Dec 20 Watch 5:23 How 2020 Democrats sought to distinguish themselves at year's final debate By John Yang In Los Angeles, seven leading candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination faced off for the final time this year at the PBS NewsHour/POLITICO debate Thursday night. They jousted over policy, campaign contributions and who among them is best equipped… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 12:39 Shields and Brooks on Trump's impeachment reaction, Democratic debate Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including risks for red-state Democrats who voted to impeach President Trump, how Trump reacted to impeachment, the potential for House… Continue watching
Dec 20 Trump challengers Weld, Walsh added to North Carolina GOP primary ballots By Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press North Carolina election supervisors on Friday added two candidates to the state's Republican presidential primary ballot, even though the state GOP had asked that Donald Trump be the only one listed. Continue reading
Dec 20 Trump escapes chill of Washington for Florida holiday By Associated Press President Donald Trump, who was due to arrive at his private Palm Beach resort late Friday, has been looking forward to a trial in the friendlier Republican-controlled Senate and is riled up about the delay, according to Sen. Lindsey Graham. Continue reading
Dec 20 Critics attack Matt Bevin's pardon of man convicted of child rape By Associated Press Micah Schoettle was in the second year of a 23-year prison sentence when the now former governor pardoned him of rape, sodomy and other sexual crimes last week. Continue reading
Dec 20 Pelosi invites Trump to deliver State of the Union on Feb. 4 By Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent a letter to the president on Friday formally inviting him to deliver the address at the U.S. Capitol. Continue reading
Dec 20 5 takeaways from the last Democratic debate of the year By Daniel Bush Like the previous five Democratic debates, no one candidate emerged on top Thursday. The same may be true for the primary race overall. Continue reading
Dec 19 WATCH: Klobuchar and Buttigieg trade barbs over experience and ability to win By Associated Press Minnesota Sen. Klobuchar points to her two terms in the Senate and her prodigious list of other accomplishments, suggesting that Washington experience, which Buttigieg criticizes, is more an asset than a liability. Continue reading
Dec 19 WATCH: Warren says she'd be 'the youngest woman ever inaugurated' By Associated Press Seventy-year-old Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, asked about possibly being the oldest person ever elected president. Continue reading
Dec 19 WATCH: Buttigieg, Warren spar over big dollar donors, fundraisers in wine caves By Associated Press Warren on Thursday night described a lavish Buttigieg fundraiser in a “wine cave” with $900 bottles of wine and crystal chandeliers, noting that, unlike the South Bend, Indiana mayor, “I do not sell access to my time.”… Continue reading