Mar 16 WATCH: Senate considers nomination of Julie Su to be deputy secretary of Labor By Associated Press In 2019, Su was appointed by California Gov. Gavin Newsom to serve as the head of California's Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Continue reading
Mar 15 Watch 8:02 Biden’s team begins to sell the historic COVID relief law to the American public A new wave of economic relief for Americans struggling amid the coronavirus pandemic is on its way, with stimulus checks beginning to hit Americans bank accounts over the weekend as part of the American Rescue Plan. Cecilia Rouse, chair of… Continue watching
Mar 15 Watch 8:31 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden and the growing migrant crisis NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the rollout of the American Rescue Plan Act, President Biden's address to the nation and the pace of COVID… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 7:10 Biden moves up vaccine timeline in the U.S., vows to expand global supplies By William Brangham, Nick Schifrin President Biden moved up the timeline for vaccine allocation Thursday by ordering all states, tribes and territories to make every U.S. adult eligible for the COVID vaccines by May 1. And on Friday, he also vowed to expand the vaccine… Continue watching
Mar 12 Watch 12:40 Brooks and Capehart on the historic COVID relief law and a year of life in the pandemic New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's primetime address to the nation, the historic $1.9 trillion COVID relief law, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's future,… Continue watching
Mar 12 WATCH: Biden, Harris give remarks on $1.9 trillion relief package By Associated Press President Joe Biden said Friday the COVID relief bill he signed into law Thursday changes "the paradigm" and builds an economy that "puts working people first."… Continue reading
Mar 11 Watch 6:18 Sen. Chris Coons: Covid relief will ‘lead to a strong recovery’ For a perspective on President Biden's historic stimulus bill from a Democrat, Delaware Sen. Chris Coons joins Judy Woodruff to discuss American support for COVID relief, bipartisanship under Biden, and how the impact of the pandemic was "far worse than… Continue watching
Mar 11 Watch 4:30 Biden to address the nation after signing historic COVID relief bill into law By Yamiche Alcindor It was one year ago today the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic. On Thursday, days after Congress passed a $1.9 trillion aid bill with a party-line vote, President Biden signed the legislation into law. The president will… Continue watching
Mar 11 WATCH: Biden signs $1.9 trillion relief bill before speech to nation By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package that he said will help the U.S. defeat the coronavirus and nurse the economy back to health. Continue reading
Mar 11 WATCH: Democrats push forward with Biden’s health secretary pick By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate voted on Thursday to advance President Joe Biden’s nominee for health secretary as Democrats muscled past Republican opposition using a new procedure put in place to avoid gridlock in the evenly divided Senate. Continue reading