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Three coastal counties in South Carolina have been declared disaster areas from damage from this fall's Hurricane Ian, allowing people to get federal money for repairs and assistance. President Joe Biden approved the disaster declaration this week for Charleston, Georgetown and Horry counties after a request from Gov. Henry McMaster.
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NPR News will offer live coverage during All Things Considered, at 4:00 p.m. EST. Listen on all SC Public Radio Stations.
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The Biden administration on Wednesday awarded $2.8 billion in grants to build and expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles in 12 states. A total of 20 companies will receive grants for projects to extract and process lithium, graphite and other battery materials, manufacture components and strengthen U.S. supply of critical minerals. The announcement comes as the administration seeks to boost production and sales of electric vehicles as a key part of President Joe Biden's strategy to slow climate change and build up U.S. manufacturing.
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Watch live, Wed, Sept 21, 10:35 a.m.President Biden delivers a speech at the U.N. General Assembly's annual gathering in New York City. Biden is expected to address Russia's war in Ukraine, global food insecurity, global health and climate issues.
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Thursday, September 1, 8:00 p.m. on all SC Public Radio Stations - President Biden travels to Philadelphia to deliver a speech about what the White House calls the "battle for the soul of the nation" outside Independence Hall. The speech comes two months before the midterm elections and as his travel schedule, especially to the battleground state of Pennsylvania, has ramped up.Watch live video, below...
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President Joe Biden has arrived in South Carolina to begin what's expected to be at least a seven-day vacation with members of his family. The Bidens will be in Kiawah Island, noted for its private beach and golf resort, through Tuesday, according to Federal Aviation Administration advisories.
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Thursday, June 22, 7:30 pm: President Biden delivers a primetime address on guns following recent deadly mass shootings in New York, Texas and Oklahoma. Biden is expected to call on Congress to pass laws to combat gun violence.Coverage will be hosted by Ailsa Chang, joined by White House Correspondent Scott Detrow, Congressional Correspondent Kelsey Snell, National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson and other guests.
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President Biden, Vice President Harris and Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson are set to deliver remarks on the Senate's historic, bipartisan confirmation of Jackson to be an associate justice of the Supreme Court. Jackson will be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court. Watch live, here, at 12:15...
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President Biden is holding a press conference in Brussels following a meeting with NATO allies about the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. and allies are expected to step up sanctions on Russia while providing new resources to Ukrainians fleeing the war. Listen at 1:30, on all SC Public Radio stations - or, watch live, here...
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At 10:45 a.m. President Biden is expected to announce a U.S. ban on the import of Russian oil because of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The ban would mark a divergence in U.S. sanctions from those of its allies and partners, most of whom rely on Russian oil imports. Watch live, here...