Oct 27 Watch 10:34 In Wisconsin, female politicians aim to turn the state blue By Zac Schultz, Wisconsin Public Television A record number of women are running for office this year, with more than 3,300 winning major party nominations for state legislature seats. NewsHour Weekend in the spring asked Republican women in the deep red state of Indiana about their… Continue watching
Oct 27 Trump says Pittsburgh attack lays bare ‘hate’ in US By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Saturday lamented the “devastating” attack by a shooter on a Pittsburgh synagogue, saying it lays bare the “hate in our country” and speculating that the deadly violence would have been curbed if the building had had… Continue reading
Oct 27 After arrest, Republicans struggle with mail bombs fallout By Jonathan Lemire, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Republicans this week scrambled to draw a firm line between the alleged actions of 56-year-old Cesar Sayoc and President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Oct 26 Watch 7:03 Can a Democrat win in West Virginia’s ‘Trump country’? By PBS NewsHour, Jaywon Choe West Virginia was once a Democratic stronghold, but its political landscape has shifted solidly Republican in recent elections: in 2016, Donald Trump beat Hillary Clinton there by 42%. But now, a Democratic congressional candidate who himself voted for Trump is… Continue watching
Oct 26 Watch 14:08 Shields and Brooks on the mail bombs and politics as an identity Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the series of pipe bombs, extreme political divisions in America and campaigning on issues vs. values. Continue watching
Oct 26 WATCH: Trump to campaign in North Carolina By Associated Press President Donald Trump is scheduled to speak at 7 p.m. ET. Watch live in the player above. Continue reading
Oct 26 WATCH: Obama campaigns for Michigan Democrats in Detroit By Molly Finnegan Former President Obama is expected to speak at the Detroit rally at 7:30 p.m. ET Friday. Watch live in our player. Continue reading
Oct 26 What we know about the suspicious packages suspect By Joshua Barajas A Florida man has been charged with five federal crimes in connection with a string of suspicious packages with possible explosive devices that targeted Democratic public figures. Continue reading
Oct 26 WATCH: FBI says dozen pipe bombs weren’t ‘hoax devices’ By Associated Press FBI Director Christopher Wray says more than a dozen pipe bombs sent to prominent Democrats and CNN were "not hoax devices."… Continue reading
Oct 26 WATCH: In Wisconsin, Obama takes aim at Trump for ‘making stuff up’ By Ivan Moreno, Associated Press The former president's visit in Milwaukee was to urge people to vote for Wisconsin's Democratic candidates. Continue reading