Jul 29 Jill Biden getting procedure on foot after Hawaii visit By Associated Press Spokesperson Michael LaRosa says President Joe Biden is joining her Thursday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for the procedure. The incident occurred last weekend before her two official events in Hawaii, where she went after attending the start… Continue reading
Jul 29 WATCH: Biden orders tough new vaccination rules for fed government By Alexandra Jaffe, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The nation's millions of federal workers will be required to verify they've been vaccinated against the coronavirus or else face mandatory masking, weekly testing, distancing and other new rules. Continue reading
Jul 28 Here's what's in the Senate bipartisan infrastructure plan By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The Senate voted Wednesday night, 67-32, to take up a nearly $1 trillion national infrastructure plan after President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement on major provisions of the package. Continue reading
Jul 28 Senate votes to start work on $1 trillion infrastructure bill By Lisa Mascaro, Kevin Freking, Alan Fram, Associated Press The vote came together quickly Wednesday night after President Joe Biden and a bipartisan group of senators reached agreement on the key part of the White House agenda. Continue reading
Jul 27 Senators, White House in talks to finish infrastructure bill By Lisa Mascaro, Alexandra Jaffe, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Senators and the White House are locked in intense negotiations to salvage a bipartisan infrastructure deal. Pressure is mounting on all sides to wrap up talks and show progress on President Joe Biden's top priority. Continue reading
Jul 26 WATCH: Biden says U.S. combat mission in Iraq to conclude in 2021 By Aamer Madhani, Robert Burns, Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Associated Press President Joe Biden said Monday the U.S. military’s combat mission in Iraq will conclude by the end of the year, setting out a timeline for American forces to formally step back in their fight against ISIS in Iraq. Continue reading
Jul 26 Biden says COVID long haulers will have access to disability protections By Associated Press The president announced the initiative Monday at the White House as he marked the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Continue reading
Jul 26 WATCH: Biden marks anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act By Associated Press President Joe Biden celebrated the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act Monday, highlighting the progress made over the past three decades in advancing equity for people with disabilities. Continue reading
Jul 25 Watch 5:07 Biden's new bill a 'grab bag' of social infrastructure By PBS NewsHour Six months into Biden's presidency, he's facing numerous challenges: a resurgence of COVID-19, mainly among the unvaccinated, a nation still highly polarized, and a battle to get both a bipartisan infrastructure bill, and a highly ambitious, democrats-only package of social… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 4:54 Activists demand Biden end deportation of Haiti migrants By Ivette Feliciano Amid political instability and violence in Haiti, human rights activists are demanding the Biden administration do more to protect Haitian migrants, especially those at the U.S.-Mexico border. NewsHour Weekend’s Ivette Feliciano spoke with Guerline Jozef, founder and executive director of… Continue watching