Feb 29 Biden looks for first 2020 victory in South Carolina primary By Steve Peoples, Meg Kinnard, Bill Barrow, Associated Press The Democrats' 2020 nominating fight turned to South Carolina on Saturday for the first-in-the-South primary, with Joe Biden confident that his popularity with black voters will seal him a victory and help blunt some of front-runner Bernie Sanders' momentum. Continue reading
Feb 28 What Pence's handling of an HIV outbreak means for his coronavirus role By Gretchen Frazee Pence has been tapped to lead the nation's response to the novel coronavirus, but critics have raised concerns about his handling of another viral outbreak -- HIV in rural Indiana. Continue reading
Feb 28 California voting changes raise concerns for Super Tuesday By Janie Har, Associated Press The "Super Tuesday" primary in the country's most populous state comes amid changes aimed at expanding voter participation, including new voting equipment and vote centers that are replacing polling places in some counties. … Continue reading
Feb 28 Watch 7:02 How South Carolina's Democratic voters are weighing 2020 choice By Lisa Desjardins, Leah Nagy On Saturday, South Carolina will go to the polls in the crucial last Democratic primary before Super Tuesday. Former Vice President Joe Biden appears to have a solid lead in the Palmetto State, leveraging his support among African American voters. Continue watching
Feb 28 Watch 12:11 Shields and Brooks on South Carolina stakes, Trump's virus response Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including whether former Vice President Joe Biden will have a decisive win in the South Carolina Democratic primary, what’s at… Continue watching
Feb 28 Trump again picks Rep. John Ratcliffe to be nation's top intelligence official By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press Trump earlier nominated the two-term Republican congressman from Texas to be the next director of national intelligence. But in early August, Trump abruptly withdrew his name amid growing questions about Ratcliffe's qualifications for the job. Continue reading
Feb 28 Sanders-linked group entered into racial discrimination NDA By Brian Slodysko, Will Weissert, Associated Press The deal is tied to a 2019 lawsuit in which Figaro said she was fired from the Sanders-created political group Our Revolution a year earlier due to her race and in "retaliation for complaining about the organization's treatment towards her… Continue reading
Feb 28 'It's nothing but talk.' In South Carolina, rural voters want change By Daniel Bush Candidates largely ignore places like Vance, a rural community of a few hundred people where residents say they feel left out of the political process. Continue reading
Feb 28 Court won't order former White House counsel McGahn to testify before House By Associated Press The decision Friday from a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit undoes a lower court ruling that would have forced former White House counsel Donald McGahn to appear before Congress. Continue reading
Feb 28 U.S., Taliban set to sign peace deal Saturday By Matthew Lee, Associated Press More than 18 years since President George W. Bush ordered bombing in response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the agreement will set the stage for the withdrawal of U.S. troops, some of whom were not yet born when the… Continue reading