May 21 White House proposes lower $1.7 trillion infrastructure in GOP talks By Lisa Mascaro, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The new proposal drops President Joe Biden's sweeping $2.3 trillion proposal "in the spirit of finding common ground," White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki said Friday. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Biden holds press conference with South Korean President Moon Jae-in By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press South Korean President Moon Jae-in hopes the meeting will lead to renewed diplomatic urgency to curb North Korea's nuclear program. The White House, however, is signaling that it is taking a longer view at the foreign policy challenge. Continue reading
May 21 WATCH: Biden bestows Medal of Honor on Korean War veteran By Josh Boak, Associated Press It took a policy change for retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr. to receive the military's highest honor. The 2020 defense policy bill removed a requirement that such awards be given within five years of a valorous act. Continue reading
May 20 Watch 8:16 US Commerce Secretary on unemployment checks, women in the work force and inflation By Amna Nawaz U.S. jobless claims were at their lowest levels since March of last year according to numbers released Thursday. Hiring is on the rise, as are renewed questions about the need for the weekly $300 federal unemployment benefits, which many Republican… Continue watching
May 20 U.N. refugee agency calls on U.S. to end asylum restrictions By Associated Press U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi on Thursday asked for an end to so-called Title 42 authority. It's named for a section of an obscure 1944 U.S. public health law that former President Donald Trump used last year to… Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Biden hails Israel-Hamas cease-fire, sees 'opportunity' By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday hailed the impending cease-fire in the fighting between Israel and Hamas, saying he sees a “genuine opportunity” toward the larger goal of building a lasting peace in the Middle East. Continue reading
May 20 Senate panel advances Biden nomination for White House science adviser By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Lander, a geneticist and founding director of the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, was the lead author of the first paper announcing the details of the human genome, the so-called "book of life." He has been nominated as director… Continue reading
May 20 WATCH: Biden signs bill to combat anti-Asian hate crimes By Brian Slodysko, Associated Press The Democratic-led House on Wednesday approved a resolution condemning attacks in March that killed six women of Asian descent at Atlanta-area massage businesses. Continue reading
May 19 House votes to create panel to probe Jan. 6 insurrection By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Democrats say the commission is crucial to reckoning what happened that day, when a violent mob of Trump's supporters broke into the Capitol to try and overturn President Joe Biden's victory. Continue reading
May 19 Watch 7:41 Can Biden walk the line between support for both Israel and Palestine? By John Yang For decades, the U.S. has supported Israel, backing up its defense policy and supplying tens of billions of dollars in aid and weapons. Now, some within the Democratic party are questioning that support, and challenging President Biden's handling of the… Continue watching