Oct 10 Watch 5:34 Low literacy voters struggle to cast ballots in the face of restrictive voting laws By Laura Barrón-López, Ian Couzens As Americans begin to cast ballots in the midterms, voters who struggle to read will confront an election system that relies on literacy. Experts estimate that roughly one in five Americans, including those with disabilities and those who have not… Continue watching
Oct 10 Watch 9:42 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Sen. Tuberville's racist rhetoric, Biden's pitch to voters NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including a Republican senator drawing fierce condemnation for racist rhetoric and President Biden gearing up for a… Continue watching
Oct 10 Los Angeles Council president resigns after leaked audio of racist remarks surfaces By Associated Press The president of the Los Angeles City Council has resigned from the post after she was heard making racist comments and other coarse remarks in a leaked recording of a conversation with other Latino leaders. Continue reading
Oct 10 New lawsuit from small business group seeks to block Biden student debt relief plan By Jill Colvin, Associated Press The suit, filed Monday by the Job Creators Network Foundation, argues the Biden administration violated federal procedures by failing to seek public input on the program. Continue reading
Oct 10 North Korea confirms simulated use of nukes to 'wipe out' South Korean and U.S. enemies By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press North Korea says its recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to "hit and wipe out" potential South Korean and U.S. targets. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch 5:03 With control of the U.S. Senate at stake, eyes are on Wisconsin's race With the midterms just a month away, Republicans only need one more seat in the U.S. Senate to regain control for the remainder of President Biden's term. Judy Woodruff joins Geoff Bennett from Madison, Wisconsin to discuss the state's hotly… Continue watching
Oct 09 Watch 5:13 A look at Georgia's biggest races ahead of the midterms The governor's race in Georgia is a rematch of 2018's election, when Republican Gov. Brian Kemp edged out Democrat Stacey Abrams by under 55,000 votes. In the state's Senate race, a scandal is unfolding around Republican candidate Herschel Walker, who… Continue watching
Oct 09 Supreme Court grapples with animal welfare in a challenge to a California law requiring pork to be humanely raised By David Favre, The Conversation Should Californians be able to require higher welfare standards for farm animals that are raised in other states if products from those animals are to be sold in California? The U.S. Supreme Court will confront that question when it hears… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch 5:52 DOJ asks whether Trump still has more sensitive documents at other properties As the Justice Department's investigation into the classified documents found at former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago property continues, new questions have arisen about whether all of the sensitive materials taken from the White House have been returned. Neal Katyal, former acting… Continue watching
Oct 08 How the baby formula shortage financially strains U.S. families By Laura Stilwell, Lisa A. Gennetian, Econofact The national shortage of baby formula in the U.S. that began in February of 2022 cast an urgent spotlight on the difficulties parents can face in meeting basic nutritional needs of their babies. Continue reading