• Biden says he will sign bill blocking new D.C. laws that overhaul criminal justice system

    Biden says he will sign bill blocking new D.C. laws that overhaul criminal justice system

    Mar 02, 2023 09:32 PM EDT

    ... poison out of our neighborhoods are among the most basic governing responsibilities you can possibly think of,” McConnell added, a reference to the country’s fentanyl crisis. “Evidently the Biden administration does not agree or just cannot deliver.” Washington's criminal code hasn’t been updated substantially since it was ...

  • WATCH: Biden rallies Democrats as GOP pushes him toward 1st veto of his presidency

    WATCH: Biden rallies Democrats as GOP pushes him toward 1st veto of his presidency

    Mar 01, 2023 08:00 PM EDT

    ... Economic uncertainty at home and the grinding war in Ukraine are testing America's resolve. There are no easy answers to stubborn worries over the fentanyl crisis, climate change, gun violence and the lingering COVID-19 crisis. Biden had success drawing Republicans to his side last year, when Democrats controlled ...

  • WATCH: Attorney General Garland testifies in Senate Judiciary oversight hearing

    WATCH: Attorney General Garland testifies in Senate Judiciary oversight hearing

    Mar 01, 2023 02:41 PM EDT

    ... soaring overdose deaths in the U.S. “There is no strategy that I can discern about how to deal with the poisoning of Americans with fentanyl,” said Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, the panel's top Republican. Garland said fentanyl is a “horrible epidemic unleashed on purpose” by drug ...

  • News Wrap: Congressional Budget Office offers bleak reassessment of U.S. economy

    News Wrap: Congressional Budget Office offers bleak reassessment of U.S. economy

    Feb 15, 2023 11:50 PM EDT

    ... and TV. Raquel Welch was 82 years old. And still to come on the "NewsHour": members of Congress seek ways to stem the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.; India's government cracks down on press freedom after the BBC aired a documentary critical of the prime minister; plus ...

  • WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as Ukraine asks for jets, ammunition

    WATCH: State Department holds news briefing as Ukraine asks for jets, ammunition

    Feb 15, 2023 07:01 PM EDT

    ... the resources to deal with the ramifications of migrants crossing into the U.S. at the southern border, a rise in drug overdoses caused by fentanyl and other lab-produced synthetic opioids, and a homelessness crisis in his state. Biden has repeatedly stated that the United States will help Ukraine ...

  • Support for Ukraine aid softens in U.S. public, poll says

    Support for Ukraine aid softens in U.S. public, poll says

    Feb 15, 2023 05:47 PM EDT

    ... the resources to deal with the ramifications of migrants crossing into the U.S. at the southern border, a rise in drug overdoses caused by fentanyl and other lab-produced synthetic opioids, and a homelessness crisis in his state. WATCH: Western nations accelerate air defense to Ukraine as Russia launches ...

  • Read Biden's full 2023 State of the Union remarks

    Read Biden's full 2023 State of the Union remarks

    Feb 08, 2023 02:16 PM EDT

    ... working to end stigma and change laws. He told us he wants to “start the journey towards America’s recovery.” Doug, we’re with you. Fentanyl is killing more than 70,000 Americans a year. Let’s launch a major surge to stop fentanyl production, sale, and trafficking, with more ...

  • WATCH: President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address

    WATCH: President Joe Biden’s 2023 State of the Union address

    Feb 03, 2023 08:29 PM EDT

    ... cancer research, address housing needs and suicide among veterans, boost access to mental health care, and move to further crack down on deadly trafficking in fentanyl. In fiery refrains, Biden said the phrase “finish the job” 13 times, challenging lawmakers to complete the work of his administration on capping insulin ...

  • Texas Rep. Chip Roy on the agenda of the GOP's House majority

    Texas Rep. Chip Roy on the agenda of the GOP's House majority

    Feb 02, 2023 11:35 PM EDT

    Rep. Chip Roy: Yes. Border Patrol agents are overwhelmed. You don't know what's coming in between the ports of entry. What I do know is that fentanyl is pouring into our schools in our communities and is the number one killer for people 18 to age 45. The ...

  • Mexico's former anti-narcotics chief on trial in U.S., accused of protecting cartels

    Mexico's former anti-narcotics chief on trial in U.S., accused of protecting cartels

    Jan 23, 2023 11:30 PM EDT

    ... of Ovidio Guzman, Joaquin Guzman's son. They have really warlike weapons that come from the United States. And then you have the ascent of fentanyl as the drug of choice now for the cartels and the way that drug is affecting the United States. I think the combination of ...