Oct 04 Watch 4:58 How does the FBI's Kavanaugh probe compare to the normal process? The FBI has finished its background investigation into Brett Kavanaugh and now the Senate must decide. Democrats have charged that the probe was “incomplete” and a “sham,” while lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford complained that she and other witnesses were… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 6:07 Sen. Rounds: 'No shocker' in FBI report on Kavanaugh Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., says the FBI report on its reopened background investigation into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and claims of sexual misconduct "confirmed what we had already heard" in the hearings. Rounds joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 5:25 Sen. Murray: Confirming Kavanaugh will tell women to keep quiet Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., says she is frustrated and disappointed at the narrow scope of the FBI’s probe of Brett Kavanaugh, and that the decision to not interview Christine Blasey Ford or several other witnesses was an attempt to sweep… Continue watching
Oct 04 Trump administration makes another move to revive the for-profit college industry By Paul Fain, Inside Higher Ed The Education Department is recommending restoring a controversial college accrediting agency, giving it a year to resolve remaining concerns. Continue reading
Oct 04 Teachers running for office seek to shake up midterm elections By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Hundreds of current and former educators, most of them Democrats, are on general election ballots from school board to governor. Continue reading
Oct 03 Missouri is down to 1 abortion clinic amid legal battle on restrictions By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press The only other clinic in the state that performs the procedure failed to adhere to new state requirements and its license expired. Continue reading
Oct 03 Arizona dam could fail and flood village after Hurricane Rosa rain By Associated Press Ali Chuk, a Native American community with 162 people on the Tohono O'odham Nation reservation, was being evacuated Tuesday night, the tribe's public safety department said in a statement. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 10:47 Kavanaugh battle may energize Republicans ahead of 2018 Three key Republican senators joined Democrats in condemning President Trump’s attacks on Christine Blasey Ford during a rally in Mississippi Tuesday night, placing Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation further in doubt. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss the… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 7:27 News Wrap: Aid reaches Indonesian island as earthquake death toll rises In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll from Indonesia’s powerful earthquake and tsunami has climbed to 1,407. More than 70,000 residents remain homeless, as humanitarian aid slowly trickles in. Also, the White House stepped up its denial that President… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 13:03 Fed Chair Jay Powell: U.S. may be in a different era for workers' wages despite economic gains By Judy Woodruff Federal Reserve chairman Jay Powell discusses the state of the economy, bigger changes in the job market and why wages haven’t caught up with other economic trends in a conversation with Judy Woodruff. At the Atlantic Ideas Festival, Powell also… Continue watching