Mar 22 WATCH: Psaki says children fleeing violence 'is not a crisis' By Associated Press The White House said Monday it is "working to finalize details" of a plan to allow press access to the southern border facilities where migrants are being held. Continue reading
Mar 22 WATCH: D.C. Mayor Bowser testifies on bill to make D.C. the 51st state By Associated Press Bowser is calling on the 117th Congress to pass the statehood legislation and put it on President Joe Biden's desk within the first 100 days. Continue reading
Mar 21 Republic of Congo polls open; candidate sick with COVID-19 By Associated Press Republic of Congo pressed ahead Sunday with an election in which President Denis Sassou N’Guesso is widely expected to extend his 36 years in power, while the leading opposition candidate was flown to France after suffering COVID-19 complications. Continue reading
Mar 21 Watch 7:39 Stockton, California, gave residents a guaranteed income. Here's what happened By PBS NewsHour What would happen if you gave people $500 a month, no strings attached? Stockton, California set out to answer that question two years ago as one of the first U.S. towns to pilot a Universal Basic Income program. Former Stockton… Continue watching
Mar 20 Germany: police clash with protesters against virus measures By Kirsten Grieshaber, Associated Press Police in central Germany have used water cannons, pepper spray and batons against people trying to break through barriers during a protest against coronavirus restrictions. Continue reading
Mar 20 Watch 2:40 After Atlanta shooting, protesters call for action, protection for Asian Americans By Laura Fong Hundreds of people turned out for a vigil in New York City’s Union Square on Friday in the wake of Tuesday evening’s deadly shooting at three Atlanta-area spas. Eight people were killed; six of the victims were Asian women. A… Continue watching
Mar 20 U.S. ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as President Joe Biden tries to assert America's place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor. Airing myriad complaints, the Biden administration took an extraordinarily tough… Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: Biden, Harris meet with Asian American leaders in Atlanta following attacks In our news wrap Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Asian American community leaders in Atlanta as authorities publicly identified the remaining shooting victims from this week's deadly attacks. Also, the Taliban is warning the… Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch 12:50 Brooks and Capehart on COVID vaccine hesitancy and the Georgia attacks New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Republican reluctance to get the COVID-19 vaccine, the response to violence against Asian Americans and the Atlanta attacks,… Continue watching
Mar 19 WATCH: Pelosi says Biden has border situation under control By Will Weissert, Associated Press The Biden administration is responding to a wave of children crossing the southern border into the U.S. with some of the very tactics that evoked moral outrage from Democrats when former President Donald Trump embraced them. Continue reading