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Tess Conciatori is a politics production assistant at PBS NewsHour.
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Nation Jan 19
Has Biden delivered on climate promises? Analyzing his first year in officeOne year into President Joe Biden’s tenure, we’re taking stock of where some of his key campaign commitments stand. Even before taking office, Biden called climate change an existential crisis, and promised to take historic action. Amna Nawaz joins Judy…
Politics Jan 13
Democrats’ voting rights legislation ‘on ice’ with opposition to filibuster changePresident Biden and congressional Democrats made a new push Thursday for voting rights legislation. The House passed a repackaged set of two bills aimed at blunting Republican-passed state laws that Democrats say will limit voting. But they still face hurdles…
Politics Jan 11
Biden issues urgent new call to protect the right to votePresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris both traveled to Georgia Tuesday to pressure Congress to pass long-stalled federal voting rights legislation. NewsHour’s Geoff Bennett has the story.
Politics Jan 11
Biden, Harris push voting rights legislation in Georgia. Will it make a difference?As President Biden and Vice President Harris step up their push for Democrats to pass federal voting rights legislation, Geoff Bennet gets two different views on the significance of their trip to Georgia Tuesday and what lies ahead. Latosha Brown,…
Nation Dec 29
A look at the life and legacy of Senate titan and Democratic firebrand Harry ReidFormer Democratic Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada died Tuesday, at the age of 82, after a four-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Reid went from humble beginnings in a small town to become one of the longest-serving Senate majority leaders in…
Politics Dec 14
What’s behind vacant ambassadorial posts under the Biden admin, and why it’s a problemNearly one year into office, the Biden administration is still missing ambassadors in key parts of the world — including India and Pakistan. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee considered candidates for those two posts Tuesday — marking a step forward…
Politics Nov 25
Why cultural and political divides in the U.S. seem to be getting worseMost families gather on Thanksgiving hoping that politics is not on the menu. And this year is no different. James Davison Hunter, an author and executive director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture at the University of Virginia,…
Nation Nov 24
A history of how lucky turkeys came to earn presidential pardonsIn between muscling the Build Back Better Act through the U.S. House of Representatives and departing for the holiday, President Joe Biden made time for another executive duty: The pardoning of two turkeys. Lisa Desjardins is back with this report…
Politics Nov 17
Rep. Gosar censured over anime video that depicted violence against DemocratsThe U.S. House of Representatives censured one of its own for the first time in more than a decade. Wednesday's censure vote against Republican Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona was divided — nearly along party lines. Lisa Desjardins has been…
Politics Nov 02
Dems may plan vote on on infrastructure, Build Back Better bill as early as this weekDemocrats in Congress have spent the last several days working towards passing the Build Back Better and infrastructure packages. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff with an update on negotiations.