Jan 26 WATCH: White House 'open-eyed' about 'hard' challenge of wide-scale vaccination, Psaki says By Associated Press The White House said Tuesday vaccinating a large portion of the U.S. population is "going to be hard" and "it is going to take a multifaceted approach." President Biden hopes the country can ramp up to 1.5 million shots per… Continue reading
Jan 26 Biden to order end of federally run private prisons By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press The moves come as Biden is set to sign a series of orders and memorandums Tuesday to spotlight the new administration's effort to make combating racial injustice a central focus of his presidency. Continue reading
Jan 26 Biden, in first call with Putin, presses on Navalny, arms control treaty By Jonathan Lemire, Matthew Lee, Associated Press Biden has looked to establish a sharp break from the warm rhetoric often displayed toward Putin by his predecessor, Donald Trump. But the new president also looked to preserve room for diplomacy. Continue reading
Jan 26 Harris swears in Janet Yellen as treasury secretary By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press Yellen became the third of President Joe Biden's Cabinet nominations to win Senate approval on a vote of 84-15 late Monday. All of the no votes came from Republican senators. Continue reading
Jan 26 WATCH: Alejandro Mayorkas faces nomination vote from Senate Homeland Security Committee By Ben Fox, Associated Press The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee is expected to vote Jan. 26 on the nomination of Alejandro Mayorkas as secretary of homeland security. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 3:50 Biden administration begins push for action on COVID-19 relief President Biden had a full Monday lifting a ban aimed at transgender troops, imposing a ban centered on COVID-19, and extending a mandate to buy goods made by Americans. White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor reports. Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 6:44 Trump impeachment trial threatens new divisions in Congress The 50-50 split in the new U.S. Senate is leading to delays in confirmations and committee assignments. It comes as the Biden administration looks for an early effort on COVID-relief, and as the Senate prepares for former President Trump's impeachment… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch 6:39 Biden's relief plan faces resistance from both sides of the aisle Republicans and some Democrats are pushing back against President Biden's $1.9 trillion relief plan meant to address a host of health and economic issues brought on by the pandemic. Heather Boushey, a member of the Biden administration's White House Council… Continue watching
Jan 25 Biden administration suspends some sanctions on Yemen rebels By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The move follows harsh criticism of Pompeo's designation of the Iran-backed Houthis as a "foreign terrorist organization" by the U.N. and relief organizations. Continue reading
Jan 25 Watch 10:09 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on President Biden's executive actions NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including President Biden's first days in office, the prospects for bipartisanship in Congress, and former President Trump's impeachment trial. Continue watching