Sep 15 Watch 3:16 Biden appeals to Florida veterans as Trump repeats vaccine claims By Yamiche Alcindor With Election Day less than two months away, the presidential race is centering on a few key battleground states, including Florida. Former Vice President Joe Biden campaigned there Tuesday, blasting President Trump for derogatory remarks he reportedly made about members… Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 5:21 How the presidential race could shape key congressional contests Tuesday represents the last primary elections before November. Once winners are declared in Delaware, we’ll know the nominees for every congressional race in the country. What dynamics are at play in the House and Senate? Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Sep 15 Democrats to investigate forced surgery claims at Georgia detention center By Elliot Spagat, Jeff Amy, Associated Press In a complaint filed Monday, a nurse alleges that the Irwin County Detention Center performed questionable hysterectomies, refused to test detainees for COVID-19 and shredded medical records. Continue reading
Sep 15 Scientific American favors Biden in first-ever presidential endorsement By David Bauder, Associated Press The magazine said that “the evidence and the science show that Donald Trump has basically damaged the United States and its people because he rejects evidence and science.”… Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH: Biden attends a Hispanic Heritage Month event in Kissimmee, Florida By Steve Peoples, Will Weissert, Associated Press Florida is the nation's leading presidential battleground, and there's mounting anxiety among Democrats that Joe Biden's standing among Latinos in the state is slipping. Continue reading
Sep 15 Pelosi says House will remain in session until lawmakers deliver rescue package By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the House will remain in session until lawmakers deliver another round of COVID-19 relief. Pelosi told her Democratic colleagues on a Tuesday morning conference call that “we have to stay here until we have a bill.”… Continue reading
Sep 15 U.N. experts decry continued abuse as Syria's war grinds on By Jamey Keaten, Associated Press U.N.-backed investigators have pointed to signs that Syria's government continues to perpetrate rape, torture and murder as the country's nine-year conflict grinds on. Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH: House GOP unveils tax cuts, police funds in election agenda By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Minority leader Kevin McCarthy has rolled out Republicans’ priorities of tax breaks and police funding for 2021. It's the GOP’s calling card to voters as they try to wrest back seats from Democrats in the November election. Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH: City to pay $12 million to Breonna Taylor's mom, reform police By Dylan Lovan, Associated Press Taylor's death sparked months of protests in Louisville and calls nationwide for the officers to be criminally charged. Continue reading
Sep 15 WATCH: In Florida, Biden criticizes Trump for remarks on veterans By Will Weissert, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Joe Biden is tearing into President Donald Trump for his reported remarks referring to fallen soldiers as "suckers" during a Tuesday campaign visit to the key battleground state of Florida. Continue reading