Oct 25 Watch 8:25 The roots of our current political divisiveness Discovery of explosives addressed to prominent Democratic figures this week took the country’s political divisiveness to grave new heights. How did we get here, and how can we recover? Judy speaks to Professor Joanne Freeman, author of “The Field of… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 9:54 HHS secretary on Medicare drug pricing, gender definitions President Trump has announced several proposed changes to how Medicare buys certain expensive prescription drugs, relying in part upon a benchmark price index of other developed countries, who negotiate lower prices. But critics wonder why the U.S. government doesn't do… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 8:55 What suburban women want from this year’s midterms With less than two weeks until the midterm elections, both parties are making final pushes to rally their bases. But control of Congress could rest on one key demographic: suburban women. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins sits down with a group… Continue watching
Oct 25 WATCH: Trump says new proposal will lower U.S. drug prices By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Under a proposal announced by the Department of Health and Human Services, payment for certain drugs administered in doctors' offices would shift to a level based on international prices. Continue reading
Oct 25 Trump blames media for a ‘very big part of the anger we see today’ By Jill Colvin, Associated Press President Donald Trump blamed the media Thursday for a "very big part of the Anger we see today in our society," as law enforcement scrambled to find those responsible for sending pipe bombs and other suspicious packages to a list… Continue reading
Oct 25 Poll: Majority of Americans dissatisfied with U.S. politics, doubt divisons will improve soon By Juana Summers, Associated Press The newly released survey from the Associated Press and the NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that more than 8 in 10 Americans think the country is greatly divided about important values. Continue reading
Oct 25 Sanders dismisses criticism of Trump amid string of suspicious packages, says it’s ‘disgraceful’ By Associated Press She told reporters Thursday there's a big difference between "comments made and actions taken."… Continue reading
Oct 25 Packages containing explosives sent to Biden, Robert De Niro By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Mike Sisak, Associated Press Investigators said the contents of the packages were similar to crude pipe bombs sent to former President Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and CNN. Continue reading
Oct 24 Watch 9:23 Where could Democrats pick up governorships? Thirty-six of the fifty governorships are up for grabs this midterm election. While Republicans currently control the vast majority, Democrats are mounting some strong challenges. Judy Woodruff is joined by Frederica Freyberg from Wisconsin Public Television, Bill Nigut from Georgia… Continue watching
Oct 24 This is where Democrats and Republicans are battling for control of state legislatures By Tess Conciatori This November, Democrats are looking to pick up seats in state legislatures and gain more power outside of Washington. Continue reading