Apr 22 Watch 4:41 News Wrap: Senate passes bipartisan COVID hate crimes bill to protect AAPI community By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan COVID-19 hate crimes bill, responding to attacks on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. The U.S. House of Representatives voted along party lines to grant Washington, D.C. statehood. Internationally, Russia… Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch 6:33 News Wrap: Kim Potter charged with second-degree manslaughter after shooting Daunte Wright By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, Kim Potter, the former police officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright outside Minneapolis was charged with second-degree manslaughter. Then, a scathing new report blames the leadership of the Capitol Police for a raft of failures… Continue watching
Apr 14 WATCH: Senate intelligence committee holds hearing on threats worldwide By News Desk and Associated Press The U.S. government's annual assessment of worldwide threats, released Tuesday ahead of congressional hearings expected to cover similar territory, charts a broad array of potential dangers anticipated by the intelligence community over the coming year. Continue reading
Apr 12 Watch 3:17 Biden's bipartisanship: What we learned from the president's meeting with lawmakers By Lisa Desjardins Congress returns from recess this week, and as we reported earlier, the first stop for a bipartisan group of lawmakers was the White House — invited by the president as he works to sell his American Jobs Plan on infrastructure… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch 8:07 Crackdown on online hate speech pushes extremists to other platforms By Simon Ostrovsky In a Congressional hearing last week the heads of Facebook and Twitter said they're taking measures to slow the spread of hate speech and conspiracies on their sites in the wake of the Jan 6 insurrection. But a crackdown on… Continue watching
Mar 29 North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis says he'll have surgery for prostate cancer By Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Sen. Thomas Tillis said Monday that he has prostate cancer and will undergo surgery next week in North Carolina to treat it. "I am in the hands of outstanding medical professionals and expect to make a… Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 6:38 Immigrant families in limbo as Biden's immigration bill fails to get support in Congress By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee, Tommy Walters After years of failed attempts, Congress is again struggling to make any headway on immigration reform. President Joe Biden’s massive immigration bill has failed to gain the support it needs to pass as is, leaving immigrant families caught in limbo. Continue watching
Mar 26 COVID isn't over, but Congress is starting prep for the next pandemic By Rachel Cohrs, STAT Congress is gearing up to write legislation to prevent the next pandemic, and a former Trump official is returning to the Hill to help. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH: Senate Judiciary committee holds hearing on Equality Act for LGBTQ rights By Associated Press The Equality Act is a top priority of President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress. Continue reading
Mar 17 WATCH LIVE: House homeland security committee holds hearing with Mayorkas on immigration By Associated Press A House committee will hold a hearing on Wednesday with Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas. Continue reading