Apr 17 Biden to consider working with Sanders on delegates By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Seeking to avoid the bitter feelings that marred the 2016 Democratic convention, Joe Biden's campaign is angling to allow Bernie Sanders to keep some of the delegates he would otherwise lose after dropping out of the presidential race. Continue reading
Apr 17 Watch 12:55 'Our health care system has not been overwhelmed' by COVID-19, says Pence Vice President Mike Pence was chosen by President Trump to lead his Coronavirus Task Force. This week, the administration offered governors a plan for how to begin lifting restrictions implemented due to the pandemic. Judy Woodruff talks to Pence about… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 5:51 What we know about a sexual assault allegation against Joe Biden A woman has come forward alleging that former Vice President Joe Biden sexually assaulted her in 1993, when she was an employee in his Senate office. Biden, poised to become the 2020 Democratic presidential nominee, has faced criticism in the… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 3:39 What's holding up additional funding for U.S. small business After federal aid for small businesses, called the Paycheck Protection Program, ran out of its allotted $350 billion, there were questions about if and when lawmakers could land on a deal to provide additional funding. As of late Friday, Republicans… Continue watching
Apr 17 Watch 11:02 Shields and Brooks on Trump vs. states on COVID-19 Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's news, including the Trump administration’s guidance to states about when to reopen amid the pandemic, the ongoing struggle to conduct more COVID-19… Continue watching
Apr 17 Test troubles cloud Trump recovery effort By Matthew Perrone, Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press The United States is struggling to test enough people for the novel coronavirus so officials can track and control the spread of the disease. Continue reading
Apr 17 Pence says coronavirus testing is highest priority, as governors ask for more federal help By Daniel Bush In an interview Friday with the PBS NewsHour, Vice President Mike Pence said the federal government is pushing to expand testing by working with states and private labs that have a “significant amount of unused testing capacity."… Continue reading
Apr 17 White House moves to weaken EPA rule on toxic compounds By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Documents released Friday show the White House stepped in to limit the scope of a pending rule that would target imports of products tainted with a toxic industrial compound. Continue reading
Apr 17 Jane Hull, first woman elected Arizona governor, dies at 84 By Paul Davenport, Associated Press Hull’s Jan. 4, 1999, inauguration with four other women elected to statewide offices, collectively dubbed “The Fab Five,” gave the state an all-female line of succession. Continue reading
Apr 17 Senators urge anti-bias police training over mask fears By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press Democratic lawmakers want police departments to be vigilant about any racially biased policing during the coronavirus pandemic, as people in communities of color express fears of being profiled while wearing masks or other face coverings in public. Continue reading