Sep 14 Watch 3:53 Western wildfires highlight divergent stances of Trump, Biden on climate change By Lisa Desjardins The wildfire disaster in the American West is highlighting a major political difference between President Trump and Joe Biden: their perspectives on climate change. While scientists increasingly warn that climate change is driving extreme weather events like the western fires… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 7:42 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on climate change and pandemic politics NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the differences between President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden on climate change and what the Trump campaign’s… Continue watching
Sep 14 WATCH: Trump hosts hundreds at indoor ‘Latinos for Trump’ By Jonathan Lemire, Ken Ritter, Associated Press Trump aims for further inroads with Latinos who could prove vital in closely contested states that could determine the White House race, promoting economic gains they made before the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading
Sep 14 U.S. halts imports from China’s Uighur region over suspected forced labor By Ben Fox, Associated Press Companies that ship clothing and other cotton goods, computer parts and hair products from the Xinjiang region were named in the order issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. Continue reading
Sep 14 British prime minister defends Brexit agreement rewrite, calls E.U. ‘unreasonable’ By Jill Lawless, Danica Kirka, Associated Press Prime Minister Boris Johnson says his plan to unilaterally rewrite Britain's divorce deal with the European Union is a necessary insurance policy against the bloc's unreasonable behavior. Continue reading
Sep 14 WATCH: Trump ignores climate science in California wildfires briefing By Jonathan Lemire, Aamer Madhani, Will Weissert, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press California, Oregon and Washington state have seen historic wildfires that have burned faster and farther than ever before. Numerous studies in recent years have linked bigger wildfires in the U.S. to global warming from the burning of coal, oil and… Continue reading
Sep 14 WATCH: House Oversight examines U.S. Postal Service and the mail-in voting process By Candice Norwood A House Oversight and Reform Committee panel held a hearing on Monday to examine the leadership of Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and whether it has affected the U.S. Postal Service and mail-in voting process for the 2020 election. Continue reading
Sep 14 In defiance of Nevada governor, Trump holds indoor rally By Associated Press Eager to project a sense of normalcy in imagery, President Donald Trump soaked up the raucous cheers inside a warehouse Sunday night. Continue reading
Sep 13 Watch 4:34 Pollsters largely got it wrong in 2016. How are they polling in 2020? By PBS NewsHour The national polls show Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads President Donald Trump at around the same levels as he did before the pandemic and the mass protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari… Continue watching
Sep 13 2 California deputies shot in apparent ambush in patrol car By Associated Press Authorities searched Sunday for a gunman who shot and wounded two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies who were sitting in their squad car — an apparent ambush that drew an angry response from the president and sparked an anti-police protest… Continue reading