Jun 17 WATCH: Austin says Al-Qaida could regroup in Afghanistan in 2 years By Robert Burns, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press An extremist group like al-Qaida may be able to regenerate in Afghanistan and pose a threat to the U.S. homeland within two years of the American military's withdrawal from the country, the Pentagon's top leaders said Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 16 Watch 8:13 Key takeaways from tense but 'constructive' US-Russia summit By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee The summit in Switzerland is over, and President Joe Biden and Russia's President Vladimir Putin are headed home. As expected, there were no large breakthroughs from talks between the two leaders. Instead, both sides cast the talks as business-like, “positive”… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 8:19 Exploring the issues affecting US-Russia relations and the future of diplomacy By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn There was a lot at stake and a lot discussed Wednesday during President Joe Biden's meeting with Russia's president Vladimir Putin. Nick Schifrin explores the outcome of their summit with Fiona Hill. Hill served as senior director for European and… Continue watching
Jun 16 Watch 4:09 What exactly is Congress doing on infrastructure? By Lisa Desjardins, Geoffrey Lou Guray A new bipartisan Senate agreement on infrastructure has fueled debate among lawmakers around what the best avenue is to getting a deal. While Republicans consider a smaller scope bill, some Democrats nervous about losing key priorities are hoping to go… Continue watching
Jun 16 Schumer, White House back repeal of Iraq War authorization By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The White House and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are endorsing efforts to terminate the 2002 authorization of military force against Iraq. Continue reading
Jun 16 Biden admin extends Title IX protections to transgender students By Collin Binkley, Associated Press In a policy directive, the department said discrimination based on a student's sexual orientation or gender identity will be treated as a violation of federal sex discrimination law. Continue reading
Jun 16 WATCH: Putin holds news conference after meeting with Biden By Associated Press Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that he and his U.S. counterpart Joe Biden agreed in principle to begin consultations on cybersecurity issues. Continue reading
Jun 16 Federal judge blocks Biden's pause on new oil and gas leases By Associated Press U.S. District Judge Terry Doughty's ruling came in a lawsuit filed in March by Louisiana Republican Attorney General Jeff Landry and officials in 12 other states. Continue reading
Jun 16 Loan relief granted to defrauded for-profit college students By Associated Press The Biden administration said it is approving 18,000 loan forgiveness claims from former students of ITT Technical Institute. Continue reading
Jun 16 Biden and Putin plunge into hours of in-person talks By Associated Press Biden called it a discussion between “two great powers” and said it was “always better to meet face to face.” Putin, for his part, said he hoped the talks would be “productive.”… Continue reading