May 29 Watch 4:37 How the rise in crime could impact Dems' prospects in 2022 By PBS NewsHour This week’s mass shooting in San Jose was the deadliest in the Bay Area’s history, and was one of the estimated 230 mass shootings this year. The surge in gun violence has had serious political implications in the past and… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 4:23 Why efforts to establish a commission to investigate the Jan. 6 insurrection failed Efforts to establish a commission to investigate the insurrection on January 6 failed Friday as the GOP delayed a vote on its existence. Only seven Republican Senators were in favor of debating the idea. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
May 28 Watch 7:17 Ex-GOP Gov. and 9/11 commission chair on why Congress needs to establish Jan. 6 commission Former Republican New Jersey Governor Tom Kean was the chairman of the independent, bipartisan 9/11 commission - the congressionally-approved panel which served as the model for the January 6 commission. Kean joins Judy Woodruff to discuss why the commission was… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 4:56 Their loved ones are 'obsessed' with QAnon conspiracies. It's tearing their families apart By Gretchen Frazee, Dorothy Hastings A survey released by the Public Religion Research Institute this week found 15% of Americans believe a QAnon conspiracy that the government is controlled by a cabal of Satan-worshipping pedophiles. Just one in five Republicans fully reject the theory. For… Continue watching
May 28 Watch 11:53 Brooks and Capehart on Jan. 6 commission vote, Biden budget, Floyd death anniversary New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including QAnon conspiracy theories and the relation to Congress’ failure to establish a Jan. 6 commission, President Joe Biden’s… Continue watching
May 28 Senate confirms geneticist Eric Lander as Biden science adviser By Matthew Daly, Associated Press His nomination was delayed for months as senators sought information about meetings he had with the late Jeffrey Epstein, a disgraced financier who was charged with sex trafficking before his apparent suicide. Continue reading
May 28 U.S. to expedite immigration cases of families on border By Amy Taxin, Elliot Spagat, Associated Press The move comes comes as the Biden administration has eased some asylum restrictions that had expelled many arriving immigrant families from the country. Continue reading
May 28 Visiting South Africa, France's Macron pledges vaccine help By Mogomotsi Magome, Associated Press Macron also pledged that France will help South Africa and other African countries to develop the capacity to produce their own vaccines to fight the pandemic. Continue reading
May 28 WATCH: Biden marks vaccine progress, thanks troops ahead of holiday By Alexandra Jaffe, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Joe Biden started the Memorial Day weekend by visiting a rock climbing gym in northern Virginia as the state lifted all COVID-19 distancing and capacity restrictions at private businesses and much of the nation pushes toward a greater sense… Continue reading
May 28 GOP blocks bipartisan probe of deadly Jan. 6 riot at Capitol By Mary Clare Jalonick, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Senate Republicans on Friday blocked the creation of a bipartisan panel to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, refusing to back down on their opposition to the independent investigation even amid emotional appeals from those who fought with… Continue reading