Nov 20 White House says Trump not stumping for Moore due to ‘discomfort’ with bid By Hope Yen, Associated Press But the president isn't calling on the controversial judge to drop out of the race because the state's voters should decide, the White House says. Continue reading
Nov 19 Thousands march in show of support for Puerto Rico By Michael D. Regan Thousands of people rallied in the nation’s capital on Sunday to protest conditions in Puerto Rico nearly two months after Hurricane Maria ravaged the U.S. territory, leaving millions of American citizens without basic services. Continue reading
Nov 19 Why some Alabamians are still standing with Moore By Jay Reeves, Associated Press Alabama's Christian conservatives see Roy Moore as their champion. Continue reading
Nov 18 Progressive pastors say Roy Moore unfit for U.S. Senate By Associated Press A leading figure among religious liberals says the candidacy of Roy Moore for U.S. Senate is a struggle for the "soul of the nation."… Continue reading
Nov 18 Democrat tries forcing Trump voter panel to provide records By Associated Press A member of President Donald Trump's voter fraud commission is asking a federal judge to issue an injunction to force the group to give him documents about what it is doing. Continue reading
Nov 18 Allegations against Alabama’s Roy Moore dividing GOP women By Kim Chandler, Associated Press Since last week, Moore has been engulfed by accusations of sexual misconduct toward women in their teens when he was a deputy district attorney in his 30s. Continue reading
Nov 17 Watch 2:20 White House weighs in on Roy Moore, Sen. Franken By PBS News Hour As the wife of Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore again defended him against sexual misconduct accusations, one of the former judge's accusers told NBC how he had groped her and the consequences. Meanwhile, President Trump, who has also been accused… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 2:53 News Wrap: Florida Democratic official resigns after allegations of improper behavior toward women By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the chairman of Florida’s Democratic Party, Stephen Bittel, stepped down after allegations of improper behavior toward six women, including party staffers and consultants, who say he made suggestive comments and leered at them. Also, Jaime… Continue watching
Nov 17 Watch 11:53 Shields and Brooks on sexual misconduct in politics, Republican tax goals By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including allegations of sexual misconduct against and very different responses by Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore and Sen. Al Franken, President… Continue watching
Nov 17 White House requests $44 billion in disaster aid By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The request, President Donald Trump’s third since hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria slammed the Gulf Coast and Caribbean, would bring the total appropriated for disaster relief this fall close to $100 billion — and that’s before most of the money… Continue reading