Dec 08 New White House offer adds $600 checks to COVID-19 relief By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The Trump administration dived back into COVID-19 negotiations, offering a $916 billion package to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi that adds a $600 direct payment to most Americans. Continue reading
Nov 20 'Our time is now.' With Biden, women in national security see chance to fix imbalance By Ali Rogin Joe Biden has pledged to change the landscape of the overwhelmingly white male-dominated world of national security. When Biden takes the oath of office on January 20, 2021, he will become the first president to have pledged to pursue gender… Continue reading
Nov 19 WATCH: White House coronavirus task force holds briefing By Associated Press With the coronavirus surging out of control, the nation’s top public health agency pleaded with Americans on Thursday not to travel for Thanksgiving and not to spend the holiday with people from outside their household. Continue reading
Nov 14 Watch 6:43 Biden has big climate change plans. But can he get it done? By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber President-elect Joe Biden has put the climate crisis at the top of his incoming administration’s agenda with ambitious goals ranging from rejoining the Paris Agreement to a $2 trillion plan to transition to clean energy. To pass these laws, he… Continue watching
Nov 13 WATCH: Trump falsely takes credit for COVID-19 vaccine while delivering update on Operation Warp Speed By Zeke Miller, Kevin Freking, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press President Donald Trump is set to deliver his first public remarks since his defeat by President-elect Joe Biden, as he seeks to highlight positive developments in the race for a vaccine for the resurgent coronavirus. Continue reading
Nov 08 Biden seeks to move quickly and build out his administration By Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Biden named a former surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, and a former Food and Drug Administration commissioner, David Kessler, as co-chairs of a coronavirus working group set to get started, with other members expected to be announced Monday. Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch 4:51 Lack of evidence make Trump's legal challenge an uphill battle By PBS NewsHour President Trump has vowed to challenge the election results, which have declared Joe Biden as the president-elect. The legal challenges began well before Election Day with lawsuits over mail-in voting and which ballots were “legally” cast. Guy-Uriel Charles, professor of… Continue watching
Nov 07 Watch 3:28 'More lawsuits are coming:' Trump's lawyers layout plans as AP calls race for Biden By PBS NewsHour Shortly after the Associated Press and other TV networks call Pennsylvania and the entire race for Joe Biden, President Trump’s lawyers lay out their plans for a long legal fight over the results. NewsHour’s Dan Bush joins from Philadelphia to… Continue watching
Nov 03 WATCH LIVE: Election 2020 - PBS NewsHour special coverage The PBS NewsHour live election coverage begins at 6 p.m. EST. Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 6:22 Jeff Greenfield on what you should watch out for on Election Day As tens of millions of Americans and people around the world tune in on Election Day to watch the most expensive and extensive American election in recent memory, early clues can indicate which way the election is headed -- even… Continue watching