Jan 07 In 2020, watch for these blockbuster Supreme Court cases By Marcia Coyle Here's what to keep your eye on as the Supreme Court begins the second half of a potentially historic term, plus a few cases you may have missed in 2019. Continue reading
Jan 07 WATCH: Trump pressed to explain motivation for Iran general's killing President Donald Trump and his top advisers are under pressure to disclose more detail about the intelligence that led him to order the killing of top Iranian Gen. Qassem Soleimani, which has greatly heightened tension with Tehran. Continue reading
Jan 07 WATCH: GOP will start impeachment trial and delay witnesses, McConnell says Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Tuesday he has secured the Republican votes needed to start President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial and postpone a decision on witnesses or documents that Democrats want. Continue reading
Jan 07 WATCH: Biden says Iran escalation shows Trump 'incapable of world leadership' Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said Tuesday that President Donald Trump’s escalation of tensions with Iran proves him to be “dangerously incompetent” and puts the U.S. on the brink of war. Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 4:52 The latest timetable for Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate The impeachment process against President Trump has remained largely frozen in place since the holidays began. There is still no firm start date for a Senate trial, and some aspects of how such a trial would be run remain in… Continue watching
Jan 06 Watch 3:29 With Soleimani's death, foreign policy enters 2020 primary spotlight By Amna Nawaz In 2019, the Democratic primary race was dominated by domestic issues. But during the first weekend of the new year, the targeted killing of a top Iranian general in a U.S. airstrike put foreign policy in the spotlight. Sen. Bernie… Continue watching
Jan 06 Georgia's new GOP senator sworn into office amid impeachment By Alan Fram, Ben Nadler, Associated Press Wealthy Republican businesswoman Kelly Loeffler was sworn in Monday as the newest senator from Georgia, a political newcomer who takes office amid a presidential impeachment, swirling tensions with Iran and at the dawn of what looms as a bruising national… Continue reading
Jan 06 Watch 7:10 Tamara Keith and Lisa Lerer on Soleimani killing, Iowa poll numbers NPR’s Tamara Keith and Lisa Lerer of The New York Times join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how the killing of a top Iranian general could affect U.S. policy in the Middle East, President Trump’s reelection… Continue watching
Jan 06 Congress demands answers from Trump about Soleimani killing By Robert Burns, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press On Monday, two top Senate Democrats called on Trump to immediately declassify the administration’s reasoning for the strike on the Iranian official, Gen. Qassem Soleimani, saying there is “no legitimate justification” for keeping the information from the public. Continue reading
Jan 06 Julián Castro endorses Elizabeth Warren in presidential race By Associated Press Castro, also the former mayor of San Antonio, dropped out of the presidential race last week. Continue reading