Politics

U.S. unwinds Trump policy making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico

By Elliot Spagat, Julie Watson, Associated Press

The Biden administration is moving to restore the asylum system to the way it worked for decades by releasing a group of asylum-seekers into the U.S. It ends their long wait in Mexico.

Brooks and Capehart on President Biden's first month in office and Rush Limbaugh's legacy

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Republican infighting, the legacy of Rush Limbaugh and President Biden's first month in office.

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Air Force orders new review into racial, ethnic disparities

By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press

The Air Force inspector general will conduct a second investigation into racial and ethnic disparities across the force. Service leaders say the review will include gender and additional racial categories such as Asian and American Indian.

Manchin's opposition threatens to sink Biden budget nominee

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia said Friday that he will oppose Neera Tanden's confirmation.

WATCH: Texas governor speaks on status of winter storm, power outages

By Associated Press

The cascading crises of power outages across Texas due to winter weather lead to another problem — lack of clean water.

WATCH: Biden defends progress on COVID-19 as weather delays 6 million shots

By Zeke Miller, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press

While acknowledging the weather is "slowing up the distribution," Biden said at the Pfizer plant in Michigan that he believes "we'll be approaching normalcy by the end of this year."…

WATCH: What foreign policy challenges will the Biden administration face?

By News Desk

PBS NewsHour special correspondent Jane Ferguson, based in Beirut, joins other journalists -- New York Times Pentagon correspondent Helene Cooper, New York Times Washington bureau chief Elisabeth Bumiller, and Washington Post senior national security correspondent Karen DeYoung -- to discuss…

WATCH: Biden lays out foreign policy priorities at Munich summit

By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press

President Joe Biden has used his first big appearance on the global stage to call on fellow world leaders to demonstrate “democracies can still deliver" for people.

Sen. Ted Cruz returns from Cancun after uproar, says traveling 'obviously a mistake'

By Steve Peoples, Jake Bleiberg, Associated Press

The Republican senator said he began second-guessing the trip since the moment he first got on the plane Wednesday. "In hindsight, I wouldn't have done it," he told reporters.

News Wrap: Democrats introduce bill offering a path to citizenship for millions

By PBS NewsHour

In our news wrap Thursday, Democrats formally introduced President Biden’s immigration bill offering an eight-year path to citizenship for 11 million people, protests continue across Myanmar against military coup, thousands of farmers in India staged sit-ins at railroad police stations,…

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