Sep 27 5 key findings from NY Times report on Trump’s tax returns By Associated Press President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House, according to a report Sunday in The New York Times. Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 3:25 With Georgia in dead heat, Trump and Biden woo Black voters By PBS NewsHour Polls show that Georgia, which President Trump won by nearly five points in 2016, has emerged as a hotly contested state with Biden and Trump battling it out for the Black vote. Meanwhile, officials are recruiting thousands of tech savvy… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 5:03 Presidential debates make headlines, but do they win votes? By Jeff Greenfield On Tuesday, President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden will face-off in the first presidential debate, which is being billed as a potential “game changer.” Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield looks at the history of presidential debates and tells us… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 7:50 Inside Georgia’s latest attempt to change how people access Obamacare By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber, Connie Kargbo In Georgia, a new health insurance proposal could upend the Affordable Care Act exchange. While proponents see the changes as a way to increase health insurance enrollment, critics warn that tens of thousands of Georgians could lose healthcare coverage. NewsHour… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 6:28 Puerto Rico gears up to vote in statehood referendum this November By Ivette Feliciano In the last four years, Puerto Rico’s billion dollar debt crisis, devastation caused by hurricanes, earthquakes, and the mass exodus of half a million to the mainland, have all thrown the territory’s relationship to the U.S. in the national spotlight. Continue watching
Sep 27 How Trump, Biden are preparing for first presidential debate By Zeke Miller, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Ahead of the first debate-stage matchup between President Donald Trump and his Democratic challenger Joe Biden, each campaign is promising a stark contrast in policy, personality and preparation. Continue reading
Sep 26 GOP gears up for a speedy confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett By PBS NewsHour President Trump officially announced Amy Coney Barrett as his SCOTUS nominee on Saturday. With just 38 days left for the election, the confirmation process is expected to be short and fast. Jami Floyd, legal analyst and senior editor of WNYC’s… Continue reading
Sep 26 Watch 7:48 In rural Massachusetts, racial injustice persists despite big BLM turnout By Zachary Green, Ivette Feliciano This summer, thousands of residents showed up for the Black Lives Matter protests in Great Barrington, Massachusetts -- a small town of less than 7,000 people. NewsHour Weekend’s Zachary Green, who grew up there, reports on how Black people in… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 4:20 Will Gulf Coast hurricane season impact this year’s vote? By Ivette Feliciano Climate justice organization 350.0rg is hosting an online forum on Wednesday called “Stronger than Storms,” where leaders from U.S. communities on the frontlines of the climate crisis will share their experiences. One organization participating in the forum is the Gulf… Continue watching
Sep 26 The Latest: No Democrats expected to vote to confirm Barrett By Associated Press The Latest on the expected nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court. Continue reading