Oct 26 WATCH: Trump says bomb suspect to be prosecuted fully By Associated Press President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that a suspect in the mail bomb scare is in custody and said he will be prosecuted "to the fullest extent of the law."… Continue reading
Oct 26 More suspicious packages found intended for Booker, Clapper By Michael Balsamo, Colleen Long, Zeke Miller, Associated Press The discoveries brought to 12 the total number of devices addressed in recent days to Democratic figures including former President Barack Obama, former Vice President Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton. Continue reading
Oct 26 Deep gender divide over Trump could influence the 2018 midterms, poll says By Laura Santhanam The gender is particularly pronounced among suburban women -- a demographic that could flip control of Congress in a year when a record number of women are also running for office. Continue reading
Oct 25 12 suspicious packages and the growing concern over political rhetoric By Joshua Barajas A string of suspicious packages containing "potentially destructive devices" targeting nine public figures across the country this week has raised broader concerns about the kind of political rhetoric that has been amplified in the run-up to the 2018 midterm elections. Continue reading
Oct 25 Reporter warns Gianforte not to mislead voters about 2017 assault By Associated Press Thursday's letter from Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs' attorney threatens to cancel an agreement not to sue U.S. Rep. Greg Gianforte if the congressman misleads voters about the assault or their settlement. Continue reading
Oct 25 Watch 4:30 News Wrap: Dow rebounds from losses; Trump orders more troops to the border In our News Wrap Thursday, stocks rebounded from their big Wednesday losses. Strong earnings reports contributed to a 400-point climb. Also, calling the caravan of 7,000 Central American migrants heading to the U.S. a “national emergency,” President Trump requested 800… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 8:25 The roots of our current political divisiveness Discovery of explosives addressed to prominent Democratic figures this week took the country’s political divisiveness to grave new heights. How did we get here, and how can we recover? Judy speaks to Professor Joanne Freeman, author of “The Field of… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 9:54 HHS secretary on Medicare drug pricing, gender definitions President Trump has announced several proposed changes to how Medicare buys certain expensive prescription drugs, relying in part upon a benchmark price index of other developed countries, who negotiate lower prices. But critics wonder why the U.S. government doesn't do… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 8:55 What suburban women want from this year's midterms With less than two weeks until the midterm elections, both parties are making final pushes to rally their bases. But control of Congress could rest on one key demographic: suburban women. Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins sits down with a group… Continue watching
Oct 25 WATCH: Trump says new proposal will lower U.S. drug prices By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Under a proposal announced by the Department of Health and Human Services, payment for certain drugs administered in doctors' offices would shift to a level based on international prices. Continue reading