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
Jun 25 WATCH: Biden signs bill memorializing Pulse nightclub victims By Josh Boak, Associated Press A mass shooting at the club in June 2016 left 49 people dead and 53 wounded in what was the deadliest attack on the LGBTQ community in U.S. history. Continue reading
Jun 25 WATCH: Biden offers encouragement to LGBTQ Americans By Josh Boak, Associated Press Biden is naming a Jessica Stern as a special diplomatic envoy at the State Department for LGBTQ rights. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 9:20 Understanding the bipartisan infrastructure bill and the fight for reconciliation By Lisa Desjardins, Yamiche Alcindor In Washington, President Joe Biden's push for a sweeping infrastructure bill took a giant step forward Thursday after months of arduous negotiations on the president's top legislative priority. After much back-and-forth with members of Congress, Biden announced bipartisan agreement on… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 4:35 Psaki defends new infrastructure deal: 'Compromise is not a dirty word' President Joe Biden's infrastructure deal announced Thursday is a $953 billion plan that is the product of months of negotiation with Congress. But for many on the left, the bill does not go as far as they had hoped to… Continue watching
Jun 24 Watch 6:46 Bipartisan infrastructure deal shows 'America's leadership is back,' Sen. Warner says President Joe Biden's infrastructure deal announced Thursday is a $953 billion plan that is the product of months of negotiation with Congress, including Democratic Sen. Mark Warner of Virginia. Warner was one of 21 senators to negotiate the bipartisan plan… Continue watching