Mar 23 WATCH: Biden says ‘we have to act’ after Colorado mass shooting By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press In brief remarks responding to the shooting, Biden urged Congress to move quickly to close the loopholes in the background check system and also to ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines. Continue reading
Mar 23 Democrats pressure Biden to review U.S. sanctions on Venezuela By Joshua Goodman, Associated Press The request by Sen. Chris Murphy in a letter Tuesday to Secretary of State Antony Blinken adds to pressure from some Democrats and aid workers who argue that U.S. sanctions are worsening the South American country's dire humanitarian crisis. Continue reading
Mar 23 WATCH: Biden to expand ‘Obamacare’ by cutting health insurance costs By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press President Joe Biden pledged Tuesday that his $1.9 trillion rescue package would build on the promise of the Affordable Care Act, the hallmark legislation of Barack Obama's presidency that became law 11 years ago. Continue reading
Mar 22 Photos of migrant detention highlight Biden’s border secrecy By Nomaan Merchant, Jonathan Lemire, Josh Boak, Associated Press The new images show immigrant teenagers sleeping on mats in crowded conditions, separated in groups by plastic partitions. Continue reading
Mar 20 U.S. ties with Russia, China sink as Biden toes tough lines By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. relations with its two biggest geo-political rivals are facing severe tests as President Joe Biden tries to assert America's place in the world and distinguish himself from his predecessor. Airing myriad complaints, the Biden administration took an extraordinarily tough… Continue reading
Mar 19 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: Biden, Harris meet with Asian American leaders in Atlanta following attacks In our news wrap Friday, President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris met with Asian American community leaders in Atlanta as authorities publicly identified the remaining shooting victims from this week's deadly attacks. Also, the Taliban is warning the… Continue watching
Mar 19 WATCH: Pelosi says Biden has border situation under control By Will Weissert, Associated Press The Biden administration is responding to a wave of children crossing the southern border into the U.S. with some of the very tactics that evoked moral outrage from Democrats when former President Donald Trump embraced them. Continue reading
Mar 19 Biden eyes new goal after U.S. clears 100 million shots since Jan. 20 By Zeke Miller, Associated Press The United States has cleared President Joe Biden’s goal of injecting 100 million coronavirus shots, more than a month before his target date of his 100th day in office. Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: Biden, Harris offer solace to grieving Asian Americans By Jonathan Lemire, Jeff Amy, Zeke Miller, Associated Press For Asian Americans, 2020 was a year of political success and newfound influence. But it was also a time of vulnerability to racist assaults. Continue reading
Mar 19 WATCH: Biden visits CDC, declares ‘science is back’ By Associated Press Students can safely sit just 3 feet apart in the classroom as long as they wear masks but should be kept the usual 6 feet away from one another at sporting events, assemblies, lunch or chorus practice, the CDC said… Continue reading