Feb 15 Activists fear Biden is undermining efforts for a higher minimum wage By Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press President Joe Biden campaigned on raising the national minimum wage to $15 per hour and attached a proposal doing just that to the $1.9 trillion coronavirus pandemic relief bill. But that provision appears in jeopardy. And Biden himself may be… Continue reading
Feb 12 Biden administration to undo Medicaid work requirements By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Federal health officials planned Friday to inform 10 states that they would revoke permissions granted by the Trump administration to impose such requirements. Continue reading
Feb 12 Watch 13:59 Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s Senate trial and Biden’s pandemic response New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Senate impeachment trial of former President Trump and the Biden administration's response to the pandemic. Continue watching
Feb 12 Census says no redistricting data until end of September By Mike Schneider, Associated Press Officials at the statistical agency blamed operational delays during the 2020 census caused by the pandemic. Continue reading
Feb 12 CDC says strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely By Collin Binkley, Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Its roadmap for reopening schools emphasizes mask wearing and social distancing and other actions, saying vaccination of teachers is important but not a prerequisite for reopening. Continue reading
Feb 12 White House aide suspended for threatening reporter By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press On Friday, Vanity Fair published a report citing two unnamed sources that Ducklo threatened the Politico reporter to try to suppress the story, telling her "I will destroy you."… Continue reading
Feb 11 Mexico president warns against false claims of open U.S. doors By Associated Press Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador also cited the recent massacre of 19 people, including at least 14 Guatemalan migrants, near the U.S. border, as justification for his policy of stopping Central American migrants at Mexico's southern border. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Biden says U.S. is securing 600 million vaccine doses by July By News Desk and Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The U.S. is on pace to exceed Biden's goal of administering 100 million vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office, with more than 26 million shots delivered in his first three weeks. "That's just the floor," Biden said. Continue reading
Feb 11 GOP attacks Dems’ $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill from all angles By Alan Fram, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Kevin Freking, Associated Press The package would provide $1,400 payments to some Americans, hundreds of billions for state and local governments and boost vaccination efforts, raise tax credits for children and increase unemployment benefits. Continue reading
Feb 11 U.S. distances itself from Trump attempts to ban WeChat By Tali Arbel, Associated Press The Commerce Department is reviewing recent actions, such as the rules undermining TikTok and WeChat, to ensure that efforts by the Trump administration to ban them based on claimed national-security threats were justified. Continue reading