Sep 04 Watch 7:13 In hearing showdown, Democrats push for Kavanaugh documents It took just 10 seconds for the Brett Kavanaugh hearing to get contentious. One by one, Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee derailed the plan for opening statements and demanded more time to review the judge's massive public record. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 13:37 How Trump factored into Day 1 of Brett Kavanaugh's hearing Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings opened Tuesday with an uproar. What was notable in opening remarks, and how did President Trump loom over the discussion? Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Marcia Coyle of The National Law Journal, former solicitor… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 5:23 News Wrap: Former Sen. Kyl tapped for McCain's interim seat In our news wrap Tuesday, former Republican Sen. Jon Kyl will fill John McCain’s U.S. Senate seat in Arizona for now. Kyl says he will serve until January. Also, Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama are under states of emergency as the… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 9:23 What believing in Colin Kaepernick means for Nike Nike just launched a new advertising campaign featuring former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who came to national prominence by protesting police brutality and racial injustice by kneeling during the national anthem before games. Nike’s move has reignited a national debate,… Continue watching
Sep 04 Watch 8:00 Billie Jean King on athlete activism: 'Our job is to lead' By Jeffrey Brown Billie Jean King, one of the most renowned and beloved athletes of our time, made her mark on the court as the top women’s tennis player in the world. Off the court, she continues her advocacy for equality. King joins… Continue watching
Sep 04 Read CEO Jack Dorsey's full testimony on Twitter and political bias By Erica R. Hendry In his prepared testimony, Dorsey said "we have learned from situations where people have taken advantage of our service and our past inability to address it fast enough." The platform has so far removed 3,843 accounts linked to the IRA,… Continue reading
Sep 04 Amazon becomes second company to top $1 trillion. What does that mean? By Gretchen Frazee Amazon’s stock price hit 2,049 per share late Tuesday morning, putting its valuation above $1 trillion, before dropping back down. Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Twitter's Jack Dorsey, Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg testify to Congress on foreign election interference By Mary Clare Jalonick, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press Facebook and Twitter executives assured Congress on Wednesday that they are aggressively working to root out foreign attempts to sow discord in America, and they pledged to better protect their social networks against manipulation during the 2018 midterm elections and… Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH LIVE: Day 2 of Brett Kavanaugh Supreme Court confirmation hearings PBS NewsHour will livestream confirmation hearings for Judge Brett Kavanaugh on September 4-7. Hearings will begin each morning at 9:30 a.m. ET. Continue reading
Sep 04 WATCH: Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey faces questions about 'transparency and accountability' in House hearing By Mary Clare Jalonick, Barbara Ortutay, Associated Press In prepared testimony released ahead of a House hearing Wednesday, Jack Dorsey says he wants to be clear about one thing: "Twitter does not use political ideology to make any decisions, whether related to ranking content on our service or… Continue reading