Jun 29 WATCH: Biden gives remarks on bipartisan infrastructure package By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden declared there is an urgent need for a “generational investment” in the nation’s infrastructure, as he looked to sell voters Tuesday on the economic benefits of the $973 billion bipartisan package that still faces an uncertain future… Continue reading
Jun 29 How Biden will try to sell his infrastructure plan on the road By Meredith Lee In one of the most politically divided states in the country, Biden needs to assure Republicans that he'll stick to the limits of a plan that progressive Democrats worry isn't big enough to address major challenges facing the country. Continue reading
Jun 28 Watch 9:43 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on infrastructure plan, Jan. 6 select committee NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including the bipartisan infrastructure plan, and a select committee to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol attack. Continue watching
Jun 28 WATCH: Biden tells Israel’s outgoing president he won’t tolerate nuclear Iran By Aamer Madhani, Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden sought to assure Israel that he would not tolerate a nuclear Iran as he met with outgoing Israeli President Reuven Rivlin at the White House. Continue reading
Jun 27 Bipartisan infrastructure deal back on track after walk-back By Zeke Miller, Associated Press A bipartisan deal to invest nearly $1 trillion in the nation’s infrastructure appeared to be back on track Sunday after a stark walk-back by President Joe Biden to his earlier insistence that the bill be coupled with an even larger Democrat-backed… Continue reading
Jun 27 As variant rises, vaccine plan targets ‘movable middle’ By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Thrown off-stride to reach its COVID-19 vaccination goal, the Biden administration is sending A-list officials across the country, devising ads for niche markets and enlisting community organizers to persuade unvaccinated people to get a shot. Continue reading
Jun 26 Biden seeks to clarify position on infrastructure deal By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Aiming to preserve a fragile bipartisan deal on infrastructure, President Joe Biden said Saturday he didn’t mean to suggest he would veto the bill unless Congress also passed a larger package to expand the social safety net. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 4:19 The security and humanitarian issues at stake in Afghanistan, US-Mexico border By Amna Nawaz, Meredith Lee Amna Nawaz joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Joe Biden's meeting Friday with Afghan President Ashraf Ghani at the White House, and Vice President Kamala Harris' first visit to the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue watching
Jun 25 WATCH: Biden vows ‘sustained’ help as Afghanistan drawdown nears By Lolita C. Baldor, Robert Burns, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The leaders' visit to Washington comes as the Biden administration has stepped up plans for withdrawal ahead of the president's Sept. 11 deadline to end a nearly 20-year old war that has come with a breathtaking enormous cost. Continue reading
Jun 25 Infrastructure deal now in doubt with GOP senators saying they feel ‘blindsided’ By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Two people familiar with the conversations say Republican senators felt "blindsided" Friday by the president's insistence that the bipartisan infrastructure deal move in tandem with his bigger package of investments. Continue reading