Mar 25 Republicans seize on Biden's border challenges to reframe the immigration debate By Daniel Bush In focusing on the situation at the border, Republicans have sought to reframe the immigration debate under President Joe Biden by linking reform efforts to border security -- something left-leaning advocates had hoped to avoid by pressing for legislation that… Continue reading
Mar 25 Watch 8:55 What we learned from Biden's first presidential news conference By Yamiche Alcindor, Harry Zahn President Joe Biden on Thursday held his first White House news conference since taking office in January. He was faced with many questions on the subject of immigration at the southern border, voting rights, his plans for Afghanistan and his… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 5:42 Exploring how and why so many migrants are crossing the southern border By Amna Nawaz, Adam Raney, Lena I. Jackson, Julia Galiano-Rios As the Biden administration continues to face questions about its response plan to stem the influx of migrants, Senior National Correspondent Amna Nawaz was on the southern border last night, watching as several people crossed into the United States. She… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 5:10 News Wrap: Boulder shooting suspect's case could take a year to try In our news wrap Thursday, the suspect in Monday's mass shooting in Colorado made his first court appearance. His lawyers requested a mental health assessment. Then, efforts to ship COVID-19 vaccines to needy nations face major delays and about 90… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 5:08 Amid third wave, European Union running behind as vaccine rollout faces challenges By Nick Schifrin, Layla Quran, Ali Rogin Much of continental Europe is suffering through a third and brutal wave of COVID-19. Making matters worse, the drive to vaccinate throughout the European Union is faltering badly. Coupled with recent concerns about the AstraZeneca vaccine, the EU is running… Continue watching
Mar 25 Watch 8:07 'First affected' and 'hit the hardest:' Minority-owned businesses struggle for PPP funds The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to extend the application period for the Paycheck Protection Program until the end of May. Since the program began, over $700 billion have been distributed to small businesses to help cover losses during the… Continue watching
Mar 25 EU's top court rejects effort to force tougher climate rules By Associated Press Families from Kenya, Fiji, Germany, France, Italy, Portugal and Romania and the Swedish Sami Youth organization launched the legal action in 2018. They wanted the EU to scrap its climate legislation and introduce more ambitious emissions cuts. Continue reading
Mar 25 LGBTQ groups want equality law in Japan before Tokyo Olympics By Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press LGBTQ and other human rights activists say the momentum for the law is rising as Japan gets attention over its handling of gender equality, diversity and other human rights issues. Continue reading
Mar 25 Final vote results show major setback for Israel's Netanyahu By Josef Federman, Associated Press Under Israel's fragmented political system, Netanyahu could still try to reach across the aisle and cobble together a governing coalition. But the makeup of the new parliament will make that extremely difficult. Continue reading
Mar 25 WATCH: 'It's going to take time' to build up immigration systems Trump dismantled, Biden says By Associated Press President Joe Biden says his administration is working on getting beds and other facilities up and running so children held in Border Patrol custody can be transferred. Continue reading