Apr 14 WATCH: White House says pause on Johnson & Johnson shots shows government putting safety 1st By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Biden declared Tuesday that even with a temporary loss of J&J 's one-shot vaccine, there is a huge supply of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, enough that "is basically 100 percent unquestionable, for every single, solitary American.”… Continue reading
Apr 13 U.S. to miss Afghanistan May withdrawal deadline, sets 9/11 target By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press President Joe Biden will withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11, the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America that were coordinated from that country, several U.S. officials said Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 4:05 News Wrap: 28 percent of U.S. population fully vaccinated as infections continue rising In our news wrap Monday, new numbers show 28 percent of the U.S. population is now fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Yet infections are rising again - with Michigan leading states. A police chase in Georgia left three officers wounded and… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 3:17 Biden’s bipartisanship: What we learned from the president’s meeting with lawmakers By Lisa Desjardins Congress returns from recess this week, and as we reported earlier, the first stop for a bipartisan group of lawmakers was the White House — invited by the president as he works to sell his American Jobs Plan on infrastructure… Continue watching
Apr 12 Watch 7:19 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s bipartisanship efforts, division within the GOP By PBS NewsHour NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden’s bipartisanship style, his infrastructure package, and divisions within the Republican party. Continue watching
Apr 12 U.S. budget deficit jumps to record $1.7 trillion this year By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The U.S. government’s budget deficit surged to an all-time high of $1.7 trillion for the first six months of this budget year. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds briefing By Associated Press President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Monday afternoon with Republican and Democratic lawmakers and can use the state summaries to show that his plan would help meet the needs of their constituents. Continue reading
Apr 12 WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team holds briefing By Associated Press The White House COVID-19 Task Force is doubling down on their decision not to send an influx of vaccines to Michigan, where the state is experiencing a spike in cases. Continue reading
Apr 09 Watch 6:27 News Wrap: U.S. to see sharp drop in Johnson & Johnson vaccines over quality control issue In our news wrap Friday, the U.S. will see a sharp drop in deliveries of the one-shot Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine next week amid quality control concerns at a Baltimore production plant. President Biden released an outline of his… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 5:37 How Biden’s infrastructure plan aims to tax corporations that move profits overseas By Amna Nawaz, Courtney Norris One major way that President Joe Biden and his team propose paying for his $2 trillion infrastructure plan is by revamping the way U.S. corporations pay taxes. As Amna Nawaz reports, the plan would both raise tax rates, and go… Continue watching