May 15 WATCH: Trump expresses confidence in ‘warp speed’ vaccine push as studies ramp up By Lauren Neergaard and Zeke Miller, Associated Press Trump expressed his confidence in the test from Abbott Laboratories after a preliminary study by New York University researchers reported problems with it. Continue reading
May 15 What 74 former Biden staffers think about Tara Reade’s allegations By Daniel Bush, Lisa Desjardins We spoke to dozens of Joe Biden’s staffers, most of whom were women, to get a broader picture of his behavior toward women throughout his career, how they see Tara Reade’s allegation and whether there was evidence of a larger… Continue reading
May 14 Officials release edited coronavirus reopening guidance By Mike Stobbe, Jason Dearen, Associated Press U.S. health officials have released part of some long-delayed specific guidance that schools, businesses and other organizations can use as states reopen from coronavirus shutdowns. Continue reading
May 14 WATCH: Pelosi criticizes virus relief package slowdown By Alan Fram, Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is criticizing Republicans for seeking to delay the next round of economic relief. Two days after Pelosi unveiled a new $3 trillion plan, the White House threatened that President Donald Trump would veto the measure. Continue reading
May 14 Key moments from HHS whistleblower Rick Bright’s testimony on coronavirus response By Candice Norwood Dr. Rick Bright testified on Thursday that the Trump administration is mishandling the response to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 5:35 What vaccine expert Rick Bright said about the government’s pandemic response The global death toll in the coronavirus pandemic has reached 300,000, with 85,000 fatalities in the U.S. alone. The new numbers were posted as federal vaccine expert Dr. Rick Bright, in congressional testimony, levied grave criticism of the White House's… Continue watching
May 14 Watch 4:08 News Wrap: Burr steps down as head of Senate Intel Committee over trading inquiry In our news wrap Thursday, Sen. Richard Burr stepped down as chair of the Senate Intelligence Committee over allegations of insider trading linked to the pandemic. The North Carolina Republican sold large amounts of stock just before the market crashed. Continue watching
May 14 Watch 12:07 Andy Card and Rahm Emanuel on what Trump is doing right — and wrong Governing in a crisis like the novel coronavirus pandemic can define a presidency. What lessons does history have to offer as a guide? Judy Woodruff reports and talks to former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who was President Obama’s chief of… Continue watching
May 14 States, tribe seek to suspend coal sales on U.S. lands By Matthew Brown, Associated Press A coalition of U.S. states, environmentalists and an American Indian tribe are seeking to revive a moratorium on coal sales from public lands in the West. Continue reading
May 14 WATCH: Trump says virus whistleblower is a ‘disgruntled, unhappy person’ By Associated Press "I don't know him. I never met him," Trump said. "But I watched him and he looked like an angry, disgruntled employee who frankly, according to some people, didn't do a very good job."… Continue reading