Dec 25 Watch 5:51 A scandal rocked Virginia's governor. Here's what happened next In 2019, Virginia Governor Ralph Northam faced a scandal involving a racist photograph in his medical school yearbook. But he decided not to resign, and instead focused on reconciliation, becoming one of the most consequential governors in Virginia's history. Margaret… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch 2:49 News Wrap: Severe winter weather prompts multiple states of emergency In our news wrap Saturday, blizzards and frigid temperatures gripped much of the U.S., Russian shelling killed at least five people in Kherson, China plans to ease border restrictions with Hong Kong despite a wave of COVID infections in the… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 3:32 News Wrap: House passes $1.7 trillion spending bill avoiding government shutdown In our news wrap Friday, the House of Representatives passed the $1.7 trillion spending bill avoiding a government shutdown, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is back home in Kyiv after a trip to Washington that helped secure a new $1.8 billion… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 6:41 Jan. 6 committee urges Congress to consider barring Trump from holding office The committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol released its final report Thursday night. The committee lays the blame squarely on former President Trump, writing none of the events would have happened without him. The members conclude… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 13:00 Brooks and Capehart on Zelenskyy's visit to Washington and defending democracy abroad New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Ukrainian President Zelenskyy's trip to Washington, the Jan. 6 committee report and if Congress should consider barring… Continue watching
Dec 23 Congress approves new election certification rules in response to Jan. 6 By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press Congress on Friday gave final passage to legislation changing the arcane law that governs the certification of a presidential contest, the strongest effort yet to avoid a repeat of Donald Trump's violence-inflaming push to reverse his loss in the 2020… Continue reading
Dec 23 House passes $1.7 trillion government funding bill with Ukraine aid By Kevin Freking, Associated Press A $1.7 trillion spending bill financing federal agencies through September and providing more aid to a devastated Ukraine cleared the House on Friday as lawmakers race to finish their work for the year and avoid a partial government shutdown. Continue reading
Dec 23 Future of Title 42 remains uncertain on the border and in Washington By Colleen Long, Associated Press The drawn-out saga of Title 42 has been chaotic at the U.S.-Mexico border. In Washington, it hasn't been much better. Continue reading
Dec 23 WATCH: Joe and Jill Biden visit Children's National Hospital ahead of Christmas By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Joe Biden and his wife, first lady Jill Biden, visited Children's National Hospital on the Friday before Christmas to visit with patients and read a story. Continue reading
Dec 23 Kari Lake's election loss lawsuit lacks merit, according to Arizona state lawyers By Jacques Billeaud, Associated Press Lawyers for Arizona election officials say Republican Kari Lake didn't offer evidence to back her claims of widespread, intentional misconduct on Election Day in challenging her loss to Democrat Katie Hobbs in the governor's race. Continue reading