Politics Sep 23 New poll reveals how Trump's low approval might affect midterms With voting for the midterm elections already underway, President Trump is asking voters to pretend he's on the ballot. A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds that people are, but that could be bad news for the president. We found Democratic…
Politics Sep 23 Voters don't like data centers. They really don't like them close to home Fifty-eight percent of U.S. voters say the construction of new data centers by tech will mostly have a negative effect on the country. And 65% of voters oppose construction in their communities.
Politics Sep 23 Democrats hold midterm lead with independents breaking sharply against Trump President Donald Trump’s efforts to make the midterm elections a referendum on his presidency appear to be backfiring as Democratic congressional candidates hold a significant lead over Republicans in the latest poll from PBS News, NPR and Marist.
Politics Sep 23 How Trump's mail voting claims are affecting voters President Donald Trump's unfounded insistence that mail-in ballots lead to fraud appears to be persuading only his loyal coalition and almost no one else, a new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll finds ahead of midterm elections.
Nation Sep 18 Trump says he's banning 3 outlets from White House in his latest attack on press freedom President Donald Trump says he is banning three major news outlets, CNN, MS NOW and Politico, from the White House due to what he called "unfavorable coverage." Trump didn't provide details on how the ban would be implemented, but warned…
Politics Sep 11 Trump remains focus of GOP's midterm campaign as convention wraps With November’s midterms closing in, Republicans wrapped an unprecedented two-day convention in Dallas aimed at firing up the party’s base. President Trump and Vice President JD Vance headlined an event that also produced some striking and unexpected moments. Liz Landers…
Politics Sep 08 Gavin Newsom on Democrats, Trump and 2028 California Gov. Gavin Newsom thinks Democrats took their eyes off the ball on state-level races. Now, he’s campaigning across the South to drive turnout in states where Republicans have tried to redraw congressional maps. In this episode of “Settle In,”…
Nation Sep 07 Gavin Newsom on how to beat the GOP: 'Democrats need to grow a backbone' As California’s governor, Gavin Newsom has become one of the Democratic Party’s most vocal critics of President Trump. As speculation swirls around Newsom's own potential presidential bid, he's on the road and raising money to get more Democrats elected at…
Nation Jul 29 Journalist details weekend spent with far-right Proud Boys The Proud Boys were founded a decade ago, but the far-right group gained notoriety for being heavily involved in the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol. Jen Golbeck, a University of Maryland professor whose research focuses on social media and…
Nation Jul 14 Ousted Election Assistance Commission chair on Trump's effort to control voting Preparations for elections can take months or years. From registering voters to maintaining voting machines, it is carried out by state and local jurisdictions, with support from the federal government. But in this election year, the agency that helps those…