Sep 08 WATCH: White House holds news briefing on Taliban, Texas abortion law By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki on Wednesday defended the White House's continued engagement with a Taliban government that includes an FBI most wanted terrorist and no women named to top positions. Continue reading
Sep 08 Solar could power 40 percent of U.S. electricity by 2035, report says By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The report says the United States would need to quadruple its annual solar capacity — and continue to increase it year by year — as it shifts to a renewable-dominant grid in order to address the existential threat posed by… Continue reading
Sep 08 WATCH: Praising labor, Biden touts his infrastructure plan By Associated Press A day after the national holiday that recognizes labor and labor unions, President Joe Biden praised the movement for its contributions to increasing the prosperity of American workers. Continue reading
Sep 07 Biden seeking additional funds for Hurricane Ida victims, Afghan resettlement By Josh Boak, Associated Press The White House is asking Congress to approve an additional $24 billion in spending to handle the costs of Hurricane Ida and other natural disasters. It also is seeking $6.4 billion for the resettlement of evacuees from Afghanistan. Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 6:03 Despite vaccines’ positive impact, unvaccinated hotspots and delta raise COVID numbers When the summer of 2021 began, COVID-19 seemed to be on the retreat in most of the U.S. President Joe Biden talked about celebrating America's "independence" from the virus on July 4. But the delta variant has changed the game. Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 7:33 A look at the impact of the federal increase in food stamps, child tax credit By Yamiche Alcindor, Geoffrey Lou Guray, Tess Conciatori As the PBS NewsHour reported earlier, the federal government's weekly unemployment payments expired Monday for almost 9 million Americans. Yamiche Alcindor has a broader look at the administration's efforts to expand the nation's social safety net for those battling poverty… Continue watching
Sep 06 Watch 6:54 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on child tax credit, abortion NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join John Yang to discuss the latest political news, including the federal increase in SNAP benefits, the child tax credit, Texas’ abortion law and how it could impact midterm… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 6:34 News Wrap: Afghan women protest Taliban rule in Kabul, demand equal rights In our news wrap Friday, as the Taliban works to set up a new government, dozens of Afghan women protested near the Presidential Palace in Kabul to demand equal rights. President Joe Biden signed an executive order today directing the… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 6:18 Is the U.S. headed for a hiring slowdown? Analyzing the sobering new jobs report The net gain of just 235,000 jobs in the U.S. last month was a huge drop from summer's gains. It could be signaling a hiring slowdown — one that's worse than had been expected. Pandemic unemployment benefits for more than… Continue watching
Sep 03 Watch 12:32 Gerson and Capehart on Afghanistan exit, jobs report, Texas abortion ban Washington Post columnists Jonathan Capehart and Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Texas' restrictive new abortion law, the latest jobs report and how the president is facing the Afghanistan exit blowback. Continue watching