednesday hosted the first formal gathering of the "big four" congressional leaders since he took office. Continue reading