Sep 20 Biden to GOP senators: Don't jam through Ginsburg nominee By Laurie Kellman, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Joe Biden on Sunday slammed President Donald Trump and leading Senate Republicans for trying to jam through a replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and urged more senators to stand with a pair of GOP colleagues who oppose… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 4:22 As the U.S. COVID-19 death toll borders 200K, what have we learned? By PBS NewsHour The COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. is nearing the 200,000 mark, according to Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Research Center. Even though the death rate is lower than it was in the spring, 850 people on average are dying every… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 2:58 Battle for Iowa heats up over rural issues By PBS NewsHour Iowa, a competitive purple state which has leaned blue, voted for President Trump in 2016 by a big margin. This election, the Biden campaign has managed to narrow that lead, making the state a toss-up. Iowa PBS Senior Producer and… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 5:36 For Illinois voters, COVID-19 and recession are top of mind By PBS NewsHour This November, Illinois will be going to the polls for the presidential, Senate and other local races, resulting in several competing ideologies on both sides of the political divide. At the national level, urban voters, especially in Chicago support Biden… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 5:42 Weeks after a derecho hit, Eastern Iowa is still struggling By Christopher Booker, Laura Fong Eastern Iowa is reeling a month after a rare windstorm called a derecho devastated the region, destroying hundreds of homes and half a million acres of corn. Newshour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on the financial burden of the derecho, made… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 3:21 After RBG's death, a partisan battle over SCOTUS seat By PBS NewsHour President Trump announced he intends to nominate a woman for Justice Ginsburg’s seat and several Republican Senators, who in 2016 opposed filling a SCOTUS seat in an election year, are supporting a vote. The contentious issue of the SCOTUS seat,… Continue watching
Sep 20 Southern California wildfire grows, burns nature center By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press The destruction wrought by a wind-driven wildfire in the mountains northeast of Los Angeles approached 156 square miles (404 square kilometers) Sunday, burning structures, homes and a nature center in a famed Southern California wildlife sanctuary in foothill desert communities. Continue reading
Sep 20 Analysis: U.S. to hit 200,000 dead; Trump sees no need for regret By Associated Press As the coronavirus pandemic began bearing down on the United States in March, President Donald Trump set out his expectations. If the U.S. could keep the death toll between 100,000 to 200,000 people, Trump said, it would indicate that his administration had… Continue reading
Sep 20 Arizona Senate race could impact confirmation of new justice By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press If Arizona Democrat Mark Kelly wins a seat in the U.S. Senate, he could take office as early as Nov. 30, shrinking the GOP’s Senate majority at a crucial moment and complicating the path to confirmation for President Donald Trump’s… Continue reading
Sep 20 Trump promises to replace Ginsburg with a woman - and soon By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Steve Peoples, Associated Press President Donald Trump is promising to put forth a female nominee in the coming week to fill the Supreme Court vacancy created by the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, pushing the Republican-controlled Senate to consider the pick without delay. Continue reading