Dec 06 WATCH: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds news briefing By Aamer Madhani, Associated Press White House press secretary Jen Psaki says U.S. athletes will continue to compete and will “have our full support,” but added “we will not be contributing to the fanfare of the games.”… Continue reading
Dec 06 Trump-backed Perdue challenges Kemp in Georgia GOP primary By Jeff Amy, Associated Press Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue will challenge Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp in next year's Republican primary for governor. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 5:27 Remembering Bob Dole: Veteran, GOP presidential nominee, Kansas senator By PBS NewsHour Robert “Bob” Dole, who led the Republican party in the Senate for decades and was its presidential candidate, died on Sunday at 98. A veteran who was injured in World War II, and a politician for more than 50 years,… Continue watching
Dec 05 Bob Dole, longtime Republican senator and presidential nominee, dies at 98 By Jaywon Choe “At his death, at age 98, he had served the United States of America faithfully for 79 years,” the Elizabeth Dole Foundation said in a statement. Continue reading
Dec 04 Watch 10:37 Dictatorial governments are reaching beyond their borders to silence critics By Benedict Moran Paul Rusesabagina, whose heroic efforts during the Rwandan genocide were depicted in the film “Hotel Rwanda,” was living in the U.S. when he was brought to Rwanda, against his will, to stand trial on charges of terrorism. Human rights advocates… Continue watching
Dec 03 Gambia will head to polls in 1st election after ousting dictator By Abdoulie John, Carley Petesch, Associated Press While the 2016 elections that removed Jammeh from power after 22 years saw Gambians go from fear to elation, many are still not satisfied with the progress the nation has made. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch 12:27 Brooks and Capehart on the future of abortion rights, government funding brinkmanship New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the omicron variant, U.S. government funding, and a major abortion case before the Supreme Court. Continue watching
Dec 03 Wisconsin's Democratic governor vetoes GOP abortion bills By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Wisconsin's Democratic Gov. Tony Evers has vetoed five Republican-authored anti-abortion bills, a move that came two days after the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments in a case that could curtail if not end a woman's right to abortion. Continue reading
Dec 03 Biden signs stopgap funding bill to keep government running By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Earlier Friday, Biden said it was worth praising bipartisanship, but "funding the government isn't a great achievement, it's the bare minimum of what needs to get done."… Continue reading
Dec 03 Virginia GOP completes sweep of elections with House recount win By Ben Finley, Associated Press A three-judge panel overseeing a recount in a close Virginia Beach state House race has upheld the Republican candidate's victory. Continue reading