Jan 22 WATCH: Janet Yellen nomination as treasury secretary clears committee By Martin Crutsinger, Associated Press The Senate Finance Committee approved President Joe Biden’s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation’s 78th Treasury secretary on Friday, and supporters said they hoped to get the full Senate to approve it later in the day, making her… Continue reading
Jan 22 Biden ordering stopgap help as talks start on big aid plan By Josh Boak, Associated Press President Joe Biden plans to take executive action to provide a stopgap measure of financial relief to millions of Americans. Continue reading
Jan 22 WATCH: Lloyd Austin wins Senate confirmation as first Black Pentagon chief By Robert Burns, Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army's elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nation's first Black secretary of defense. Continue reading
Jan 21 Watch 8:54 New White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki on Biden's first 100 days By PBS NewsHour On the first full day for the new Biden administration, there's no shortage of crises or challenges. Jen Psaki is the new White House press secretary. She joins Judy woodruff to discuss President Biden's plans to address the pandemic and… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 2:50 News Wrap: Two suicide bombings kill at least 32 people in Iraq In our news wrap Thursday, at least 32 people were killed in a pair of suicide bombings in central Baghdad, new Labor Department numbers continue to highlight the pandemic’s economic toll, President Biden proposes a five-year extension of a longstanding… Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch 9:22 Stacey Abrams on Biden's leadership, Georgia's election and challenging voter suppression President Biden will try to pass major legislation in the months ahead while navigating the narrowest of margins in the Senate after Democrats captured two seats in Georgia. Stacey Abrams, who in 2018 lost a close gubernatorial race in the… Continue watching
Jan 21 Biden halts border wall building after Trump's final surge By Elliot Spagat, Associated Press President Joe Biden has ordered a “pause” on all border wall construction within a week, one of 17 executive orders he issued on his first day in office. Continue reading
Jan 21 Biden suspends oil, gas leases on public lands for 60 days By Matthew Brown, Associated Press The move follows campaign pledges by President Joe Biden to halt new drilling on U.S. lands and end the leasing of publicly owned energy reserves as part of his plan to address climate change. Continue reading
Jan 21 World leaders cheer U.S. return to climate fight under Biden By Frank Jordans, Associated Press World leaders have breathed an audible sigh of relief that the United States under President Joe Biden is rejoining the global effort to curb climate change, a cause that his predecessor had shunned. Continue reading
Jan 21 U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports Biden's COVID-19 plan By Associated Press Biden’s predecessor had put pressure on states to quickly reopen. The U.S. is facing its most deadly wave of the pandemic, with joblessness on the rise again. Continue reading