Nov 16 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Saher Khan The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five politics stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading
Nov 16 Mistrial declared in Menendez bribery trial after jury deadlocks By David Porter, Associated Press Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial has ended in a mistrial after the jury said it was hopelessly deadlocked on the charges against the Democrat and his co-defendant. Continue reading
Nov 16 GOP, Democratic senators back bill to bolster FBI gun checks By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Republican and Democratic senators have joined forces on legislation to strengthen the FBI database of prohibited gun buyers after the Air Force failed to report the criminal history of the gunman who killed more than two dozen people at a… Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: House passes GOP tax overhaul By Associated Press The House voted 227-205 along party lines to approve the bill, which would bring the biggest revamp of the U.S. tax system in three decades. Continue reading
Nov 16 Radio anchor says Al Franken forcibly kissed her on USO tour By Kyle Potter, Associated Press A Los Angeles radio news anchor says Democratic Sen. Al Franken forcibly kissed her during a 2006 USO tour. The anchor says Franken posed for a photo with his hands on her breasts as she slept. Continue reading
Nov 16 WATCH: Senate Finance Committee debates GOP tax bill By Alan Fram and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press House passage of the tax bill raised GOP hopes that Trump would be able to claim a big victory in a year highlighted so far by the Senate crash of the party’s effort to repeal President Barack Obama’s health care… Continue reading
Nov 16 Alabama GOP expected to stand by Roy Moore By Steve Peoples and Zeke Miller, Associated Press Moore, Alabama's Senate candidate, also tweeted fighting words to top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell: "Bring. It. On."… Continue reading
Nov 16 U.S. opposes Nazi speech, but will vote no at UN to banning it By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Although it may seem counterintuitive — who wouldn’t want to condemn Nazis? — State Department officials said that free speech protections and other problems with the resolution make it impossible for America to support the document. Continue reading
Nov 15 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Roy Moore campaign suggests accuser falsified evidence By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore tried to go on the offensive to counter women who say he sexually molested or pursued them as teens. Also, the first director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau… Continue watching
Nov 15 Watch 9:28 Wanting more money for tax cuts, Republicans seek Obamacare individual mandate repeal By PBS News Hour With growing confidence that they will be able to quickly push through tax reform, Republicans are making an even bigger bet by adding the health care debate to the mix. Lawmakers have woven a repeal of the individual mandate into… Continue watching