Feb 19 WATCH: Biden defends progress on COVID-19 as weather delays 6 million shots By Zeke Miller, Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press While acknowledging the weather is "slowing up the distribution," Biden said at the Pfizer plant in Michigan that he believes "we'll be approaching normalcy by the end of this year."… Continue reading
Feb 19 WATCH: What foreign policy challenges will the Biden administration face? By News Desk PBS NewsHour special correspondent Jane Ferguson, based in Beirut, joins other journalists -- New York Times Pentagon correspondent Helene Cooper, New York Times Washington bureau chief Elisabeth Bumiller, and Washington Post senior national security correspondent Karen DeYoung -- to discuss… Continue reading
Feb 19 Back in Paris accord, U.S. vows no more sidelining of climate By Seth Borenstein, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The United States has returned to the Paris climate accord. Secretary of State Antony Blinken says climate change and science diplomacy “can never again be ‘add-ons’ in our foreign policy discussions.”… Continue reading
Feb 19 WATCH: Biden lays out foreign policy priorities at Munich summit By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Joe Biden has used his first big appearance on the global stage to call on fellow world leaders to demonstrate “democracies can still deliver" for people. Continue reading
Feb 17 WATCH: White House COVID-19 response team holds briefing By Associated Press Officials said Wednesday that the administration is spending $200 million for the CDC and contract labs to increase genomic sequencing to about 25,000 samples a week, or three times more. Continue reading
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