Oct 15 Watch 6:31 As Democrats raise record cash, which voters are favoring Biden? President Trump and Democratic rival Joe Biden are holding televised town hall events Thursday night, on different networks, in lieu of the originally scheduled debate. With only 19 days until the election, Democrats are pulling in record amounts of cash,… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 5:47 News Wrap: Senate Judiciary Committee schedules Barrett vote In our news wrap Thursday, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote in one week on Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. The panel’s Republican majority set the schedule after a discussion that split along party lines. Also, the president of… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 5:02 Ernst, Greenfield in dead heat for Iowa Senate seat By Andrew Batt, Iowa PBS Iowa’s Senate race is one of the country's most expensive, as Republican incumbent Joni Ernst and Democratic challenger Theresa Greenfield are locked in a dead heat. Andrew Batt of Iowa PBS explains the candidates’ closing messages as both parties battle… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch 12:45 Why the media is still struggling with how to cover Trump With President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden set to participate Thursday night in separate televised town halls on different broadcast networks, we take a look at how the media is covering the candidates during this highly unusual presidential… Continue watching
Oct 15 Trump’s struggles in the suburbs put North Carolina in play for Biden By Daniel Bush An increasingly moderate suburban electorate in the once overwhelmingly conservative counties surrounding Charlotte, Raleigh and other North Carolina cities has put the state in play for Democrats in recent election cycles. Continue reading
Oct 15 C-SPAN suspends Steve Scully after he admits to lie about hack By David Bauder, Associated Press Scully was supposed to moderate the second debate between Trump and Democrat Joe Biden, which had been scheduled for Thursday but was canceled. Continue reading
Oct 15 E.U. leaders divided over new climate goals for 2030 By Samuel Petrequin, Associated Press European Union leaders have agreed they need to raise their climate ambition above the existing target but stopped short of endorsing a proposal to cut greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% compared to 1990 levels. Continue reading
Oct 15 WATCH: Amy Coney Barrett deflects Sen. Harris’s questions on climate change By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett refused to say whether she accepts the science of climate change, saying she lacks the expertise to know for sure and calling it a topic too controversial to get into. Continue reading
Oct 15 Bolivia hopes election can help ease year of pain, turmoil By Carlos Valdez, Associated Press There have been a disputed election, deadly riots and the toppling of Bolivia's first Indigenous president in what his backers considered a coup. Continue reading
Oct 15 Israeli parliament formally approves UAE normalization deal By Associated Press Israel and the UAE announced the U.S.-brokered agreement in August, and last month, they signed a deal in a White House ceremony. Continue reading