Health Mar 17 What the U.S. federal government is doing to fight COVID-19 In the U.S., nearly 100 people have died from novel coronavirus among 5,200 confirmed cases. With the infection expected to spread more broadly and businesses and organizations shutting down, what is the latest federal government response? Lisa Desjardins, Yamiche Alcindor…
Politics Mar 13 Chair of Congressional Black Caucus endorses Biden Bass told the PBS NewsHour in an interview Thursday that she believes Biden has the best chance of beating President Donald Trump in the general election.
Nation Mar 12 What you need to know about Trump’s novel coronavirus response On the same day the World Health Organization declared novel coronavirus a pandemic, President Donald Trump laid out his plans to combat COVID-19 in an Oval Office address. Here's what we know.
Politics Mar 09 Biden and Sanders prepare for 1st head-to-head primaries Voters in six more states will head to the polls Tuesday in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary -- which is now essentially a two-man race between former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont. Michigan is the…
Politics Mar 02 Ahead of Super Tuesday, many NC voters worry they can’t trust election process As federal law enforcement and intelligence agencies issued a new warning Monday about attempts by foreign actors to influence American elections, many North Carolinians are already concerned about the security and integrity of their ballots. The state dealt with a…
Politics Feb 25 WATCH: Steyer says NDAs should not be a presidential debate focus Tom Steyer, qualified for the 10th Democratic debate after increasing his poll numbers in South Carolina, told the PBS NewsHour that attacks against Michael Bloomberg over the nondisclosure agreements are a distraction.
Politics Feb 25 WATCH: Buttigieg vows to focus on diversity ahead of South Carolina “It's so important for us to broaden that base in order to win. And in order to deserve to win,” Buttigieg told the PBS NewsHour in an interview.
Politics Feb 24 WATCH: In South Carolina, Biden says he’ll ‘stay in this for the long haul’ After attending an African-American Baptist church in North Charleston on Sunday morning, Biden told the PBS NewsHour in an interview that he’s confident his support in South Carolina will hold, especially among African-Americans who make up 60 percent of the…
Politics Feb 13 How 2020 Democrats are positioning themselves after New Hampshire With the Iowa caucuses and the New Hampshire primary over, 2020 Democrats are looking ahead to states including Nevada and North Carolina. The three senators still in the race, Amy Klobuchar, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, were back at work…
Politics Feb 11 WATCH: Andrew Yang drops out of 2020 presidential race The 45-year-old entrepreneur and first time presidential candidate had hoped his signature idea of giving every American adult a universal basic income of $1,000 a month would help lift him to the White House. However, while campaigning in the second…