Thursday's politics & policy stories


House passes bipartisan bill to grant legal status to undocumented farmworkers

House passes bill providing pathway to citizenship for Dreamers

FBI director will "keep digging" into Capitol siege

Mar 18, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Biden's multifront response to the Atlanta rampage

McConnell says Asian Americans "should not experience discrimination"

Appeals court reinstates conviction against Michael Flynn's former business partner

Putin challenges Biden to debate after U.S. president calls Russian counterpart a "killer"

John Kerry says not wearing his face mask on flight was "momentary"

FBI releases footage of assaults on officers during Capitol attack

Biden and Harris to meet with Asian American leaders in Atlanta after deadly shooting

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries: Mass incarceration a "stain on our democracy"

Elderly Asian woman fights off attack in Bay Area

Senate confirms Xavier Becerra to lead HHS

McCarthy tries to remove Swalwell from Intel Committee after China spy story

Mar 18, 2021 - Economy

Report: Student loan forgiveness most effective if targeted

Biden faces roadblocks on next agenda moves

Elizabeth Warren calls Senate filibuster racist

Focus group: Swing voters worry about child migrant buildup

Mar 18, 2021 - World

UAE suspends planned summit to protest Netanyahu's electioneering

Obama calls for "meaningful action" on gun laws after Atlanta shootings

Report: "No evidence" of postal worker's voter fraud claims cited by Trump

The coming corporate tax hike

The Democrats' two-step to filibuster reform

Top Democrats offer Biden cover on Afghan troop withdrawal

Va. candidate's COVID charity shrouded key information

Asian American representation in Congress at record high

States sue Biden in effort to salvage Keystone XL pipeline

Updated Mar 17, 2021 - Politics & Policy

Biden: Georgia shootings "troubling" amid year of brutality against Asian Americans

Seattle church vandalized with anti-Asian messages amid climate of fear in AAPI communities