Jun 22 Biden campaign commits to 3 general election debates By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press “Our position is straightforward and clear: Joe Biden will accept the Commission’s debates, on the Commission’s dates, under the Commission’s established format and the Commission’s independent choice of moderators."… Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 6:59 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Gen Z turnout, mail-in voting NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including whether younger voters will turn out this fall to support presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden, President Trump’s unfounded… Continue watching
Jun 22 Trump administration extends visa ban to non-immigrants By Deb Riechmann, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The ban on new visas applies to H-1B visas, which are used by major American technology companies, and their immediate families, H-2B visas for nonagricultural seasonal workers, J-1 visas for exchange students and L-1 visas for managers of multinational corporations. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: Mayor Bill de Blasio discusses NYPD initiative to address gun violence By Candice Norwood The initiative to reduce gun violence comes amid nationwide calls for police reform in the wake of several police killings of Black people throughout the country. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: White House addresses Trump’s use of racist coronavirus term By Associated Press The president used the term Saturday as he aired pent-up grievances about the coronavirus at a rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Continue reading
Jun 22 WATCH: House Education and Labor committee holds hearing on racial inequities during pandemic By Candice Norwood The House Education and Labor Committee held a hearing called "How COVID-19 Widened Racial Inequities in Education, Health, and the Workforce."… Continue reading
Jun 22 Black candidates tap protest energy to challenge Democrats By Steve Peoples, Alan Fram, Associated Press In New York and Kentucky, Democratic establishment favorites are facing similar political forces that jeopardize their political future. Continue reading
Jun 21 Watch 4:46 Sports teams give Election Day off to boost voter turnout By Megan Thompson Several college and professional sports teams have announced they will make Election Day a holiday for players and employees. It's one of the first concrete policy changes by teams in response to national unrest over racial inequity. But is it… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 5:25 Trump’s Tulsa rally had smaller crowds, no mention of BLM After a standoff with U.S. Attorney William Barr, top NYC prosecutor U.S. Attorney Geoffrey Berman, agreed to step down. Meanwhile, President Trump’s Tulsa rally -- his first since March -- had hundreds of empty seats partly because TikTok teens and… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch 7:53 Parents fear anti-Asian racism as schools mull reopening By Simon Ostrovsky Since the coronavirus pandemic hit, there have been reports of anti-Asian discrimination and racism, including in schools. Now, as schools across the country weigh in on reopening in the fall, parents of Asian-American children fear they may not be a… Continue watching