Jun 24 Infrastructure spending promises boost for industry By Damian J. Troise, Associated Press Details of the deal were scarce, but the pared-down plan, with $579 billion in new spending, has rare bipartisan backing and could open the door to the president's more sweeping $4 trillion proposals later on. Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Biden urges Americans to get vaccinated during event in Raleigh, NC By Associated Press With the July Fourth holiday approaching, the White House acknowledged this week that Biden will fall shy of his 70 percent goal and an associated aim of fully vaccinating 165 million adults in the same time frame. Continue reading
Jun 24 U.S. blocks solar panel materials from China over labor abuses By Ben Fox, Associated Press The moves could make it harder for the U.S. to meet renewable energy goals aimed at addressing climate change. That's because about 45% of the global supply of the polysilicon used to make photovoltaic cells for solar panels comes from… Continue reading
Jun 24 WATCH: Biden says "we have a deal" on bipartisan infrastructure plan By Jonathan Lemire, Josh Boak, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The agreement, reached in a meeting Thursday at the White House, means a breakthrough after arduous negotiations on the president's top legislative priority. Continue reading
Jun 23 Watch 3:22 Examining Biden's 5-part plan to tackle rising violent crime rates By Yamiche Alcindor President Joe Biden is renewing his push to curb the current rise in violent crime, including homicides, in the United States. With a special focus on crime involving guns, Biden laid out his proposals, such as investing in police and… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 7:17 Investing in police important to rebuild community trust, Cedric Richmond says To discuss President Joe Biden's push to curb rising violent crime, and how investing in police will help achieve that end, Judy Woodruff is joined by Cedric Richmond. Richmond is a senior advisor to the president and director of the… Continue watching
Jun 23 Watch 6:45 Biden is increasing investment in police. Will it increase officer accountability? To get a different perspective on President Joe Biden's push to curb rising violent crime and how increased investment in law enforcement will impact police reform, Judy Woodruff speaks with DeRay McKesson. He's a co-founder of Campaign Zero, which aims… Continue watching
Jun 23 WATCH: Biden announces gun violence prevention effort By Colleen Long, Jonathan Lemire, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press President Joe Biden is announcing an effort to stem a rising national tide of violent crime but questions persist about how effective the federal efforts will be in calming what could be a turbulent summer. Continue reading
Jun 23 WATCH: Biden attends the funeral of former Sen. John W. Warner at the National Cathedral By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Wednesday mourned his former Senate colleague, Virginia's John Warner, as a “man of conscience, character and honor" who was deeply committed to God and country. Continue reading
Jun 22 Watch 4:48 Defense Department moves to fix failures in addressing sexual assault in the ranks By Nick Schifrin, Dan Sagalyn The U.S. Defense Department on Tuesday embraced a major reform aimed at stamping out sexual assault in the military. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III issued a statement saying he supported removing commanders from having any voice on whether service… Continue watching