Sep 30 Watch 4:36 Should Democrats or Republicans be optimistic for midterm elections? By PBS News Hour Democrats are forecast to make gains in the House when voters go to the polls Nov. 6, while Republicans may fare better in Senate races, where they hold the advantage. But with more than 200 women running for the House… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch 10:06 Thousands of Indian women in the U.S. are fighting to keep work permits By Melanie Saltzman, Joanne Elgart Jennings The Trump administration has signaled it plans to strip employment authorization from spouses of some H-1B visa holders. The change would mean that nearly 100,000 people -- predominantly women from India who followed their spouses to the U.S. -- would… Continue watching
Sep 30 How Australia can help the U.S. make democracy harder to hack By Scott Shackelford, Matthew Sussex, The Conversation In the drumbeat of reports about Russian attempts to undermine U.S. democratic institutions with trolls, Twitter bots and cyberattacks on congressional candidates, it is easy to forget that the problem of… Continue reading
Sep 30 A look at what the FBI’s Kavanaugh investigation will entail By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A look at what a reopened FBI investigation would and wouldn't do. Continue reading
Sep 30 Trump says FBI has ‘free rein’ in Kavanaugh investigation By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press President Donald Trump says the FBI has "free rein" to conduct an inquiry into Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Continue reading
Sep 29 Watch 8:11 Have Supreme Court appointments always been partisan affairs? By PBS News Hour Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's response to allegations of sexual assault, along with Republicans’ refusal to withdraw his nomination, have raised questions over partisanship on the nation's highest court. Columbia University Law School professor Jamal Greene and National Public Radio’s… Continue watching
Sep 29 Michigan voters to decide how their electoral maps are drawn By Jeff Karoub, Associated Press Voters in Michigan will decide in November whether to entrust how their voting districts are drawn to an independent commission rather than the Legislature. Continue reading
Sep 29 FBI contacts Kavanaugh Yale classmate in its investigation By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The FBI has contacted Deborah Ramirez, who's accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when he was a Yale student, as part of the bureau's investigation of the Supreme Court nominee. Continue reading
Sep 29 Republicans fear political fallout from Kavanaugh turmoil By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Whether or not Republicans ultimately confirm Kavanaugh, some on the front lines of the GOP's midterm battlefield fear the party may have already lost. Continue reading
Sep 28 Watch 9:36 Trump and Senate GOP request FBI investigation of Kavanaugh Brett Kavanaugh’s fight for confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court is not over. President Trump has ordered the FBI to investigate sexual assault allegations against his nominee, who has agreed to cooperate. The development comes after the Senate Republicans pushed… Continue watching