Dec 30 Watch 3:05 How 2020 Democrats are making their year-end push By Lisa Desjardins In the final weekend of the year, candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination traversed Iowa and New Hampshire to rally support for primary contests that are now only weeks away. The end of 2019 also comes with a fundraising… Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch 8:47 Susan Page and Domenico Montanaro on the decade in politics USA Today’s Susan Page and Domenico Montanaro of NPR join Lisa Desjardins to discuss the latest political news, including the outlook for 2020 Democrats not making it to the debate stage, campaign dynamics in Iowa and New Hampshire, how senators… Continue watching
Dec 30 Seeking Latinos’ support in Florida, Democrats fight socialist tag By Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press President Donald Trump and his allies have been hammering Democrats as leftists and anti-capitalists — knowing such labels call up images of corruption and poverty. Continue reading
Dec 30 Sanders’ doctors say he’s healthy enough for ‘rigors of presidency’ By Will Weissert, Associated Press Bernie Sanders suffered “modest heart muscle damage" during his October heart attack but has since been doing well and should be able to continue campaigning for president “without limitation," according to letters released Monday by his primary care physician and… Continue reading
Dec 30 Trump has revealed no single plan to replace all of Obamacare By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press Nearly three years after taking office, Americans still are waiting for Trump’s big health insurance reveal. Continue reading
Dec 30 Mike Pompeo to visit Ukraine amid Trump impeachment proceedings By Matthew Lee, Associated Press As the Senate weighs options for a trial, Pompeo will depart Thursday on a five-nation tour of Europe and Central Asia. Ukraine will be the first stop on the trip, the State Department said Monday. Continue reading
Dec 29 U.S. Rep John Lewis of Georgia says he has pancreatic cancer By Bill Cormier, Associated Press Lewis said in a statement that the cancer was detected earlier this month during a routine medical visit. Continue reading
Dec 29 U.S. strikes hit Iraqi militia blamed in contractor’s death By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press U.S. forces conducted “precision defensive strikes” against five sites of Kataeb Hezbollah, an Iran-backed Iraqi militia, a Defense Department official said. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 13:43 Shields and Brooks on 2019 in review, 2020 predictions Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week’s political news, including the battle between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over rules for a Senate impeachment… Continue watching
Dec 27 Amy McGrath files to challenge Mitch McConnell in Senate race By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press As the most powerful Republican in Congress, McConnell enters the race as a strong favorite in his pursuit of a seventh Senate term in 2020. Continue reading