Jun 23 WATCH: Health officials testify on lessons from COVID-19 and preparing for future pandemics By Courtney Vinopal The committee will hear from a number of doctors and health officials, including Utah Gov. Michael O. Leavitt, a former secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. Continue reading
Jun 22 In Tuesday's primaries, Democrats compete for the party's future By Matt Loffman The June 23 congressional primaries will be one of the bigger tests this election cycle of the divides inside the Democratic Party. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 9:02 Why Gov. Asa Hutchinson says reopening Arkansas isn't to blame for rising COVID-19 cases As states continue to lift pandemic restrictions and allow economic activity to resume, many are seeing new surges in coronavirus cases. Arkansas has documented more than 3,500 new positive tests since it began the second phase of its reopening. Arkansas… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 8:00 In Georgia, primary election chaos highlights a voting system deeply flawed By Miles O'Brien Georgia experienced major problems with its voting processes during a primary election earlier in June. People waited in line up to eight hours to cast ballots, and poll workers struggled with new machines on which they hadn’t been trained due… Continue watching
Jun 22 Watch 3:07 What to expect from Gen Z voters in 2020 elections By Yamiche Alcindor Voters under age 25 are taking to the streets and to social media to express their opposition to President Trump. But will the political energy of Generation Z translate into votes for former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic… Continue watching
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