Tag: Congress
Boeing Gets Up To $17 Billion In Loans From Coronavirus Stimulus
Economist Dean Baker explains how the $2.2 trillion stimulus quietly provides up to $17 billion in loans for Boeing with almost no strings attached. Director/Video Editor: Taylor Hebden Visual Producer: Andrew Corkery Chase Producer: Genevieve…
Wall Street Before Main Street: COVID-19 Relief Plans Will Hurt Workers
What relief will American workers get after the government poured $2.2 trillion into banks and businesses? Economist Dr. Jack Rasmus explains why the bailout for workers needs to be as big as the bailout for…
What’s The Best Way To Boost The Economy In A Pandemic?
As Congress debates a $1.8 trillion stimulus package, we ask what would benefit ordinary people most: a cash payment for everyone, targeted assistance for those who lose their jobs, or corporate bailouts? Concrete Solutions to…
LGBTQIA People Face Unique Barriers To COVID-19 Care
Congressional candidate Bre Kidman says profit-driven medicine depends on maintaining the unequal access to healthcare faced by trans, LGBTQ, and other marginalized groups. Director/Video Editor: Taylor Hebden Chase Producer: Genevieve Montinar Subscribe to our page…
Congressional Candidate Urges Rent Strikes To Protect Tenants
Washington DSA member Joshua Collins’ digital campaign is courting pissed off young voters. Subscribe to our page and support our work at https://therealnews.com/donate. ** (Disclaimer: This video content is intended for educational and informational purposes…
‘A Progressive Bailout Includes A Freeze On Rent, Mortgages, And Utilities’
Public educator Jamaal Bowman wants to win the congressional seat of hawkish 30-year incumbent Eliot Engel. Justice Democrats, the group that helped elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, are with him. Director/Video Editor: Taylor Hebden Visual Producer: Andrew…
Kweisi Mfume Calls Himself A ‘Progressive Moderate.’ What Does That Mean?
Kweisi Mfume wants to return to Congress representing Maryland’s 7th District. He discusses the 2020 elections, the Democratic Party, how governments should respond to COVID-19, and the fifth anniversary of Freddie Gray’s death. Director/Video Editor:…
Congress playing blame game on impending shutdown
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are sharply divided over averting a government shutdown with just days away from the deadline. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy is pushing his colleagues to get behind a short-term spending bill, but…
House Republicans hold first hearing on Biden impeachment inquiry | full video
House Republicans held the opening hearing Thursday in their impeachment inquiry into President Biden. The chairmen of the Oversight, Judiciary and Ways and Means committees outlined the factual and legal basis for the inquiry and…
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy speaks to reporters as government shutdown nears | full video
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy held a news conference on Friday, days before a possible government shutdown. McCarthy also offered his condolences to the family, colleagues and staff of California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who died at…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein remembered by Sen. Amy Klobuchar
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who shattered glass ceilings during her more than three decades in the U.S. Senate, has died at the age of 90. She was the longest-serving woman in the Senate, as well as…
McCarthy recalls bipartisan work with Feinstein, addresses impending government shutdown
House Speaker Kevin McCarthy addressed reporters about Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s death Friday before speaking about the impending government shutdown. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes had more on both subjects following McCarthy’s comments….
House rejects McCarthy-backed short-term spending bill as government shutdown looms | full video
The House on Friday rejected a shot-term spending bill backed by Speaker Kevin McCarthy, with a group of hard-right Republicans handing the speaker yet another defeat in his efforts to avoid a government shutdown. Watch…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein through the years in Congress
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has died at the age of 90. Here are some highlights from her career in the Senate. #news #diannefeinstein #politics CBS News Streaming Network is the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service…
Who could fill Dianne Feinstein’s Senate seat?
Under California law, Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, can appoint a replacement for Sen. Dianne Feinstein until the 2024 election, and several prominent Democrats have already announced their intentions to run to replace Feinstein. Gary…
Sen. Dianne Feinstein dies at 90
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who shattered glass ceilings while representing California in the U.S. Senate for more than three decades, has died, two sources confirmed to CBS News. She was 90. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott…
Dianne Feinstein’s legacy, what her death could mean for Congress
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who shattered glass ceilings during her more than three decades in the U.S. Senate, has died at 90. Feinstein cast her last vote in the Senate late Thursday morning, according to Senate…
White House holds briefing after Congress averts government shutdown over the weekend | full video
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre held a briefing on Monday two days after Congress passed a 45-day stopgap spending bill to keep the government open just hours before the shutdown deadline. During his remarks…
Ukraine funding dropped from U.S. spending bill, Kyiv waits and hopes
Foreign ministers from all 27 members of the European Union are holding their first-ever meeting outside the bloc in Ukraine on Monday. The show of support comes after the U.S. Congress omitted funding for Ukraine…
So, now what?: TRNN’s Post-Inauguration Livestream
Donald Trump is leaving office as the first president since Herbert Hoover to lose control of the House, Senate, and White House in a single term. But the damage Trump and his administration have done…
Biden hopes McCarthy had “personal revelation” from near-government shutdown
Congress may have been able to avoid a government shutdown over the weekend, but they still need to pass long-term spending bills before another deadline in November. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes…
Biden blames House GOP for “manufactured crisis” before spending bill passage
President Joe Biden is urging Congress to pass a longer-term spending bill and not wait for the last minute, after averting a government shutdown over the weekend. CBS News senior White House and political correspondent…
We are all we’ve got: Why mutual aid is more critical than ever
We already knew Congress’s priorities are bailing out corporations and serving the rich, but this latest COVID-19 relief package is beyond laughable. It is abundantly clear: The calvary is not coming; we are on our…
White House addresses “deal” on Ukraine aid
The White House on Monday addressed comments from President Biden over the weekend that a deal had been made with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy to continue providing aid to Ukraine, but press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre…
