May 16 Watch 3:49 Biden uses executive privilege block GOP access to special counsel interview audio By Amna Nawaz, Shrai Popat President Biden used executive privilege to deny House Republicans access to audio from his interview with special counsel Robert Hur. The October 2023 interview centered on the president’s handling of classified documents. Republicans requested the audio and planned to hold… Continue watching
May 16 House to vote on requiring delivery of bombs to Israel in Republican rebuke of Biden policies By Stephen Groves, Associated Press They are voting Thursday on a bill that has practically no chance of being enacted but puts pressure on Democrats as it mandates delivery of the weapons. Continue reading
May 16 White House blocks audio of Biden’s special counsel interview, arguing GOP has political motives By Alanna Durkin Richer, Colleen Long, Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press “The absence of a legitimate need for the audio recordings lays bare your likely goal — to chop them up, distort them, and use them for partisan political purposes," White House counsel Ed Siskel wrote in a scathing letter to… Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: White House holds briefing as Biden asserts privilege over tapes with special prosecutor By News Desk and Associated Press The White House has blocked the release of the audio, arguing Republicans in Congress only want the recordings “to chop them up” and use them for political purposes as the Democratic president seeks reelection. Continue reading
May 16 WATCH: House panel advances effort to hold AG Garland in contempt of Congress By News Desk and Associated Press The House panel voted Thursday afternoon to advance the contempt maneuver. A similar vote is scheduled for later Thursday with the House oversight committee. Continue reading
May 15 Watch 8:29 Democratic and GOP strategists discuss what to expect from the Biden-Trump debates By Amna Nawaz, Saher Khan, Ali Schmitz, Ian Couzens President Biden and former President Trump have agreed to debate, one-on-one, but without the involvement of the Commission on Presidential Debates, which has run those debates since 1988. CNN and ABC will host the events in June and September, respectively. Continue watching
May 15 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks at National Peace Officers’ Memorial Service By News Desk Speaking outside the U.S. Capitol, President Joe Biden expressed his admiration for the families of killed police officers. Continue reading
May 15 Biden and Trump agree to debates in June and September By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Josh Boak, Associated Press The quick agreement on the timetable to meet followed the Democrat's announcement that he will not participate in fall presidential debates sponsored by the nonpartisan commission that has organized them for more than three decades. Continue reading
May 14 Watch 5:12 White House asks judge to change protections for migrant children in government custody By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan The Biden administration is asking a federal judge to partially terminate a decades-old agreement that set standards of care for unaccompanied migrant children held in U.S. custody. White House Correspondent Laura Barrón-López explains what this means. Continue watching
May 14 WATCH: Biden announces new tariffs on Chinese goods including electric vehicles, solar panels By Josh Boak, Fatima Hussein, Paul Wiseman, Didi Tang, Associated Press The Democratic president said that Chinese government subsidies ensure the nation's companies don’t have to turn a profit, giving them an unfair advantage in global trade. Continue reading