Nation Sep 11 Hardworking Virginia family struggles to achieve American dream Headlines have recently been dominated by news that directly affects people’s lives, from the new tax cut and Medicaid law to near-daily economy updates. But those headlines don’t always capture the everyday reality for millions of Americans just trying to…
Politics Sep 03 Epstein survivors demand justice in Washington as Trump calls case ‘a Democrat hoax’ Women who survived sexual abuse at the hands of Jeffrey Epstein spoke publicly, some for the first time, to demand the release of the federal files in the case. President Trump also responded to the demands for more documents, calling…
Politics Aug 26 Can Trump legally reinstate the death penalty in Washington, D.C.? President Trump spent more than three hours touting what he sees as his administration's achievements at his cabinet meeting. He weighed in on topics from reinstating the death penalty for murder cases in Washington, D.C., to Health Secretary Kennedy's attempt…
Politics Aug 25 Democratic Rep. Doggett on Texas redistricting battle and party’s pushback against Trump Democratic Party leaders from across the country are meeting in Minneapolis as the party reckons with its 2024 losses and faces Republican redistricting. In Texas, Democratic Rep. Lloyd Doggett said he would retire if the new congressional maps stand. Lisa…
Politics Aug 22 Capehart and Ponnuru on the FBI’s raid on Trump critic John Bolton Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC and Ramesh Ponnuru of the National Review join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including fallout following the FBI's raid on Trump critic John Bolton, President Trump's deployment of troops in Washington, D.C., and…
Politics Aug 20 How the reclassification of marijuana could impact users, businesses and research President Trump has promised answers soon on a potential shift in national drug policy. Last year, the Biden administration proposed moving marijuana from the DEA's Schedule 1 to Schedule 3, which wouldn’t make it legal on the federal level but…
Politics Aug 19 A look at D.C. crime stats as Trump and city leaders offer competing claims President Trump paints the nation’s capital as a city beset by crime and called in National Guard troops. D.C. leaders contend there is no crisis, pointing to crime rates at 30-year lows. But Charles Lehman of the conservative Manhattan Institute…
Politics Aug 18 How partisan redistricting battles could decide the next Congress Texas lawmakers are back in session after Democrats returned to the state after leaving to block partisan redistricting. Democrats came back because California is planning its own partisan map to counteract GOP gains in Texas. To discuss how the map…
Politics Aug 14 ‘Stop the insanity’: Texas Democrat urges GOP to end redistricting battle Gov. Gavin Newsom threw down the gauntlet Thursday, saying California will move forward to redraw congressional maps in his party's favor if Texas Republicans do the same. Texas Democrats have blocked the plan by walking out on a special session,…
Politics Aug 11 ‘We’re allowed to be partisan’ in drawing congressional maps, Texas Republican says Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he’ll extend the standoff over redistricting for as long as necessary. The Republican effort is being pushed by President Trump and Abbott, who called a special session. Democrats have called foul, and they’re trying to…