Weekly Roundup: June 18th
Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman is part of a new class of progressive lawmakers hoping to push their party left on issues like police reform, healthcare and racial justice. A proponent of reparat...
18 Kesä 202123min
Obamacare Wins At SCOTUS; Biden Admin Expands Transgender Student Protections
The Supreme Court threw out a Republican-led challenge to the Affordable Care Act, and the justices ruled unanimously in favor of a Catholic foster agency denying service to LGBTQ couples. Plus, the B...
17 Kesä 202114min
"I Did What I Came To Do": President Biden Meets With Russia's Vladimir Putin
In Geneva, President Biden and Russia President Vladimir Putin met for hours. At separate news conferences Putin described the talks as "constructive" and Biden said he did what he came to do. Both le...
16 Kesä 202119min
Vice President Harris, Texas Lawmakers Meet To Push Voting Reform
Democrats on the Hill are meeting with Democratic state lawmakers from Texas to discuss federal legislation on voting rights, an issue that was recently added to the Vice President's list of prioritie...
15 Kesä 202114min
In First Trip Abroad, Biden Tells Allies "America Is Back"
In the first overseas trip of his presidency, Biden is in Europe delivering a central message to allies: America is back. But while G-7 leaders agree on confronting the COVID-19 pandemic and climate c...
14 Kesä 202114min
Weekly Roundup: June 11th
In a speech announcing the change, President Biden's Attorney General Merrick Garland emphasized that allowing every eligible American adult the chance to vote was not something that is up for debate....
11 Kesä 202128min
What's Behind The GOP's 'Critical Race Theory' Rhetoric?
Some Republican lawmakers have branded the efforts to teach about the effects of racism as "critical race theory." They have introduced legislation in statehouses around the country hoping to ban it.T...
10 Kesä 202114min
VP Harris Emphasizes Anti-Corruption In Trip To Guatemala, Mexico
Vice President Harris emphasized the need for development and healthy civil society in her first foreign trip, meant to curb the flow of migrants and asylum-seekers coming to the United States. And Bi...
9 Kesä 202114min
