May 27 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on infrastructure plan in Cleveland By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press President Joe Biden will deliver remarks on his proposed $1.7 trillion jobs and infrastructure plan Thursday at Cuyahoga County Community College in Cleveland. Continue reading
May 26 Watch 7:19 Could a land bridge project help minority communities recover from displacement? By Fred de Sam Lazaro President Joe Biden has proposed using some of the $2 trillion of his infrastructure plan to repair harm done to America's minority communities when highways were originally built through them. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro has the story of… Continue watching
May 26 WATCH: White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre holds historic briefing By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Karine Jean-Pierre on Wednesday became the first openly gay woman to deliver the White House press briefing and only the second Black woman in history to take on the role. Continue reading
May 25 GM now says it will support union at new battery factories By Tom Krisher, Associated Press The company's statement Tuesday departs from GM's past stance, but it falls into line with President Joe Biden's promise to create good-paying union jobs in the transition from combustion vehicles to electric. Continue reading
May 25 U.S. to distribute vaccines based on requests as Biden administration looks to beef up international response By Meredith Lee The move comes amid slowing demand for vaccines in the United States as more Americans are getting their shots. The Biden administration on Tuesday announced 50 percent of U.S. adults have been fully vaccinated. Continue reading
May 24 Blinken off to Middle East to push peace talks after Gaza truce By Matthew Lee, Associated Press President Joe Biden says Blinken departs Monday for Israel, the West Bank, Jordan and Egypt. It will be the Biden administration's highest-level in-person meetings on this month's crisis. Continue reading
May 24 Biden doubling spending to prepare for hurricanes, storms By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Last year alone, the nation endured 22 separate weather and climate-related disasters with losses greater than $1 billion each. The disasters, including wildfires, hurricanes and snowstorms, had a cumulative price tag of nearly $100 billion. Continue reading
May 24 WATCH: White House waiting for GOP counteroffer on infrastructure By Lisa Mascaro, Darlene Superville, Associated Press White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said the president is “eager to engage" and would welcome more talks with the senators. But she said the Republicans have “a ways more to go” to find common ground. Continue reading
May 21 USDA to begin paying off loans of minority farmers in June By Roxana Hegeman, Associated Press Minority farmers who for decades have faced systemic discrimination will begin to receive debt relief beginning in early June under what Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack calls one of the most significant pieces of civil rights legislation in decades. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 9:43 Brooks and Capehart on Israel-Hamas cease-fire, Jan. 6 commission New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including cease-fire in the Middle East and the Senate’s chances of establishing a commission to look into the Jan. Continue watching