Feb 12 Amid systemic inequality, U.S. salaries recover even as jobs haven't By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The turnaround in total wages underscores how disproportionately America's job losses have afflicted workers in lower-income occupations. Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: Biden says governors and mayors need $350 billion to fight COVID-19 By Josh Boak, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Biden wants to send $350 billion to state and local governments and tribal governments. While Republicans in Congress have largely objected to this initiative, Biden's push has some GOP support among governors and mayors. Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: Biden seeks to close Guantanamo Bay after review By Associated Press President Joe Biden will seek to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay following a review process, resuming a project begun under the Obama administration, the White House said Friday. Continue reading
Feb 11 Judge overturns Trump action that lifted mining ban in U.S. West By Matthew Brown, Associated Press U.S. District Judge Lynn Winmill said in Thursday's ruling that the decision under Trump to cancel a prior effort to ban mining failed to fully consider how the move would affect greater sage grouse. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Trump's second impeachment trial | Day 4 By Eric Tucker, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Trump attorney David Schoen said Thursday that the defense's case should go quickly on Friday, making clear they have no intention of using the 16 hours available to them. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 9:43 With a focus on intent, Democrats wrap up their case in Trump's impeachment trial By Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins Thursday was the second and final day for the House of Representatives to make their case against former President Trump for inciting an assault on the U.S. Capitol. Senators serving as the jury at his impeachment trial heard that the… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 6:09 Sen. Mark Warner: Evidence against Trump 'overwhelmingly compelling' House Democrats on Thursday zeroed in on the argument that former President Trump wanted rioters to invade the U.S. Capitol. Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia, one of the jurors in the trial, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his views… Continue watching
Feb 11 Watch 7:52 Assessing the strength of the legal arguments made against Trump President Trump's defense team will make their argument Friday in his impeachment trial. Elizabeth Chryst, the Republican Senate secretary during President Bill Clinton’s impeachment trial, and Melody Barnes, of the University of Virginia's Democracy Initiative, helped broker that trial's rules… Continue watching
Feb 11 Takeaways from Day 3 of Trump's Senate impeachment trial By Daniel Bush Most Republicans appeared unmoved after the House managers concluded their presentation Thursday. Former President Donald Trump’s defense team will make their rebuttal Friday, giving them the final word before senators consider whether to convict the former president. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 8:02 How the impeachment trial is being seen and heard across the country To get a sense of how the impeachment trial is being seen and heard across the country outside Washington, D.C., we spoke with two political reporters in Phoenix, Arizona and Ann Arbor, Michigan. Yvonne Wingett Sanchez, a national political reporter… Continue watching