Oct 08 Watch 7:35 Tamara Keith and Shawna Thomas on the Kavanaugh election effect Tamara Keith of NPR and Shawna Thomas of VICE News join Judy Woodruff to discuss how Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court could affect voter enthusiasm in the midterm elections, plus the races that are up for grabs… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch 7:18 Michael Lewis traces the ‘gutting of the civil service’ under Trump Bestselling author Michael Lewis says the idea that civil servants are “lazy or stupid or dead weight on the society is...the most sinister idea alive in this country right now." In his new book, “The Fifth Risk,” Lewis examines how… Continue watching
Oct 08 Why Eleanor Roosevelt’s civics book for kids is making a comeback By Vic Pasquantonio "It’s a gift that we live in a democracy," says Roosevelt's granddaughter, Nancy Ireland. "And we don’t want that threatened or taken away due to lack of interest or lack of understanding of what it means."… Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Kavanaugh promises to be a ‘team player’ on Supreme Court By Mark Sherman, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Kavanaugh was sworn in by retired Justice Anthony Kennedy at an entirely ceremonial event Monday at the White House. He officially became a member of the high court Saturday. Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Trump talks policing, border security at police chiefs event Rod Rosenstein is flying with Trump to Orlando for the president's speech to a meeting of the International Association of Chiefs of Police. Watch live here. Continue reading
Oct 08 Trump calls allegations against Kavanaugh part of a ‘hoax’ set up by Democrats By Associated Press Trump says allegations of sexual misconduct allegations against Kavanaugh were "all made up, it was fabricated and it's a disgrace."… Continue reading
Oct 08 WATCH: Trump says he has no plans to fire Rosenstein Rosenstein's job security has been under question since news reports last month that he had discussed possibly secretly recording Trump to expose chaos in the White House and invoking constitutional provisions to get him removed from office. Continue reading
Oct 07 Watch 4:22 Two Arizona women in tight race for Sen. Jeff Flake’s seat By PBS News Hour Two members of Congress are in a close race to fill the seat of Arizona Republican Sen. Jeff Flake, who is retiring after playing a central role in the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. In the… Continue watching
Oct 07 Pompeo cites progress made with Kim Jong Un on N. Korea trip By Matthew Lee, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that he and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made unspecified progress Sunday toward an agreement for the North to give up its nuclear weapons. Continue reading
Oct 07 McConnell says Senate ‘not broken’ after Kavanaugh fight By Hope Yen, Associated Press The climactic 50-48 roll call vote Saturday for the confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court was the closest vote since 1881. Continue reading