Dec 12 Watch 9:56 Sens. Grassley, Durbin on ‘smarter’ criminal law, bipartisanship The Senate is expected to take up criminal justice reform before year end. A proposed overhaul would lower mandatory minimum sentences for drug crimes, ban the shackling of pregnant prisoners and ensure inmates stay closer to family. Judy Woodruff talks… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 4:41 What’s in the House’s $867 billion farm bill? The House has advanced a farm bill that would cost $867 billion over the next 10 years in a combination of subsidies and protections intended to support and stabilize American farmers. The legislation would boost assistance for dairy farmers, prevent… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 7:53 To save its future, will this Md. town have to destroy its historic business district? By John Yang Climate change has profoundly affected Ellicott City, Maryland. The mill town, located where multiple waterways converge, was devastated by a flood earlier this year, after already suffering a deadly deluge in 2016. John Yang and a team from the University… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 2:43 Even a haircut can prompt a conversation about health care By Gabriel Kramer In the old days, a man went to a barber shop for a haircut and a shave. But at Urban Kutz in Cleveland, patrons are more likely to be wearing a blood pressure cuff than a neck wrap. Gabriel Kramer… Continue watching
Dec 12 6 ways officials failed to stop Larry Nassar’s abuse By Joshua Barajas Larry Nassar, the former sports doctor who sexually assaulted hundreds of women and girls, “did not operate in a vacuum,” but “acted within an ecosystem that facilitated his criminal acts,” according to a report released Monday. Continue reading
Dec 12 Health insurance sign-ups lagging as Saturday deadline looms By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Barring an enrollment surge, the nation's uninsured rate could edge up again after a yearslong coverage expansion that has seen about 20 million people obtain health insurance. Continue reading
Dec 11 Former Baylor frat president accused of rape gets no jail time By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press Jacob Walter Anderson, 23, was charged with sexually assaulting a 19-year-old fellow Baylor student outside a 2016 fraternity party. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 10:10 How Trump got into a televised tussle over a border wall President Trump met with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer at the White House to discuss border security, but the meeting soon erupted into an on-camera argument, with Trump saying that he would take full responsibility if the government shuts down… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 5:26 Rep. Collins: Trump putting security first with border wall fight It’s time to stop punting on the issue of border security and “have honest discussions” about funding the border wall, says Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga. Collins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Trump’s threat to Democrats to shut down the… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 4:56 Hoyer: Democrats believe in border security, not Trump’s wall Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., says President Trump’s “theater” of suggesting he is willing to shut down the government if he doesn’t get what he wants for border wall funding is “not particularly productive” as a negotiating tactic. Hoyer joins Judy… Continue watching