Feb 22 Sen. Collins says she’ll vote against Biden budget nominee Neera Tanden By Associated Press Maine Sen. Susan Collins said Monday that Tanden has “neither the experience nor the temperament to lead this critical agency.”… Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH LIVE: White House press secretary Psaki holds news briefing By News Desk and Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki is expected to hold a news briefing on Monday. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: Biden makes announcement about Paycheck Protection Program for small businesses By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Joe Biden announced changes Monday to target more federal pandemic assistance to the nation’s smallest businesses and ventures owned by women and people of color. Continue reading
Feb 22 WATCH: AG nominee Merrick Garland testifies during Senate confirmation hearing By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Garland appeared Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee and is widely expected to sail through his confirmation process with bipartisan support. Continue reading
Feb 19 Watch 12:34 Brooks and Capehart on President Biden’s first month in office and Rush Limbaugh’s legacy New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Republican infighting, the legacy of Rush Limbaugh and President Biden's first month in office. Continue watching
Feb 18 Path to citizenship in new Democratic immigration bill By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press The legislation will reflect the broad priorities for immigration reform that Biden laid out on his first day in office, including an increase in visas, funding to process asylum applications and new technology at the southern border. Continue reading
Feb 17 How economists see Biden’s $15 wage proposal By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press The fate of Biden's minimum wage proposal remains hazy. Facing resistance in Congress, the president has acknowledged that he will likely have to omit the measure from the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 financial relief package he is proposing and re-introduce it… Continue reading
Feb 16 Biden extends pandemic help for homeowners, renters wait By Collin Binkley, Associated Press President Joe Biden is extending a ban on housing foreclosures to June 30, but the actions don’t address a federal moratorium through March 31 on evictions. Continue reading
Feb 16 WATCH: Psaki says White House is ‘outraged’ by rocket attack in Iraq By Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki said the U.S. "is still working through attribution with our Iraqi partners" to determine who was responsible for the attack. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 10:47 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s control of the Republican Party NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the fallout from the impeachment trial, former President Trump's control of the Republican Party, and whether Democrats can stay… Continue watching