Jul 29 WATCH: House Armed Services committee holds hearing on sexual harassment and retaliation By Justin Stabley The hearing was held several weeks after the remains of Spc. Vanessa Guillen were found after her disappearance from Fort Hood in Texas. Continue reading
Jul 29 Pence urges in-person school during visit to North Carolina By Bryan Anderson, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence said schools around the country will have the resources they need to reopen for in-person learning during a visit to a classroom of masked fourth graders at a North Carolina private school. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: Trump seeks out loyal donors in West Texas fracking fields By Ellen Knickmeyer, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press His visit on Wednesday comes during the state's fierce coronavirus outbreak. At the same time, a global oil and gas glut is putting the squeeze on Trump's loyal donors in the petroleum industry. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: Biden speaks during online event on the November election and the Latino community By Candice Norwood and Ellen Knickmeyer, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Joe Biden participated in a virtual event hosted by UnidosUS Action Fund President and CEO Janet Murguía. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: Pelosi holds news conference ahead of vote on child care economic relief bills By Candice Norwood, Stephen Groves and Tammy Webber, Associated Press The bill are aimed at financially supporting child care providers and providing to access to child care for American workers during the pandemic. Continue reading
Jul 29 Rep. Gohmert tests positive for coronavirus, cancels Trump trip By Alan Fram, Associated Press The 66-year-old Texas Republican was screened for the virus at the White House on Wednesday morning. Gohmert had gone there because he was planning to fly to Texas with President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One. Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: Census head tells House Oversight committee he wasn't told about Trump district drawing order By Mike Schneider, Associated Press U.S. Census Bureau director Steven Dillingham testified that he wasn't informed ahead of time about President Donald Trump's order seeking to exclude people in the U.S. illegally from the process of redrawing congressional districts. Continue reading
Jul 29 Trump on his own again as he skips farewell to John Lewis By Associated Press “No, I won’t be going,” Trump told reporters when asked whether he planned to pay his respects to Lewis, the first Black lawmaker to lie in state in the Rotunda. Continue reading
Jul 28 WATCH: Bezos, Zuckerberg, Cook and Pichai testify on tech industry dominance By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Four Big Tech CEOs are fending off accusations of stifling competition in front of a congressional panel that is investigating market dominance in the industry. Continue reading
Jul 28 Watch 4:18 In combative hearing, Barr insists he is exercising 'independent judgment' By Lisa Desjardins Attorney General William Barr faced questions from the House Judiciary Committee Tuesday in a combative hearing delayed for four months because of the coronavirus pandemic. In Barr’s first testimony in over a year, Democrats questioned him about protests in Portland,… Continue watching