Dec 22 Biden picks Connecticut schools chief as education secretary By Collin Binkley, Alexandra Jaffe, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President-elect Joe Biden has chosen Miguel Cardona, the education commissioner for Connecticut and a former public school teacher, to serve as education secretary. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 4:24 News Wrap: Barr breaks with Trump on claims of election fraud, U.S. hacking In our news wrap Monday, U.S. Attorney General William Barr broke with President Trump over election fraud claims and assertions that China may have hacked U.S. agencies, Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says he has a confession that state agents… Continue watching
Dec 17 Watch 5:21 News Wrap: FDA panel backs Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use In our news wrap Thursday, a second COVID-19 vaccine moves closer to emergency authorization, President-elect Biden rounds out his environmental team, Vladimir Putin denies ordering opposition leader's poisoning, more than 340 boys kidnapped in Nigeria are freed, the family that… Continue watching
Dec 16 Watch 6:08 News Wrap: U.S. negotiates with Pfizer to secure more coronavirus vaccine doses In our news wrap Wednesday, Trump administration officials confirmed they are negotiating to buy more of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo self-quarantines after coming in contact with the virus, President-elect Biden formally introduced Pete Buttigieg as his… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 2:46 Biden pivots from campaigning to governing after Electoral College vote President-elect Joe Biden will be taking a bit of a victory lap in a planned address to the nation Monday evening, just hours after he won a majority of votes from the Electoral College. Meanwhile, President Trump continued to lash… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 5:28 News Wrap: Cuomo suspends indoor dining in New York City In our news wrap Friday, the FDA prepares to approve Pfizer's inoculation for emergency use, the U.S. Senate approved a sweeping defense funding bill, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo will suspend indoor dining in New York City starting Monday, the… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 12:12 Shields and Brooks on Republicans’ latest election challenge Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including congressional negotiations, President-elect Biden's cabinet picks and the U.S. Supreme Court's decision on Texas's election challenges. Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 7:53 New to Congress and looking for common ground from opposite sides of the aisle In recent weeks, we've spoken to two members of Congress who will be leaving the nation's capital about their up-close view of Washington politics. Now we're hearing from two incoming members of Congress about how they plan to navigate politics… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 3:50 News Wrap: Key issues hold up talks on a bipartisan relief deal In our news wrap Tuesday, Senate Republican and Democratic leaders disagree on how to move past key issues that are holding up a bipartisan relief deal, President Trump and his allies kept up a stream of election challenges, the U.S. Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 6:35 Why President Trump continues to challenge the election results Next Monday members of the Electoral College will meet in state capitals across the country to cast their votes officially for president, even as President Trump and his allies continue to press to overturn the results of the election in… Continue watching