Feb 25 2020 candidates debate reversing relocation of U.S. embassy in Israel By Associated Press In 2018, the Trump administration reversed decades of U.S. foreign policy by siding more blatantly with Israel, recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving the American Embassy there. Continue reading
Feb 25 AP Fact Check: Democrats' claims in the South Carolina debate By Associated Press Seven Democratic presidential contenders staged their final debate before contests in South Carolina and Super Tuesday deliver more than one-third of the delegates needed to clinch the nomination. Continue reading
Feb 25 Democrats debate whether Medicare for All is liability in 2020 election By Associated Press Former South Bend, Ind., mayor Pete Buttigieg says the cost of Bernie Sanders’ health care plan “adds up to four more years of Donald Trump.”… Continue reading
Feb 25 Sanders takes heat from fellow candidates in South Carolina debate By Associated Press The new wave of infighting came as Democrats met for the party's 10th — and perhaps most consequential — debate of the 2020 primary season. Continue reading
Feb 25 Trump, U.S. officials send mixed messages on coronavirus risk By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press President Donald Trump and his chief economic adviser say coronavirus is under control in the U.S., even as the government's top disease fighters warn Americans to prepare for an outbreak. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch 7:40 News Wrap: Trump criticizes Supreme Court's Ginsburg, Sotomayor In our news wrap Tuesday, President Trump criticized two liberal members of the U.S. Supreme Court, saying Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor should recuse themselves from cases involving him. Also, Trump wrapped up his visit to India with… Continue watching
Feb 25 Watch 10:42 Is South Carolina still Joe Biden's firewall? Seven candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination will meet on the debate stage Tuesday in South Carolina, whose primary is just days away. The race’s front-runner, Sen. Bernie Sanders, has the current momentum, but former Vice President Joe Biden… Continue watching
Feb 25 WATCH: Steyer says NDAs should not be a presidential debate focus By Yamiche Alcindor, Meredith Lee Tom Steyer, qualified for the 10th Democratic debate after increasing his poll numbers in South Carolina, told the PBS NewsHour that attacks against Michael Bloomberg over the nondisclosure agreements are a distraction. Continue reading
Feb 25 WATCH: Buttigieg vows to focus on diversity ahead of South Carolina By Meredith Lee, Yamiche Alcindor “It's so important for us to broaden that base in order to win. And in order to deserve to win,” Buttigieg told the PBS NewsHour in an interview. Continue reading
Feb 25 Drugmaker Mallinckrodt reaches $1.6 billion opioid settlement By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press The English company was one of the highest-volume opioid producers in the U.S. and is seeking bankruptcy protection as part of the deal. Continue reading