Sep 25 Senate committee schedules Friday vote on Kavanaugh By Associated Press The committee vote is being set for the day after Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford are to testify about her allegation he sexually assaulted her when they were teens. That public hearing is set for Thursday. Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch 3:44 Kavanaugh defends teenage self as Trump attacks accusers As Thursday’s hearing approaches, Senate Republicans are circling around Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh while he took the uncommon step of defending himself in a TV interview against two on-the-record sexual misconduct allegations. Meanwhile, President Trump accused Democrats of using… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Pope concedes change in the Catholic Church is needed amid scandals In our news wrap Tuesday, Pope Francis acknowledged that the Catholic Church’s sex abuse scandals are driving people away from the church and that the church needs to address those concerns honestly. Also, Iran has issued a new threat to… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 4:56 Sen. Coons: Republicans may be going for 'prosecutorial' tone in Kavanaugh hearing Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., says the Judiciary Committee should treat Thursday’s hearing with Judge Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser Christine Blasey Ford not as a trial but as a job interview. Coons joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the news that… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 5:55 Kavanaugh supporter: 'We have all the information we need' on Yale allegation Travis Lenkner, a former law clerk for Judge Brett Kavanaugh, says the Supreme Court nominee is expecting to go to the hearing into alleged sexual misconduct on Thursday to look the senators in the eye and clear his name. Lenkner… Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 4:29 Leaders confront Trump's 'America First' philosophy at UN By Nick Schifrin At the United Nations General Assembly, President Trump unapologetically rejected internationalism and trumpeted national sovereignty, leaving Europe to defend the world order and multilateralism. Nick Schifrin reports from New York. Continue watching
Sep 25 Watch 7:48 School concerns spur passions in Wisconsin governor's race In Wisconsin's race for governor, 40 percent of voters say education is their first or second most important concern. The Republican incumbent, Gov. Scott Walker, is squaring off against the state’s longtime superintendent of schools, Tony Evers. Polls indicate the… Continue watching
Sep 25 Trump to UN: the trade imbalance with China 'cannot be tolerated.' By Associated Press Trump says he has great respect for the leader of China but the U.S. trade imbalance with Beijing "cannot be tolerated."… Continue reading
Sep 25 Watch: Trump's boast draws laughter at United Nations By Associated Press President Donald Trump is highlighted U.S. gains under his watch as he opened his address to the U.N. General Assembly — and provoked a laugh. Continue reading
Sep 25 Rosenstein's job to be topic of Thursday meeting with Trump By Zeke Miller, Eric Tucker, Associated Press After a long weekend spent wondering if he should resign or would be fired, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein still has his job — for now. Continue reading