Nation Sep 26 Rep. Crow: Secret Service stretched thin and experienced a 'cascading series of failures' A congressional task force sharply criticized the Secret Service at a hearing focused on the July assassination attempt against former President Trump. Lawmakers looked at the failures that allowed a gunman to have a line of fire at Trump. Lisa…
Politics Sep 25 Harris and Trump campaign in swing states with battling visions for the economy The presidential candidates were on the campaign trail Wednesday laying out their plans to tackle one of the most consequential issues of the election, the economy. Lisa Desjardins reports from North Carolina.
Politics Sep 20 How split-ticket voters could decide control of Congress Split-ticket voters, those who vote for candidates from different parties, are increasingly rare in modern American politics. But those who cross the aisle on their ballots this November may decide which party controls the Senate next year. Lisa Desjardins reports.
Politics Sep 17 Gov. DeWine urges Trump and Vance to end 'very hurtful' comments about Haitian migrants Springfield, Ohio, remains on edge as Donald Trump and JD Vance continue spreading racist lies about Haitian migrants. Throughout the turmoil, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has called for calm, sent additional law enforcement resources and condemned hate. Amna Nawaz spoke…
World Sep 04 DOJ outlines Russia's disinformation campaigns designed to interfere with U.S. election Attorney General Merrick Garland outlined sophisticated disinformation campaigns undertaken by Russia to interfere with the U.S. presidential election. He warned that Russia is pumping lies into the U.S. via fake news outlets and real social media influencers. Amna Nawaz discussed…
Politics Aug 30 Brooks and Atkins Stohr on Trump trying to change narrative on abortion access New York Times columnist David Brooks and Boston Globe columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including former President Trump tries to change the narrative on abortion access, Vice President Harris sits down for…
Politics Aug 29 Trump faces criticism for visit to Arlington and incident with cemetery official Former President Trump continues to face criticism for his visit to Arlington National Cemetery. Lisa Desjardins reports on the campaign’s tumultuous week.
Politics Aug 27 New voting rules in battleground states could affect election results As we wind our way to Election Day, some key states are still debating and battling over new election rule changes. In some prominent cases, these are Republican-led and pushed by former President Trump himself. In the past few weeks,…
Politics Aug 26 Presidential campaign enters final stage with both party conventions in rear-view mirror With both party conventions in the rear-view mirror, the 2024 presidential campaign enters its final stage. Donald Trump turned his attention to national security and Kamala Harris’ record and there are new questions about if the candidates will debate. Lisa…
Politics Aug 22 How the Trump campaign is attempting to counter the 2024 Democratic convention Political parties traditionally don’t compete too much with each other’s conventions — usually the opposing presidential candidate holds few, if any, events. But this year, Trump’s campaign is rejecting that model, with the former president having one of his busiest…