Oct 04 WATCH: Biden discusses debt ceiling as U.S. approaches limit By Kevin Freking, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden accused Republican lawmakers on Monday of blocking efforts to increase the government's borrowing authority, saying they're playing "Russian roulette with the U.S. economy" by committing to filibuster the measure ahead of an Oct. 18 deadline. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 3:42 Democrats push and pull over President Biden's spending bills By PBS NewsHour In a stand-off this week between moderate and progressive Democrats, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi delayed a vote on President Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill as negotiations over a more than $3 trillion social spending bill continue. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch 14:00 Brooks and Capehart on infrastructure, reconciliation priorities, Virginia Gov. election New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda is playing out on Capitol Hill, and what’s at stake in the… Continue watching
Sep 30 The U.S. ranks 48th in per capita vaccination. Political polarization is one reason why By Laura Santhanam Unease amid the nation's pandemic response and protracted budget wrangling in Congress may be costing President Joe Biden political capital he needs to advance his ambitious agenda, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 9:57 Two experts on how $3.5T spending bill could affect health and child care, taxes and more As President Biden's economic agenda takes shape on Capitol Hill, Amna Nawaz discusses its potential implications with Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winning economist. He was senior vice president and chief economist at the World Bank and teaches at Columbia… Continue watching
Sep 28 Watch 8:02 Private Dem talks on major bills more positive than public appearances, Rep. Yarmuth says For more on Democrats' plans and negotiations over the infrastructure and reconciliation bills, Amna Nawaz is joined by the chairman of the House Budget Committee, Rep. John Yarmuth of Kentucky. Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 7:41 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on reconciliation stalemate, Arizona vote count NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the stalemate over the reconciliation bill and how that affects the Democrats’ and President Joe Biden’s agenda, and the… Continue watching
Sep 27 WATCH: Biden receives COVID-19 booster shot By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Speaking on Friday after the CDC and the FDA authorized the Pfizer booster, Biden told reporters, “It’s hard to acknowledge I’m over 65, but I’ll be getting my booster shot."… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 4:29 How the expulsion of Haitian migrants is affecting the crisis-torn nation Thousands of Haitian migrants who have been deported by the U.S. have been arriving home as authorities scramble for resources including food and medical supplies. Haiti is reeling from a convergence of crises -- a presidential assassination, an earthquake and… Continue watching
Sep 24 WATCH: GOP review finds no proof Arizona election was stolen from Trump By Bob Christie, Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press A Republican-backed review of the 2020 presidential election in Arizona’s largest county ended Friday without producing proof to support former President Donald Trump’s false claims of a stolen election. Continue reading