Oct 15 GOP plays blame game while fighting to save House majority By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The Republican operatives and spending patterns by both sides indicate GOP defeat in as many as a dozen House races — halfway to the number Democrats need to seize the House majority this fall. Dozens more seats are in play. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 9:30 Two tight races in New Jersey could help Democrats flip the House By Jeff Greenfield, Laura Fong, Pavni Mittal Five of New Jersey’s 12 House seats are held by Republicans. This election, two of those seats -- the 7th and the 11th congressional districts -- are key targets by Democrats who hope to flip the House in their favor. Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 11:12 Florida could soon restore voting rights to over 1 million felony offenders By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green This Election Day, more than six million Americans will be unable to vote due to a felony conviction. A quarter of those people live in Florida, which has some of the most restrictive laws regarding felony disenfranchisement in the country. Continue watching
Oct 13 In public, lawmakers scold drug distributors. Come campaign season, they accept their cash willingly By Lev Facher, STAT Two of the three largest distributors are on pace to exceed their campaign donations from 2016 — a notable increase. Continue reading
Oct 13 Formerly convicted Florida residents sound off on voter disenfranchisement By Ivette Feliciano, Zachary Green On Nov. 6, more than six million Americans will be unable to vote because of a felony conviction on their records. More than a quarter of them live in Florida. Continue reading
Oct 13 Officials broach idea of charging for National Mall protests By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The National Park Service is exploring whether to require protest organizers to pay for law enforcement and other support services for their demonstrations at the nation's capital. Continue reading
Oct 13 Trump expected to meet American pastor released by Turkey By Darlene Superville, Associated Press An American pastor freed after nearly two years of detention in Turkey is expected to meet President Donald Trump at the White House on Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch 11:26 Shields and Brooks on President Trump’s ‘angry mob’ rhetoric Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including President Donald Trump’s efforts to energize Republicans ahead of the 2018 midterm elections, accusations of voter suppression in Georgia, and… Continue watching
Oct 12 Watch 6:27 ‘The Hate U Give’ tackles race, policing and a teen girl’s two worlds In “The Hate U Give,” Amandla Stenberg plays teen Starr Carter who witnesses a white officer kill her best friend. Carter struggles to grieve and find her voice while navigating her poor, mostly black neighborhood and her mostly white prep… Continue watching
Oct 12 Al Gore on alarming U.N. climate report: ‘We have a global emergency’ By Joshua Barajas “The scientists not only predicted these consequences, they’re telling us they’re going to get a lot worse still, until we stop using the Earth’s atmosphere as an open sewer,” Former Vice President Al Gore told the PBS NewsHour. Continue reading