Mar 26 WATCH: Harris discusses child poverty and education with Secretary Miguel Cardona By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The expansion of the child tax credit, along with other measures, will cut childhood poverty in half this year, according to an analysis done by the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University. Continue reading
Mar 26 Biden taps Sen. Manchin's wife to co-chair Appalachian board By Josh Boak, Associated Press Biden is nominating Gayle Manchin, the wife of West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin, to be the co-chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission. The commission is an economic development partnership involving the federal government and 13 states. Continue reading
Mar 26 Turkey detains students and supporters over LGBTQ flags By Associated Press The detentions came amid growing government intolerance toward the LGBT community in Turkey. The 12 students were detained Thursday after they displayed the flags of the LGBT rights movements during a protest at Istanbul's prestigious Bogazici University. Continue reading
Mar 26 Myanmar protest deaths reach 320 as U.S., U.K., impose sanctions By Associated Press The association said as of Thursday, 2,981 people had been arrested, charged or sentenced in the crackdown since the Feb. 1 coup that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. Most, including Suu Kyi and President Win Myint,… Continue reading
Mar 26 AP fact check: Biden skews figures on border and taxes By Josh Boak, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday misstated the reality at the U.S.-Mexico border when he asserted that “nothing has changed” when it comes to the number of children coming to the United States since his predecessor, Donald Trump, was in office. Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: Harris swears in Becerra as health secretary By Associated Press The position Xavier Becerra fills is key position in the administration's coronavirus response and its ambitious push to lower drug costs, expand insurance coverage, and eliminate racial disparities in medical care. Continue reading
Mar 26 Fox News sued for $1.6 billion by Dominion Voting Systems for defamation By Colleen Long, Associated Press In its lawsuit, Dominion argues that Fox News, which amplified inaccurate assertions that Dominion altered votes, “sold a false story of election fraud in order to serve its own commercial purposes, severely injuring Dominion in the process."… Continue reading
Mar 26 WATCH: White House press secretary Psaki says Biden concerned about Georgia voting law By Associated Press Psaki also said the White House was monitoring closely the storms that hit the southern part of the country and stood ready to offer assistance if it was requested. Continue reading
Mar 25 Republicans seize on Biden's border challenges to reframe the immigration debate By Daniel Bush In focusing on the situation at the border, Republicans have sought to reframe the immigration debate under President Joe Biden by linking reform efforts to border security -- something left-leaning advocates had hoped to avoid by pressing for legislation that… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 8:55 What we learned from Biden's first presidential news conference By Yamiche Alcindor, Harry Zahn President Joe Biden on Thursday held his first White House news conference since taking office in January. He was faced with many questions on the subject of immigration at the southern border, voting rights, his plans for Afghanistan and his… Continue watching