Sep 27 Watch 3:25 With Georgia in dead heat, Trump and Biden woo Black voters By PBS NewsHour Polls show that Georgia, which President Trump won by nearly five points in 2016, has emerged as a hotly contested state with Biden and Trump battling it out for the Black vote. Meanwhile, officials are recruiting thousands of tech savvy… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 7:50 Inside Georgia’s latest attempt to change how people access Obamacare By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo In Georgia, a new health insurance proposal could upend the Affordable Care Act exchange. While proponents see the changes as a way to increase health insurance enrollment, critics warn that tens of thousands of Georgians could lose healthcare coverage. NewsHour… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 6:28 Puerto Rico gears up to vote in statehood referendum this November By Ivette Feliciano In the last four years, Puerto Rico’s billion dollar debt crisis, devastation caused by hurricanes, earthquakes, and the mass exodus of half a million to the mainland, have all thrown the territory’s relationship to the U.S. in the national spotlight. Continue watching
Sep 27 New rule may strip pollution protections from popular lakes By John Flesher, Associated Press Nearly 50 years ago, a power company received permission from North Carolina to build a reservoir by damming a creek near the coastal city of Wilmington. It would provide a source of steam to generate electricity and a place to… Continue reading
Sep 26 GOP gears up for a speedy confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett By PBS NewsHour President Trump officially announced Amy Coney Barrett as his SCOTUS nominee on Saturday. With just 38 days left for the election, the confirmation process is expected to be short and fast. Jami Floyd, legal analyst and senior editor of WNYC’s… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 7:48 In rural Massachusetts, racial injustice persists despite big BLM turnout By Zachary Green, Ivette Feliciano This summer, thousands of residents showed up for the Black Lives Matter protests in Great Barrington, Massachusetts -- a small town of less than 7,000 people. NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary Green, who grew up there, reports on how Black people in… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 4:20 Will Gulf Coast hurricane season impact this year’s vote? By Ivette Feliciano Climate justice organization 350.0rg is hosting an online forum on Wednesday called “Stronger than Storms,” where leaders from U.S. communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis will share their experiences. One organization participating in the forum is the Gulf… Continue watching
Sep 26 The Latest: No Democrats expected to vote to confirm Barrett By Associated Press The Latest on the expected nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading
Sep 26 Amy Coney Barrett, high court pick, is Scalia’s heir By Michael Tarm, Associated Press Although Amy Coney Barrett is the president’s choice to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, she is more aptly described as heir to another departed Supreme Court justice: conservative hero Antonin Scalia. Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 2:49 Louisiana Dems are trying to redefine the party in the deep red state By PBS NewsHour Our ongoing series “Roads to Election 2020” looks at the deep red state of Louisiana where the Democratic party has elected a new leader with the hope of energizing its base and bringing back voters who left the party as… Continue watching