Month: March 2021
The eviction moratorium is expiring. What will Biden do?
Housing advocates are expressing confidence that the ban running through March 31 will be extended. But they also warn that the existing moratorium hasn’t been a blanket protection and that thousands of families have still been evicted.
Read MoreOutcry from Biden, Democrats over Georgia’s new elections law
A new law signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Thursday night imposes a series of new restrictions on elections in the state. Supporters say it’s necessary for election security, but as Lisa Desjardins reports, it is drawing ire from voting
Read MoreOutcry from Biden, Democrats over Georgia’s new elections law
A new law signed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp Thursday night imposes a series of new restrictions on elections in the state. Supporters say it’s necessary for election security, but as Lisa Desjardins reports, it is drawing ire from voting
Read MoreImmigrant families in limbo as Biden’s immigration bill fails to get support in Congress
After years of failed attempts, Congress is again struggling to make any headway on immigration reform. President Joe Biden’s massive immigration bill has failed to gain the support it needs to pass as is, leaving immigrant families caught in limbo.
Read MoreImmigrant families in limbo as Biden’s immigration bill fails to get support in Congress
After years of failed attempts, Congress is again struggling to make any headway on immigration reform. President Joe Biden’s massive immigration bill has failed to gain the support it needs to pass as is, leaving immigrant families caught in limbo.
Read MoreIranians hopeful diplomacy with Washington could stem soaring inflation, unrest
Iran was the target of former President Donald Trump’s so-called “maximum pressure campaign,” which aimed at crippling Tehran’s economy. Now, President Joe Biden is signaling a return to a nuclear deal, but demands an end to extended nuclear work. Special
Read MoreHere’s what the Suez Canal crisis would sound like as a Chicago traffic jam
International trade has plunged into crisis after the ship Ever Given ran aground sideways in the Suez Canal. Former Chicago traffic reporter Jon Hansen and Blackhawks announcer Jon Hansen drew upon his radio experience to imagine the Suez Canal crisis
Read MoreBrooks and Capehart on voting and gun violence legislation, Biden’s first news conference
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including efforts to restrict voting, gun violence legislation and Biden’s first presidential news conference.
Read MoreUK Labour leader says he’s pleased with party’s progress against anti-Semtism
Keir Starmer releases Passover statement, acknowledges ‘more work to be done’ to mend ties with Jewish community after widespread allegations of anti-Semitism in party under Corbyn
Read MoreBiden invites Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping to April summit
President Joe Biden has invited his counterparts Xi Jinping of China and Russia’s Vladimir Putin to a virtual climate summit he is hosting in April, the White House announced on Friday. In all, 40 world leaders have been asked to
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