Mar 31 Watch 6:31 Trans troops, recruits celebrate new Pentagon rule allowing them to serve openly By Ali Rogin The Pentagon announced new rules Wednesday allowing transgender military members to serve openly. It fulfills an early pledge from President Joe Biden, restoring an Obama-era policy that was overturned by President Donald Trump. Ali Rogin spoke to transgender service members… Continue watching
Mar 31 WATCH: Biden announces huge infrastructure plan to ‘win the future’ By Associated Press Speaking at a carpenters union training center in Pittsburgh, Biden promised results as grand in scale as the New Deal or Great Society programs that shaped the 20th century. Continue reading
Mar 29 Biden boosts offshore wind energy, wants to power 10 million homes By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to sharply increase offshore wind energy along the East Coast. Continue reading
Mar 29 WATCH: Biden unveils plans for U.S. vaccination expansion By Associated Press The president addressed the nation from the White House Monday, declaring, “if we let our guard down now, we can see the virus getting worse, not better. People are letting up on precautions, which is a very bad thing.”… Continue reading
Mar 29 Ban on renter evictions during COVID-19 pandemic is extended By Ashraf Khalil, Associated Press The Biden administration is extending a federal moratorium on evictions of tenants who've fallen behind on rent during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Mar 26 Biden invites Russia, China to global climate talks By Ellen Knickmeyer, Seth Borenstein, Associated Press President Joe Biden is including rivals Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China among the invitees to the first big climate talks of his administration. Continue reading
Mar 26 The eviction moratorium is expiring. What will Biden do? By Ashraf Khalil, Michael Casey, Associated Press Housing advocates are expressing confidence that the ban running through March 31 will be extended. But they also warn that the existing moratorium hasn't been a blanket protection and that thousands of families have still been evicted. Continue reading
Mar 26 Watch 12:18 Brooks and Capehart on voting and gun violence legislation, Biden’s first news conference New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including efforts to restrict voting, gun violence legislation and Biden’s first presidential news conference. Continue watching
Mar 26 Biden assails Georgia voting law as an ‘atrocity’ By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden commented after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp signed into law new restrictions on voting by mail and greater legislative control over how elections are run. Biden says that amounts to "Jim Crow in the 21st Century."… Continue reading
Mar 26 AP fact check: Biden skews figures on border and taxes By Josh Boak, Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press President Joe Biden on Thursday misstated the reality at the U.S.-Mexico border when he asserted that “nothing has changed” when it comes to the number of children coming to the United States since his predecessor, Donald Trump, was in office. Continue reading