Jul 30 Families paying off rent, food, debts with child tax credit By Michael Casey, Associated Press Families are starting to spend the money from the expanded child tax credit. Continue reading
Jul 30 'Welcome home': Evacuation flight brings 200 Afghans to US By Ellen Knickmeyer, Matthew Lee, Associated Press More than 200 people have arrived in the United States on the first evacuation flight for Afghans who worked alongside Americans in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Jul 30 Most Democrats approve of Biden's leadership so far, even as country remains divided By Bill Barrow, Emily Swanson, Associated Press A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds 6 in 10 Democrats say they’re optimistic about their party’s future, and Democrats nearly universally — 92% — approve of the way Biden is handling his job. Continue reading
Jul 29 Jill Biden getting procedure on foot after Hawaii visit By Associated Press Spokesperson Michael LaRosa says President Joe Biden is joining her Thursday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for the procedure. The incident occurred last weekend before her two official events in Hawaii, where she went after attending the start… Continue reading
Jul 29 Guatemalans protest president, attorney general By Sonia Pérez D., Associated Press Pressure has been building since Attorney General Consuelo Porras fired anti-corruption special prosecutor Juan Francisco Sandoval. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for fed government By Alexandra Jaffe, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The nation's millions of federal workers will be required to verify they've been vaccinated against the coronavirus or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and other new rules. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: White House hails latest U.S. GDP figures By Associated Press Fueled by vaccinations and government aid, the U.S. economy grew at a solid 6.5 percent annual rate last quarter in another sign that the nation has achieved a sustained recovery from the pandemic recession. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: House committee discusses pandemic impact on transportation sector By News Desk and Associated Press The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure held a discussion on the federal response to and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in transportation and infrastructure sectors on Thursday. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: House committee discusses Texas voting rights By News Desk and Associated Press The GOP's voting bill in Texas would ban 24-hour polling places, prohibit ballot drop boxes and empower partisan poll watchers, moves that Democrats say are designed to suppress and intimidate voters. Continue reading
Jul 28 Here's what's in the Senate bipartisan infrastructure plan By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate voted Wednesday night, 67-32, to take up a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan after President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement on major provisions of the package. Continue reading