Jul 08 Iowa and Nevada to allow voting by phone in 2020 caucuses By Michelle L. Price, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press The tele-caucus systems are aimed at opening the local-level political gatherings to more people. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 6:14 Utah restaurateurs fight Trump cuts to national monument By Mori Rothman, Christopher Booker In Boulder, Utah the co-owners of the Hell’s Backbone Grill, a restaurant in the shadow of the Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument, are fighting the recent Trump administration decision to remove almost one million acres from the monument. NewsHour Weekend’s… Continue watching
Jul 07 AP Explains: Iran's nuclear program as 2015 deal unravels By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran — Iran announced Sunday it will raise its enrichment of uranium, breaking another limit of its faltering 2015 nuclear deal with world powers and further heightening tensions between Tehran and the U.S. Iran made the decision a year… Continue reading
Jul 07 Top UK diplomat in USA criticizes Trump in leaked memos By Gregory Katz, Associated Press Leaked diplomatic cables reveal that Britain's ambassador to the United States regards President Donald Trump's administration as inept, hobbled by infighting, and unlikely to improve. Continue reading
Jul 07 Iran to raise uranium enrichment beyond nuclear deal limits By Joe Gambrell, Nasser Karimi, Associated Press Iran announced Sunday it will increase its uranium enrichment to an unspecified level beyond the terms of its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, breaking another limit set under the accord and furthering heightening tensions between Tehran and the U.S. Continue reading
Jul 06 Rivals Biden, Harris to circle each other in South Carolina By Meg Kinnard, Juana Summers, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris are circling each other again — this time in South Carolina, a crucial early-voting state that will test the depths of their support with black voters. Continue reading
Jul 06 AP fact check: Trump on vets, economy and history By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump roused a political tempest when he decided to plant himself squarely in Independence Day observances with a speech from the Lincoln Memorial. His words from that platform, though, were strikingly measured, except for some befuddlement over American… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch 12:22 David Brooks and Karen Tumulty on Trump's July 4 event, 2020 Democrats New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Karen Tumulty join Judy Woodruff to analyze the week’s political news, including President Trump’s Fourth of July celebration, political and cultural implications of the crowded detention centers on the U.S.-Mexico… Continue watching
Jul 05 Harris raises nearly $12 million in second quarter By Juana Summers, Associated Press Harris's campaign said that in the first 24 hours following the first Democratic presidential debate, she raised more than $2 million online, and an additional $1.2 million online last weekend. Continue reading
Jul 05 WATCH: 2020 Democrats answer questions at National Education Association forum Ten candidates spoke at the annual National Education Association forum Friday. Continue reading