Apr 28 Watch 6:54 American Families Plan aims to 'shore up America's middle class,' White House adviser says In his first address to a joint session of Congress, President Joe Biden is expected to touch on his ambitious plans for the country. One of those plans is his $1.8 trillion American Families Plan. Heather Boushey is a member… Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch 4:12 How Biden will fund his plans to create jobs, confront COVID-19 and climate change By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan President Joe Biden will face a joint Congress and the nation Wednesday, laying out his vision to create jobs, combat COVID-19, and confront climate change. Behind the bold vision is a complex mix of funding, causing confusion at the state… Continue watching
Apr 26 Watch 8:26 How the 2020 census affects Washington's balance of power By Lisa Desjardins, Kate Grumke The first batch of results from the 2020 census count are in. The bureau released state population numbers today and revealed how the balance of power in the U.S. House of Representatives has been reset for the next decade, and… Continue watching
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