Politics Feb 26 After combative SC debate, 2020 Democrats return to campaign trail Seven 2020 Democrats took the stage for a raucous debate in Charleston, South Carolina, Tuesday night. With the primary season heating up, so did the candidates’ rhetoric. In particular, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, considered the race’s front-runner, was the target…
Politics Feb 19 Why so many Democrats are staying in the race Nearly every campaign can view the data through their own set of 2020 glasses to find a reason to stay.
Politics Jan 31 WATCH: Why New Hampshire holds the first primary When it comes to U.S. presidential elections, why do we pay so much attention to New Hampshire and Iowa?…
Politics Jan 30 Here's a spreadsheet of every question asked during the Senate impeachment trial The PBS NewsHour tracked every question senators asked during the impeachment trial. See what was asked, as well as which topics got the most attention.
Politics Jan 13 As Booker drops out, Iowa polls show same 4 candidates atop Democratic field Only three weeks remain before the Iowa caucuses kick off 2020 primary voting, and the volatile race is exposing new rifts in the Democratic field. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders seem to have abandoned a longstanding truce as they…
Politics Jan 09 What are a U.S. president's war powers? The Senate is set to vote Thursday on a war powers resolution that would curtail President Donald Trump's authority to take military action in Iran without congressional approval.
Politics Dec 30 How 2020 Democrats are making their year-end push In the final weekend of the year, candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination traversed Iowa and New Hampshire to rally support for primary contests that are now only weeks away. The end of 2019 also comes with a fundraising…
Politics Nov 12 How did we get here? A timeline of the Ukraine impeachment saga The impeachment inquiry has moved quickly, with more than a dozen witnesses, nearly 2700 pages of testimony and, now, public hearings. But how did we get here? Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor take a look back at key events in…
Politics Nov 05 What Gordon Sondland and Kurt Volker said about U.S. aid to Ukraine Transcripts were released Tuesday of testimonies from two central figures in the impeachment inquiry: Ambassador to the European Union Gordon Sondland and former Special Envoy to Ukraine Kurt Volker. Both men were on the July call between President Trump and…