Apr 22 WATCH: Greta Thunberg, climate experts testify before House on fossil fuel subsidies By Associated Press The hearing took place Thursday, the day the Biden administration convened a summit of world leaders to discuss taking action to curb greenhouse gas emissions. Continue reading
Apr 22 Top U.S. General says Afghanistan military will collapse without some help By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Gen. McKenzie has spent the week detailing to lawmakers the steep challenges facing the U.S. military as it moves to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, as ordered by President Joe Biden last week. Continue reading
Apr 22 Countering Biden, GOP pitches $568 billion for infrastructure By Kevin Freking, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The Republican proposal would spend $568 billion over five years, while Biden has proposed spending $2.3 trillion over eight years. The Republicans reject Biden's proposal to pay for infrastructure by raising the corporate tax rate. Continue reading
Apr 22 High court moves away from leniency for minors who murder By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to sentence minors convicted of murder to life in prison without the possibility of parole, a ruling that reflects a change in course driven by a more conservative group of justices. Continue reading
Apr 22 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds news briefing with climate officials John Kerry, Gina McCarthy By Associated Press U.S. Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry and the White House's National Climate Advisor Gina McCarthy welcomed developments from a two-day U.S.-hosted climate summit that kicked off Thursday. Continue reading
Apr 22 D.C. statehood approved by House as Senate fight looms By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House of Representatives approved a bill to make the nation's capital the 51st state. Continue reading
Apr 22 WATCH: Biden opens global summit with ambitious new U.S. climate pledge By Ellen Knickmeyer, Christina Larson, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Biden made an ambitious pledge to cut by at least one-half the damaging fumes that America is pumping out. Biden said the world faces “a moment of peril but a moment of opportunity.”… Continue reading
Apr 22 WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on behavioral health and policing By News Desk and Lindsay Whitehurst, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press The Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing Thursday on behavioral health and policing as the number of Americans killed at the hands of police grows. Continue reading
Apr 21 Greta Thunberg docuseries amplifies her climate change fight By Gary Gerard Hamilton, Associated Press The three-episode docuseries, a PBS and BBC Studios co-production, follows the rock star activist as she visits people and places that have been distinctly affected by the heating of the earth. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 3:31 What is the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act? Breaking down the bill and opposition The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act passed the Democratically-controlled House of Representatives in February, but has yet to receive a vote in the evenly-split Senate. Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff with an update on where things stand. Continue watching