Yamiche Alcindor
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How Biden plans to combat ‘longstanding weaknesses’ in American supply chain
Combating the global supply chain delays that are negatively impacting the U.S. economy topped President Joe Biden's agenda Wednesday, as he promised new efforts to restore the supply chain and tame inflation. White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor reports. → Read More
Biden looks to ramp up pandemic relief as Republicans press for smaller aid package
Negotiations over new action to stimulate the economy are moving into higher gear Monday. After releasing a $1.9 trillion aid plan last month, President Biden held a first meeting with Senate Republicans who are pushing an alternative plan. White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor reports. → Read More
In new videos for Biden, Obama and Harris make appeal to Black voters
Former Vice President Joe Biden’s presidential campaign is using the morning of the first presidential debate to make a direct appeal to Black voters to turn out and vote early, rolling out two new video messages on popular Black celebrity news sites featuring former President Barack Obama and Sen. Kamala Harris, Biden’s running mate. → Read More
What to expect from Gen Z voters in 2020 elections
Voters under age 25 are taking to the streets and to social media to express their opposition to President Trump. But will the political energy of Generation Z translate into votes for former Vice President Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee? Yamiche Alcindor reports on whether there are signs of mobilization among a demographic with historically low voter turnout. → Read More
After closures at U.S.-Canada border, Trump says he’ll halt nonessential travel at southern border
White House officials said the northern border closings -- like the southern border plan being considered -- will not apply to American citizens, green-card holders and foreigners who already have legal rights to be here. → Read More
Second video demonstrates Lev Parnas’ access to Trump
President Donald Trump has said repeatedly that he hardly knows Lev Parnas, an associate of Trump’s personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani. But Thursday, Parnas’ attorney, Joseph Bondy, released a new video Bondy argues illustrates that Parnas had access to Trump multiple times and knew him well. → Read More
The man Trump once called ‘my African American’ leaves Republican Party
After two years of frustration with the president’s rhetoric on race and the lack of diversity in the administration, Gregory Cheadle told PBS NewsHour he has decided to leave the Republican party and run for a seat in the U.S. House of Representative as an independent in 2020. → Read More
White House considered sending immigrant detainees to sanctuary cities
It is not clear how many people the White House proposed releasing into sanctuary cities, but news of the proposal comes as Trump doubles down on his hardline immigration policies through personnel changes and new policy proposals. → Read More
WATCH LIVE: Trump and Putin hold joint news conference in Helsinki
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russia's Vladimir Putin are scheduled to speak at a joint news conference at 9:50 a.m. EDT today. Watch their remarks here. → Read More
Giuliani: A Trump-Mueller interview ‘looks more hopeful’
Giuliani told the PBS NewsHour Thursday that Mueller’s team and the president’s lawyers have been working together to narrow the scope of questions Mr. Trump would answer if he did sit down for an interview. → Read More
PBS NewsHour
The PBS NewsHour is an hour-long evening news broadcast, hosted by Judy Woodruff which offers news updates, analysis, live studio interviews, discussions and foreign and domestic reports to put the day's news in context. → Read More
Trump says it will be hard to unify country without a ‘major event’
President Donald Trump called for unity in an interview with broadcast journalists ahead of his State of the Union speech Tuesday night. → Read More
Fearful of a Shutdown, Congress Inches Toward Stopgap Spending Bill
An end-of-the-year showdown over issues like immigration, health care and surveillance appeared to fizzle on Wednesday. → Read More
Omarosa Manigault Newman to Leave White House Job Next Month
Ms. Newman resigned “to pursue other opportunities,” the White House press secretary said. → Read More
Liberal Activists to Democrats: Protect Young Immigrants or Shut Down Government
Democrats want a deal to shield young undocumented immigrants from deportation, but liberal activists question their party’s willingness to provoke a shutdown. → Read More
This Week on Washington Week: Sexual misconduct allegations continue on Capitol Hill
Watch WASHINGTON WEEK on Friday at 8 p.m. on PBS. → Read More
Senator Al Franken Resigning Amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
The Democratic senator of Minnesota announced his plans to resign, a day after a sixth woman accused him of misconduct and dozens of his colleagues called for him to step down. → Read More
John Conyers’s Son Was Arrested This Year, Accused of Stabbing His Girlfriend
John Conyers III, whose father endorsed him for a House seat he resigned amid harassment allegations, was arrested in February after his girlfriend suffered knife cuts during an argument. → Read More
Schumer and Democratic Women in Senate Call on Al Franken to Resign
In a coordinated campaign, at least a half dozen Democratic women in the Senate called on their colleague, Senator Al Franken of Minnesota, to resign. → Read More
Conyers Won’t Seek Re-election in Wake of Harassment Claims, Relative Says
The country’s longest-serving congressman plans to announce his decision Tuesday, said his great-nephew, who plans to run for the seat. → Read More