Mar 30 Watch 6:05 Debate over raising debt ceiling heats up on Capitol Hill By Amna Nawaz, Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura, Ali Schmitz A looming global financial crisis of Congress’s own making is still months away, but time is already running short on Capitol Hill. Congressional Correspondent Lisa Desjardins caught up with lawmakers before they left town for the long Easter break. Continue watching
Mar 15 WATCH: White House Budget Director Young testifies before Senate on Biden’s 2024 budget By Associated Press In addition to deficit reduction, Biden’s budget proposal largely revolves around the idea of taxing the wealthy to help fund programs for the middle class, older adults and families. The GOP already is rejecting the plan. Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 7:53 News Wrap: Trump faces possible indictment for alleged hush money payments In our news wrap Friday, former President Trump faces a possible indictment as he decides whether to testify before a grand jury in New York over his alleged role in hush money payments, China's President Xi Jinping was awarded a… Continue watching
Mar 09 Watch 7:01 Unpacking Biden’s budget plan and its chances of becoming law with a divided Congress By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura Lawmakers are making political and financial calculations Thursday after President Biden released his $6.9 trillion budget plan for 2024. The White House proposal calls for raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans to invest in the working class. NPR White House… Continue watching
Mar 06 WATCH: Biden promotes upcoming budget during visit with the International Association of Fire Fighters By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden has decided to get out of the White House to unveil his budget this week and instead promote it in Pennsylvania, a must-win state in 2024. Continue reading
Jan 02 Tim Walz sworn in for 2nd term as Minnesota governor, pledges boosts to education By Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Democratic Gov. Tim Walz is pledging to make the largest investments in public education in Minnesota history as he begins his second term. Continue reading
Dec 22 Senate passes $1.7 trillion spending bill to finance government, aid Ukraine By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate passed a massive $1.7 trillion spending bill Thursday that finances federal agencies through September and provides another large round of aid to Ukraine one day after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's dramatic address to a joint meeting of Congress. Continue reading
May 03 WATCH: Defense Secretary Austin, General Milley Defense leaders say Russia is learning from mistakes in Ukraine By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Top Pentagon leaders say the U.S. has learned a great deal about Russian military shortfalls and capabilities in the first two months of the war in Ukraine. But they are warning Congress that Moscow is learning from its mistakes. Continue reading
Mar 28 Biden budget proposes lower deficits while raising taxes on ultra wealthy By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden is releasing a budget blueprint that tries to tell voters what the diverse and at times fractured Democratic Party stands for. Continue reading
Mar 28 WATCH: Biden announces 2023 budget plan to reduce deficit by $1 trillion in a decade By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden announced a budget blueprint Monday that calls for higher taxes on the wealthy, lower federal deficits, more money for police and greater funding for education, public health and housing. Continue reading