Feb 15 Watch 10:47 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's control of the Republican Party NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the fallout from the impeachment trial, former President Trump's control of the Republican Party, and whether Democrats can stay… Continue watching
Feb 14 Watch 5:25 While the national conversation around gun safety is changing, many political hurdles loom By PBS NewsHour The mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglass high school in Parkland, Florida galvanized the student-led movement, “March For Our Lives" and a dialogue on gun-safety. But federal political efforts for reform stalled. Today, President Biden called on Congress to “enact… Continue watching
Feb 14 On Parkland anniversary, Biden calls for tougher gun laws By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Sorrow reverberated across the country Sunday as Americans, including President Joe Biden, joined a Florida community in remembering the 17 lives lost three years ago in the Parkland school shooting massacre. Continue reading
Feb 12 White House aide suspended for threatening reporter By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press On Friday, Vanity Fair published a report citing two unnamed sources that Ducklo threatened the Politico reporter to try to suppress the story, telling her "I will destroy you."… Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: Biden says governors and mayors need $350 billion to fight COVID-19 By Josh Boak, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Biden wants to send $350 billion to state and local governments and tribal governments. While Republicans in Congress have largely objected to this initiative, Biden's push has some GOP support among governors and mayors. Continue reading
Feb 11 Despite Biden's push, a difficult road to peace in Yemen By Samy Magdy, Associated Press Yemenis have suffered six years of bloodshed, destruction and humanitarian catastrophe, and they say it is too early to raise hopes in the new peace bid. Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Biden says U.S. is securing 600 million vaccine doses by July By News Desk and Zeke Miller, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press The U.S. is on pace to exceed Biden's goal of administering 100 million vaccine doses in his first 100 days in office, with more than 26 million shots delivered in his first three weeks. "That's just the floor," Biden said. Continue reading
Feb 11 Biden hopes infrastructure can bridge partisan divide By Josh Boak, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Biden said there are "a number of things out there that the American people are looking for us to step up" and do. During the presidential campaign, Biden committed to deploying $2 trillion on infrastructure and clean energy investments over… Continue reading
Feb 11 Biden in call with China's Xi raises human rights, trade By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Joe Biden had his first call as president with Xi Jinping, pressing the Chinese leader about trade and Beijing's crackdown on democracy activists in Hong Kong as well as other human rights concerns. Continue reading
Feb 10 Biden backs off on TikTok ban in review of Trump China moves By Tali Arbel, Matt O'Brien, Associated Press A court filing Wednesday said the U.S. Commerce Department is reviewing whether Trump's claims about TikTok's threat to national security justified the attempts to ban it from smartphone app stores and deny it vital technical services. Continue reading