Feb 24 WATCH: HHS secretary nominee Xavier Becerra testifies during Senate confirmation hearing By News Desk Biden's Health and Human Services secretary nominee Xavier Becerra is expected to testify during a Senate confirmation hearing on Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: Harris swears in Linda Thomas-Greenfield as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations By News Desk and Associated Press Senators voted 78-20 to confirm Thomas-Greenfield to the post, which will be a Cabinet-level position. Some Republicans said they feared she was soft on China and would not stand up for U.S. principles at the U.N. Continue reading
Feb 24 WATCH: CIA director nominee William Burns testifies during Senate confirmation hearing By Eric Tucker, Associated Press President Joe Biden's nominee to run the CIA told lawmakers Wednesday that he would keep politics out of the job and deliver “unvarnished” intelligence to politicians and policymakers. Continue reading
Feb 23 Watch 5:51 News Wrap: Biden holds first bilateral meeting as president with Canada’s Trudeau In our news wrap Tuesday, President Biden held the first bilateral meeting of his administration with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Biden's pick for U.N. ambassador was confirmed by the Senate, former Sen. David Perdue will not run for his… Continue watching
Feb 23 Senate confirms Linda Thomas-Greenfield as U.N. ambassador By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Her confirmation on Tuesday reflected the Biden administration's determination to reengage with the world body and former President Donald Trump's diplomacy that often left the U.S. isolated internationally. Continue reading
Feb 23 ‘Words matter’ as Asian American leaders urge action against hate crimes By Vignesh Ramachandran President Biden has condemned hate against Asian American communities. But as crimes continue, what needs to happen?… Continue reading
Feb 22 U.S. reopens Texas tent facility to hold immigrant teenagers By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press President Joe Biden's administration has reopened a tent facility to house up to 700 immigrant teenagers after they cross the U.S.-Mexico border unaccompanied by a parent, a sign of growing worries about how children are treated in government custody. Continue reading
Feb 22 Watch 8:37 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Biden’s relief package and the deepening GOP war over Trump NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Yamiche Alcindor to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's COVID-relief package, his handling of the pandemic since taking office and former President Trump's continued impact on… Continue watching
Feb 22 WATCH: Biden mourns 500,000 dead from COVID-19 in White House ceremony By Zeke Miller, Associated Press A president whose own life has been marked by family tragedy, Biden spoke in deeply personal terms, referencing his own losses as he tried to comfort the huge number of Americans whose lives have been forever changed by the pandemic. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team holds briefing By Associated Press Dr. Anthony Fauci is calling the United States’ approaching milestone of half a million deaths from the coronavirus as “terribly historic” and stressed the need for continuing public health measures. Continue reading