Feb 11 Budget talks resume amid pessimism over border wall negotiations By Jonathan Lemire, Alan Fram, Associated Press Budget negotiators will meet Monday to revive talks over border security issues that are central to legislation to prevent key parts of the government from shutting down on Saturday, but an air of pessimism remains after talks broke down over… Continue reading
Feb 11 Gov. Northam’s ‘indentured servant’ remark challenged By Associated Press Historians say Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam wrongly used the term "indentured servants" when referring to the first Africans to arrive in what is now Virginia. Scholars say they were enslaved. Continue reading
Feb 10 Watch 4:02 Where the Democratic candidates stand in the race to 2020 By PBS NewsHour NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield puts the week in politics into perspective -- from the lack of moderate or self-identified centrists in the Democratic presidential race so far, to what the blackface controversy in Virginia says about race relations… Continue watching
Feb 10 What does Amy Klobuchar believe? Where the candidate stands on 5 issues By Lisa Desjardins, Jenae Addison Amy Klobuchar is a three-term U.S. senator from Minnesota. Here's a look at her beliefs headed into the 2020 race. Continue reading
Feb 10 Schumer announces fentanyl sanctions bill before China talks By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The Senate’s top Democrat is introducing legislation to “hold China accountable” and sanction laboratories and other traffickers who export fentanyl to the United States. Continue reading
Feb 10 South Korea, US sign cost-sharing deal for American troops By Hyung-Jin Kim, Associated Press South Korea and the United States struck a new deal Sunday that increases Seoul’s contribution for the cost of the American military presence on its soil, overcoming previous failed negotiations that caused worries about their decades-long alliance. Continue reading
Feb 10 WATCH: Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar announces 2020 presidential bid By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota is set to join the 2020 presidential race Sunday, becoming the most prominent Midwestern candidate as the party tries to win back voters in a region that helped put Donald Trump in the White… Continue reading
Feb 10 Shutdown deadline looms as wall negotiations hit a snag By Jonathan Lemire, Alan Fram, Associated Press Republican Sen. Richard Shelby told “Fox News Sunday” that talks between Republicans and Democrats to negotiate a deal that will prevent another partial government shutdown have "stalled," after a dispute about immigration detentions. Continue reading
Feb 09 Watch 5:17 The tense U.S.-Iran relationship, 40 years after the Islamic Revolution By PBS NewsHour This month marks the 40th anniversary of the Iranian revolution when Ayatollah Khomeini returned to establish an Islamic republic and toppled the U.S.-backed regime of the Shah. Suzanne Maloney of the Brookings Institution joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the history… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch 4:13 Border wall funds debated by congressional committee A bipartisan group of Congress members working on a deal to avoid another partial government shutdown next Friday are still negotiating some major issues including the funding amount for increased border security and number of detention beds. Annie Karni of… Continue watching