Jul 19 Watch 6:33 News Wrap: Russia's assault on Ukraine's cities kills scores of civilians In our news wrap Tuesday, Russia targets Ukraine's cities killing scores of civilians, Russian President Putin meets with Iran's leaders amid sanctions, the WHO issued new warnings about super-infectious COVID subvariants, a CDC panel is considering who should receive a… Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 7:57 How some members of the Republican Party have normalized the use of violent rhetoric By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori The Jan. 6 panel recently presented new evidence on how former President Trump stoked violence leading up to the Capitol insurrection. But the escalation and normalization of violent rhetoric has extended beyond Trump, becoming a dangerous feature of Republican campaigns… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 5:30 News Wrap: House Democrats approve two bills to restore abortion rights In our news wrap Friday, House Democrats approved two bills to restore abortion rights after the Roe reversal with support falling along party lines, thousands of Shiites descended on a Baghdad suburb in a show of protest against a political… Continue watching
Jul 15 Watch 6:58 What Sen. Joe Manchin's rejection of new spending means for the climate change fight President Biden is sharply ratcheting back his expectations Friday for a major economic aid package. This comes as Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has ruled out backing key funding proposals for his party's action on climate change. Lisa Desjardins joins William… Continue watching
Jun 25 Watch 3:50 Congress extends school lunch program, but maybe too late By Geoff Bennett, Andrew Corkery, Claire Mufson Congress voted Friday to extend the pandemic-era school meal waivers program, credited with providing millions of children access to free meals, narrowly averting a June deadline. Advocates say the delay in passing the extension has already jeopardized access to summer… Continue watching
Jun 23 Students are at risk of going hungry this summer. Congress might have a fix By Laura Santhanam The bipartisan Keep Kids Fed Act of 2022, a reimagination of proposals earlier this spring that failed to gain traction, could extend these waivers through the end of the 2022-2023 school year. Continue reading
Jun 18 Race for Alaska's U.S. House seat heats up as Palin seeks return to elected office By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press Palin attributed her decision to resign in 2009 to an onslaught of records requests and ethics complaints that she said were frivolous and had become time consuming and distractions. She said she “did the right thing.”… Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch 13:07 Brooks and Capehart on the wave of gun violence in America New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week in politics, including President Biden's plea for "common sense" gun reform amid a spate of mass shootings and the potential… Continue watching
Jun 01 Congressional stalemate makes a quick compromise on COVID funding unlikely By Alan Fram, Associated Press The Biden administration foresees unnecessary deaths if lawmakers don't approve billions of dollars more to brace for the pandemic's next wave. Continue reading
May 17 WATCH: Prime Minister Mitsotakis touts Greece as a new energy hub in address to Congress By Lisa Mascaro, Aamer Madhani, Zeke Miller, Associated Press As Europe looks to wean itself off Russian energy, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis touted the idea of Greece becoming an energy hub in a speech to a joint session of Congress. Continue reading