Jan 19 Watch 2:18 News Wrap: Biden thanks supporters in South Carolina on last full day of his term In our news wrap Sunday, Biden spent the final full day of his presidency visiting supporters in South Carolina, Trump laid a wreath at Arlington National Cemetery, TikTok restored service to U.S. users after temporarily going dark due to a… Continue watching
Jan 19 Biden issues pardon to late Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, who influenced civil rights movement By Colleen Long, Associated Press Congressional leaders had pushed for Biden to pardon Garvey, with supporters arguing that Garvey's mail fraud conviction in the 1920s was politically motivated and an effort to silence the increasingly popular leader who spoke of racial pride. Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Biden honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy on his final full day as president By Darlene Superville, Rebecca Santana, Associated Press Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary there set him up to achieve his life's goal of being elected president… Continue reading
Jan 19 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks on start of Gaza ceasefire and release of Israeli hostages By Associated Press President Joe Biden on Sunday said “the guns in Gaza have gone silent” under a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas he outlined in May. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 7:48 Ethel Rosenberg’s family pushes Biden to exonerate her decades after her execution By John Yang, Harry Zahn In 1953, Ethel and Julius Rosenberg were executed after being convicted as Soviet spies in a sensational Cold War espionage case. Now, a recently declassified document is seen as the strongest evidence yet of Ethel’s innocence. As Biden leaves office,… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 5:52 Biden White House says enforcement of TikTok ban will fall to Trump By Laura Barrón-López, Shrai Popat The Supreme Court unanimously upheld a law that threatens to shut down TikTok as soon as Sunday. The justices ruled free speech rights must yield to concerns that Chinese control of the popular social media app creates a national security… Continue watching
Jan 17 Blinken tells AP he’s worried Trump team may abandon key Biden foreign policies By Matthew Lee, Associated Press Outgoing Secretary of State Antony Blinken told The Associated Press that he hopes the incoming Trump administration will press forward with key points in Biden’s foreign policy, including on the Middle East and Ukraine, but expressed concern that the Trump team might abandon… Continue reading
Jan 17 What is the Equal Rights Amendment and what’s next after Biden’s push to add it to the Constitution? By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press President Joe Biden's symbolic declaration on Friday that the Equal Rights Amendment is “the law of the land” likely only sets up more debates for Congress and the courts over the constitutional prohibition on gender-based discrimination. Continue reading
Jan 17 WATCH: Biden speaks at U.S. Conference of Mayors as presidency nears end By Chris Megerian, Darlene Superville, Associated Press A rally including members of Congress is set for outside the National Archives later Friday morning. Continue reading
Jan 17 Biden declares Equal Rights Amendment ‘law of the land’ in probably symbolic statement By Chris Megerian, Darlene Superville, Claire Savage, Associated Press It's unclear if Biden's statement will have any impact. The archivist has said the amendment cannot be certified because three-quarters of state legislatures did not ratify it before a deadline set by Congress. Continue reading