Politics Jul 23 Minnesota Gov. Walz says GOP ‘playing with fire’ by ‘demonizing’ Harris Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is among those being vetted as a possible running mate for the Democratic ticket. Walz joined Amna Nawaz to discuss his support for Vice President Kamala Harris.
Politics Jul 18 GOP Rep. Cole expects ‘robust use of executive power’ if Trump wins another term Rep. Tom Cole of Oklahoma is serving his 11th term in Congress and has seen a lot of changes in the Republican Party during his 21 years in Washington. Geoff Bennett spoke with Cole about how the Trump-Vance ticket will…
Politics Jul 16 RNC chair on Trump’s convention appearance: ‘It is a miracle that he’s here’ The first night of the Republican National Convention featured former President Donald Trump's first public appearance since he was nearly killed. Amna Nawaz spoke with Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley about Trump's appearance and the selection of JD Vance…
Politics Jul 16 Rep. D’Esposito says Republicans are ’embracing the youth’ with Vance on ticket A number of candidates and lawmakers up for reelection are slated to speak Tuesday evening at the Republican National Convention. Rep. Anthony D'Esposito of New York is a former police officer and his reelection is key to Republican efforts to…
Politics Jul 15 Sen. Ron Johnson says he gave the wrong speech at the RNC. Here’s the one he meant to give Johnson provided PBS News with the text of the speech he said he wanted to give on Monday.
Politics Jul 15 WATCH: Sen. Ron Johnson said he delivered ‘wrong speech’ at RNC due to teleprompter error Johnson said Monday that the speech he gave on the first night of the Republican National Convention was “the wrong speech.”…
Politics Jul 10 Whitmer says ‘Biden has delivered for people’ and supports his decision to stay in race Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer burst onto the national scene in 2020, delivering the Democratic response to Trump’s State of the Union. Today, she is mentioned as someone who could occupy the White House. Amna Nawaz spoke with Whitner about the…
Arts Jul 10 Competition inspires students to explore history through art Every year for 50 years, some 500,000 students from across the country have competed in National History Day, using arts to portray their researched stories. Jeffrey Brown spent a day with the finalists to see how they defined turning points…
Politics Jul 09 ‘He has a record to run on’: Rep. Crockett defends Biden amid Democratic concerns Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett of Texas has defended President Biden amid concerns about his age and calls that he withdraw from the race. She joined Geoff Bennett to discuss the disagreements inside the Democratic Party.
Politics Jul 08 Democratic Rep. Smith says Biden ‘not an effective messenger’ and should drop out Congressman Adam Smith of Washington, the top Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee, called on President Biden to abandon his re-election efforts. Rep. Smith joined Geoff Bennett to explain why he's asking Biden to step aside.