Sep 13 WATCH: Biden discusses Western wildfires after surveying damage By Alexandra Jaffe, Darlene Superville, Associated Press With stops Monday in Idaho and California, Biden sought to boost support for his big rebuilding plans, saying every dollar spent on “resilience” would save $6 in future costs. Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 7:11 What Biden’s vaccine mandates mean for millions of Americans in the workplace The vaccine mandate President Biden announced Thursday is the most aggressive step he's taken so far to get shots in the arms of the nearly 80 million eligible Americans who are not yet vaccinated. David Michaels, an epidemiologist who ran… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 13:01 Brooks and Capehart on the anniversary of 9/11, the politics of vaccinations New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join John Yang to discuss the week in politics, including the anniversary of 9/11, the politics of vaccinations and California's recall election. Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 7:10 Why the ATF is often leaderless and how it affects the agency’s work Back in April, the president nominated David Chipman to head the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). After retiring from the agency, Chipman advised gun control advocacy groups like Everytown and Giffords — a problem for Senate republicans… Continue watching
Sep 09 Guantanamo Bay prison remains an unresolved legacy of 9/11 By Ben Fox, Associated Press President Joe Biden turned the page on one legacy of 9/11 when he ended the war in Afghanistan, but he has yet to do much about another: the Guantanamo Bay detention center. Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: Biden announces sweeping new vaccine mandates for 100 million Americans By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden has announced sweeping new federal vaccine requirements affecting as many as 100 million Americans in an all-out effort to increase COVID-19 vaccinations and curb the surging delta variant. Continue reading
Sep 09 Biden requiring federal workers to get COVID shot By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden will sign a new executive order to require vaccination for employees of the executive branch and contractors who do business with the federal government. Continue reading
Sep 09 WATCH: Jen Psaki holds White House news briefing By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a press briefing on Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 08 Biden moves to oust Trump military academy board appointees By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Among those Biden is seeking to remove are some high-profile former Trump administration officials, including White House counselor Kellyanne Conway, press secretary Sean Spicer and national security adviser H.R. McMaster. Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 4:08 Indiana’s small, Black farmers struggle to keep their farms running By Brock E.W. Turner, Indiana Public Television Indiana’s agricultural tradition is well documented. From Indy 500 winners drinking milk to county fair midways and local 4-H animal exhibits, farming is always celebrated. But the national conversation around race is largely absent in many rural Indiana communities. From… Continue watching