May 25 Blinken says U.S. will aid Gaza without helping Hamas By Joseph Krauss, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Tuesday to "rally international support" to aid Gaza following a devastating war there while keeping any assistance out of the hands of its militant Hamas rulers, as he began a regional tour to… Continue reading
May 25 WATCH: White House confirms Biden to meet Putin for Geneva summit By Associated Press The two leaders' meeting, set for June 16, is being tacked on to the end of Biden's first international trip as president next month when he visits Britain for a meeting of Group of Seven leaders and Brussels for the… Continue reading
May 25 WATCH: Collins, Fauci testify on 2022 NIH budget request By News Desk and Associated Press U.S. health officials including Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health, and Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified before the House Appropriations Committee Tuesday on the fiscal year 2022… Continue reading
May 24 Watch 4:17 News Wrap: NYC, LA schools to resume in-person learning this fall In our news wrap Monday, schools in New York City and Los Angeles will make a return to full, in-person learning this fall, with remote options unavailable in NYC and available in only some cases in LA. The World Health… Continue watching
May 24 Watch 9:30 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on infrastructure, Jan. 6 commission, election audits NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including bipartisanship on infrastructure, a commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection and efforts across the country to audit votes… Continue watching
May 24 Watchdog says U.S. forced deported parents to leave kids behind By Ben Fox, Associated Press The Department of Homeland Security Inspector General said in a report released Monday that it found at least 348 cases in which Immigration and Customs Enforcement had no records showing migrants wanted to leave their children in the U.S. Continue reading
May 24 After another war, displaced in Gaza face familiar plight By Fares Akram, Associated Press It took Ramez al-Masri three years to rebuild his home after it was destroyed in a 2014 Israeli offensive. When fighting returned to the area last week, it took just a few seconds for the house to be flattened again… Continue reading
May 24 Blinken off to Middle East to push peace talks after Gaza truce By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Joe Biden says Blinken departs Monday for Israel, the West Bank, Jordan and Egypt. It will be the Biden administration's highest-level in-person meetings on this month's crisis. Continue reading
May 24 Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Last year alone, the nation endured 22 separate weather and climate-related disasters with losses greater than $1 billion each. The disasters, including wildfires, hurricanes and snowstorms, had a cumulative price tag of nearly $100 billion. Continue reading
May 24 WATCH: White House waiting for GOP counteroffer on infrastructure By Lisa Mascaro, Darlene Superville, Associated Press White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the president is “eager to engage" and would welcome more talks with the senators. But she said the Republicans have “a ways more to go” to find common ground. Continue reading