Sep 02 WATCH: Biden hosts Jewish leaders to mark the start of High Holidays By Associated Press President Joe Biden joined over a thousand Jewish faith leaders and scholars from across the country on Thursday for a virtual event celebrating the start of the Jewish High Holidays. Continue reading
Sep 02 Here's who Americans blame for U.S. failures in Afghanistan By Laura Santhanam The chaotic evacuation of more than 120,000 Americans, U.S. allies and Afghans from Kabul seems to have cost President Joe Biden significant public approval as the nation nears the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue reading
Sep 02 WATCH: Biden says Hurricane Ida shows "climate crisis" has struck By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Biden pledged robust federal help to the Northeastern and Gulf states battered by Hurricane Ida and for western states beset by wildfires—with the catastrophes serving as deadly reminders that the “climate crisis” has arrived. Continue reading
Sep 01 Biden to survey Ida's storm damage in Louisiana on Friday By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Friday’s visit will cap a difficult stretch for the president, following the chaotic exit of the U.S. military from Afghanistan and the deaths of 13 U.S. service members helping evacuate Americans and U.S. allies. Continue reading
Sep 01 WATCH: Biden meets Ukraine leader in long-sought Oval Office visit By Aamer Madhani, Lynn Berry, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Biden didn't mention Afghanistan in his brief appearance with Zelenskyy before the media. But he highlighted his concerns about Russian aggression in the region. Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: GOP demands accountability over Afghan failings By Associated Press House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Tuesday described the Biden administration's handling of the evacuation as "probably the biggest failure in American government on a military stage in my lifetime."… Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: Biden praises Afghanistan evacuation, defends departure from 'forever war' By Aamer Madhani, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Twenty-four hours after the departure of the last American C-17 cargo plane from Kabul, Biden vigorously defended his decision to end America's longest war and withdraw all U.S. troops ahead of an Aug. 31 deadline. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 8:59 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Afghanistan exit, COVID-19 NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Yamiche Alcindor to discuss the latest political news, including the end of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, how Republican politicians and voters may react to Afghan refugees, and… Continue watching
Aug 30 WATCH: Biden pledges Hurricane Ida support for 'as long as it takes' By Associated Press Ida has left scores of coastal Louisiana residents trapped by floodwaters and pleading to be rescued, while making a shambles of the electrical grid across a wide swath of the state in the sweltering, late-summer heat. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 5:43 U.S. launched second drone airstrike against ISIS-K By PBS NewsHour The U.S. carried out its second drone airstrike on Sunday, which targeted a suspected bomb vehicle.With the US withdrawal to be complete this week, there are looming questions about stability in the region. Kirsten Fontenrose is the Director of the… Continue watching