Politics Aug 08 NRCC chair says ‘the environment is in our favor’ for GOP to expand House majority In addition to the presidential race, 435 elections across the country will determine control of the House of Representatives. Republicans are hoping to expand their narrow majority. The lawmaker in charge of that effort is North Carolina Rep. Richard Hudson,…
Politics Aug 06 Klobuchar says Walz is a ‘unifying, optimistic force’ that has been missing in politics Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar has known Gov. Tim Walz and worked with him for years. Klobuchar joined Geoff Bennett to discuss Kamala Harris' decision to pick Walz as her running mate.
Politics Aug 06 New poll shows where presidential race stands as Harris picks Walz as running mate With the pick of Tim Walz, the 2024 matchup is set and shaping up to be another razor-thin election. A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll shows Kamala Harris with a three-point lead over Donald Trump nationally, within the poll's margin of…
Nation Aug 02 Economist says Federal Reserve too slow to cut interest rates and weakening the economy The U.S. labor market slowed down in July and looked weaker than expected, creating 114,000 new jobs. The unemployment rate also ticked up to 4.3 percent. It's raising questions about whether the Federal Reserve has waited too long to cut…
Politics Aug 02 Capehart and Johnson on Harris’ running mate shortlist and Trump’s latest attacks Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Free Beacon editor-in-chief Eliana Johnson join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the success of Kamala Harris' campaign launch, Donald Trump's latest attacks on his opponent, the Democratic veepstakes…
Nation Aug 02 New book chronicles the formerly enslaved man crucial to creating Jack Daniel’s Jack Daniel's is a famous whiskey brand, but Daniel didn’t create the method for distilling Tennessee whiskey. He learned it from a formerly enslaved man named Nearest Green. Fawn Weaver created Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey to honor and preserve Green’s…
World Aug 01 Biden administration says prisoner exchange took years of complex negotiations with Russia Three Americans who were held in Russia are free after a prisoner swap between the United States, its allies and Russia. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jon Finer, President Biden's Deputy National Security Adviser.
World Aug 01 Sister of American not part of Russian prisoner swap: ‘We don’t have the celebrity status’ One American not released in the prisoner swap with Russia is teacher Marc Fogel, who was sentenced to 14 years in a Russian penal colony in 2022. He was arrested in 2021 at a Moscow airport for carrying medically prescribed…
World Jul 31 Mideast experts assess Gaza cease-fire prospects after Hamas leader’s assassination Ismail Haniyeh, the top political leader for Hamas, was killed by an airstrike in Iran. Both Hamas and Iran blamed Israel for the assassination. Geoff Bennett has views on the development from Nathan Brown, professor of political science and international…
Nation Jul 31 U.S. women strike gold with dominating performances at Paris Olympics U.S. swimming star Katie Ledecky made a splash in her first finals of the Paris Olympics. The 27-year-old finished the 1500 meter freestyle nearly half a pool length ahead of her competitors. It comes as the U.S. women's gymnastics team…