Apr 29 Watch 5:12 News Wrap: De Blasio says NYC will 'fully reopen' by July 1 as vaccination rates improve In our news wrap Thursday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio announced the city aims to fully reopen on July 1. India continued to set global COVID-19 case records. China launched the main module of its first permanent space… Continue watching
Apr 29 Watch 8:38 HHS Sec. Becerra on bipartisanship, health care and immigration By Amna Nawaz The Biden administration on Wednesday laid out a $1.8 trillion American Families Plan, which focuses on child care and education. As President Biden pushes these sweeping new policies, he's relying on his cabinet secretaries to help in the negotiation effort. Continue watching
Apr 29 Appeals court tells EPA to ban pesticide or decide it's safe By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The court says the EPA had delayed acting on the widely used bug-killer chlorpyrifos for nearly 14 years. The EPA has been ordered to act within 60 days. Continue reading
Apr 29 Biden turns to Georgia to begin pitch for huge spending plan By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press With his visit to a state he won by fewer than 12,000 votes, Biden set out to build public support for his plan and try to persuade resistant Republicans that his massive proposal is an investment that the country can't… Continue reading
Apr 29 Idaho lawmaker accused of rape resigns after ethics ruling By Rebecca Boone, Associated Press The investigation into Rep. Aaron von Ehlinger began in March. A young staffer reported he raped her in his apartment after the two had dinner at a Boise restaurant. Von Ehlinger has denied all wrongdoing and maintains he had consensual… Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Counterterrorism officials testify on race-motivated violent extremism By News Desk Counterterrorism officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of State testified Thursday before the House Homeland Security Committee about the transnational threat posed by racially and ethnically motivated violent extremism. Continue reading
Apr 29 Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks By Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden announced on Thursday another diverse group of candidates for his second round of judicial nominations, a day after some in his first slate of picks went before a Senate committee. Continue reading
Apr 29 U.S. agency to look at bringing back bison on Montana refuge By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The remote landscape of badlands and prairie is bisected by the Missouri River. Bison historically roamed the area but were wiped out by overhunting across most of North America in the late 19th century. Continue reading
Apr 29 White, Midwestern farmers sue seeking government loan forgiveness By Todd Richmond, Associated Press U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said in a statement that the agency is reviewing the lawsuit, but the agency plans to continue to offer loan forgiveness to "socially disadvantaged" farmers. Continue reading
Apr 29 Supreme Court sides with undocumented immigrant fighting deportation By Mark Sherman, Associated Press An unusual coalition of Supreme Court justices has joined to rule in favor of an immigrant fighting deportation. By a 6-3 vote, the court sided with Agusto Niz-Chavez. Continue reading