May 11 WATCH: White House braces for meetings amid GOP turmoil By Associated Press President Joe Biden is preparing to hold a sit down White House meeting on Wednesday with Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell and other congressional leaders as he accelerates efforts to reach a bipartisan infrastructure agreement. Continue reading
May 11 Migrant children held in mass shelters with little oversight By Garance Burke, Juliet Linderman, Martha Mendoza, Associated Press The Biden administration is holding tens of thousands of asylum-seeking children in an opaque network of some 200 facilities. Continue reading
May 10 WATCH: Biden announces Treasury will start paying out $350 billion in state and local aid By Josh Boak, Associated Press The president is pushing even more ambitious government spending, proposing a combined $4 trillion of investments in infrastructure, families and education to be funded by higher taxes on corporations and the wealthy. Continue reading
May 10 WATCH: White House expresses ‘serious concern’ over Israel unrest By News Desk and Associated Press Speaking at the White House briefing, press secretary Jen Psaki said the president is "kept abreast and is watching" developments carefully. Continue reading
May 10 New White House panel aims to separate science and politics By Associated Press A new 46-person federal scientific integrity task force with members from more than two dozen government agencies will meet for the first time on Friday. Continue reading
May 06 Blinken in Ukraine reaffirms U.S. support amid Russia tensions By Yuras Karmanau, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with top Ukrainian officials in Kyiv Thursday and reaffirmed Washington's support for the country in the wake of heightened tensions with Russia, fueled by its recent troop buildup near the borders with Ukraine. Continue reading
May 05 U.S. top diplomat Blinken in Ukraine for talks with president By Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has arrived for a one-day visit that is highly anticipated in the country as it faces heightened tensions with Russia. Continue reading
May 05 Small business COVID-19 relief program runs out of money By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press The government's key COVID-19 relief program for small businesses has run out of money. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: Psaki discusses sharing COVID-19 vaccine technology, Trump on Facebook By Associated Press WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala spoke to a closed-door meeting of ambassadors from developing and developed countries that have been wrangling over the issue, but agree on the need for wider access to COVID-19 treatments. Continue reading
May 05 WATCH: White House COVID-19 task force says U.S. could see virus decline by end of July By Associated Press Even under scenarios involving disappointing vaccination rates, COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are expected to drop dramatically by the end of July and continue to fall afterward. Continue reading