Oct 13 Watch 3:58 Inflation remains stubbornly high despite Federal Reserve's efforts to stabilize costs By Amna Nawaz The latest inflation numbers are still above 8%, a 40-year high with prices rising for housing, medical care, new cars, air travel and more. It will almost surely mean another significant interest rate hike in a few weeks. Economist Diane… Continue watching
Oct 11 WATCH: White House calls for LA councilmembers to resign after racist remarks By Associated Press Former Council president Nury Martinez, a Democrat, stepped down from the job and apologized Monday, saying she was ashamed of her racially offensive language in the year-old recording, but she did not resign her council seat. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 5:35 Jobs report shows economy, employment market cooling as questions of recession remain By Paul Solman, Diane Lincoln Estes The September jobs report shows the economy and employment market cooling but remaining steady. The labor market added 263,000 jobs, but that's down from the first half of the year when roughly 400,000 jobs were created a month. Stocks sank… Continue watching
Oct 04 WATCH: White House focuses on protecting abortion access as midterms approach By Chris Megerian, Colleen Long, Associated Press President Joe Biden is highlighting administration efforts to protect access to abortion as he marks 100 days since the Supreme Court overturned a national right to the procedure. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks at Hispanic Heritage Month reception at the White House By Associated Press President Joe Biden said he, and the country, will "do whatever it takes, as long as it takes," to recover from the devastation of Hurricane Ian as he delivered remarks at Hispanic Heritage month at the White House Friday. Continue reading
Sep 30 WATCH: White House decries Russia's 'fraudulent' annexation attempt By Associated Press U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan condemned Russia's "fraudulent attempt to annex sovereign Ukrainian territory," calling it a "a flagrant violation of international law" and insisting it has no legitimacy. Continue reading
Sep 28 WATCH: White House Monkeypox Response Team says vaccine appears effective By Kevin Freking, Associated Press HHS released its first wave of research on the efficacy of monkeypox vaccine, and the White House says it shows that unvaccinated individuals are 14 times more likely to get monkeypox than individuals who have gotten a single dose of… Continue reading
Sep 26 White House announces French President Macron's 1st U.S. visit during Biden tenure By Aamer Madhani, Darlene Superville, Associated Press The Dec. 1 visit will be the second U.S. state visit for Macron, who was first elected to lead his country in May 2017 and won a second term earlier this year. Macron had a state visit during the Trump… Continue reading
Sep 26 WATCH: White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre speaks on Russian referendums in Ukraine territories By Associated Press A day before the voting ends on the Russian referendums in four Ukrainian territories, the White House underscored it is prepared to impose "swift and severe" economic costs on Russia if they annex the regions. Continue reading
Sep 23 WATCH: Elton John plays the White House lawn as part of farewell tour By Colleen Long, Associated Press Elton John said Friday that he'd played in some beautiful venues, but the stage in front of the White House, beneath a massive tent on a perfect autumn night, was “probably the icing on the cake.”… Continue reading