Jul 31 Watch 10:00 Clyburn says more important to have Black woman on Supreme Court than as VP House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn, D-S.C., chairs the Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis, which heard testimony Friday from top U.S. health officials about the status of the pandemic. Clyburn joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the hearing, plus his views on… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 6:23 As convention approaches, who will join Biden on Democratic ticket? By Lisa Desjardins As the coronavirus continues to rage, logistical questions remain about August’s scaled-back and mostly virtual Democratic National Convention. But the biggest unknown is who will share the stage with former Vice President Joe Biden when he accepts his party’s 2020… Continue watching
Jul 31 Watch 13:00 Shields and Brooks on Biden's VP decision, pandemic economy Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the question of whom Joe Biden will choose as his running mate, congressional failure to deliver another pandemic aid… Continue watching
Jul 31 Why Fauci says a COVID-19 vaccine will be safe, and other takeaways from health expert testimony By Laura Santhanam House lawmakers heard testimony about the need for a national COVID-19 strategy from top U.S. public health experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci from the National Institutes of Health, Dr. Robert Redfield of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and… Continue reading
Jul 31 U.S., China consulate closures deal losses to both nations By Matthew Lee, Associated Press The United States and China have done more than strike symbolic blows in their escalating feud by shutting each other's consulates. They've also dimmed each other's ability to observe critical regions of their countries. Continue reading
Jul 31 U.K. Prime Minister Johnson names brother and Brexiteers to House of Lords By Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has named 36 new members to Parliament's unelected House of Lords. They included his brother, several prominent Brexit supporters and a Russian-born newspaper owner whose father was a KGB agent. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: Trump joins roundtable in Florida over COVID-19 response and storm preparedness By Kevin Freking, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Trump is holding a campaign event with Florida sheriffs in Tampa. He has pinned a surge in crime in some big cities on their Democratic mayors and has threatened to send federal law enforcement to protect what he describes as… Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: Clyburn calls on Trump for national virus plan By Associated Press A top Democrat lawmaker is calling on the Trump administration to release a comprehensive plan to combat the coronavirus, blasting the national response effort as the U.S. death toll recently surpassed 150,000. Continue reading
Jul 31 WATCH: White House blames Democrats for no new virus relief By Associated Press The White House offered a short-term extension Thursday of a $600 weekly unemployment benefit that has helped keep families and the economy afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic, but Democrats rejected it, saying President Donald Trump’s team failed to grasp the… Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 5:56 Under scrutiny from lawmakers, Pompeo dismisses concerns about politics, morale On Thursday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo appeared before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to respond to concerns about the status of the State Department. Lawmakers have questioned widespread department vacancies and whether career diplomats are being sidelined, as well… Continue watching