Jul 12 WATCH: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, other Democrats testify on border facility conditions By Alan Fram, Associated Press The four Democrats testifying Friday, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, were among a larger group of House members who visited three Texas border stations last week. Continue reading
Jul 12 WATCH: Labor Secretary Acosta resigns amid criticism over Epstein deal By Darlene Superville, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Alexander Acosta had come under scrutiny for his role in a plea deal that allowed financier Jeffrey Epstein to avoid a trial on sex trafficking charges. Continue reading
Jul 12 Trump lashes out against Paul Ryan ahead of Wisconsin visit By Jonathan Lemire, Todd Richmond, Associated Press President Donald Trump's trip to Wisconsin on Friday marks the sixth time he has traveled to the battleground state since taking office. Continue reading
Jul 12 Klobuchar unveils plan to help Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers By Associated Press The plan includes new funding for Alzheimer's research and aims to develop a cure and treatment by 2025. Continue reading
Jul 11 Why Biden’s long foreign policy record could be a liability By Daniel Bush Former Vice President Joe Biden's long foreign policy record may turn out to be a liability in the primaries, especially for Democratic voters calling for a more progressive approach to foreign affairs. Continue reading
Jul 11 Watch 10:37 After failed census legal fight, how Trump plans to get citizenship information President Trump announced Thursday that he’s backing down from his legal fight to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Instead, he'll use an executive order to demand citizenship information from other government agencies. Yamiche Alcindor, Lisa Desjardins and… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 6:58 News Wrap: Pelosi spars with progressive party members In our news wrap Thursday, tensions simmered between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and four progressives. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., called Pelosi’s criticism of her and three other newly elected women “outright disrespectful.” Pelosi said she was rebuking an “offensive tweet"… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 9:47 What the Dept. of Veterans Affairs is doing to expand care and reduce veteran suicides The Department of Veterans Affairs recently launched a major expansion aimed to improve veteran health care by opening up access to private doctors. But critics say the program offloads government responsibility to the private sector. Judy Woodruff sits down with… Continue watching
Jul 11 Watch 5:01 Why it’s so hard to get Republican women in Congress Of the record 36 women newly elected to Congress in the 2018 midterms, only one was a Republican. The party’s continued struggle to attract female candidates hit a new setback recently when political newcomer Joan Perry lost her North Carolina… Continue watching
Jul 11 Trump praises conservatives for bypassing ‘fake news’ By Kevin Freking, Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Trump convened Thursday's White House "social media summit" of like-minded critics of Big Tech, excluding representatives from the very platforms he exploits. Continue reading