Apr 19 Watch 9:59 What's to come as Georgia special election moves into a runoff By PBS News Hour Republicans avoided a brutal loss Tuesday after Democrat Jon Ossoff fell just shy of a win in Georgia's special congressional election. The race now faces a runoff between Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel. Judy Woodruff speaks with Stuart Rothenberg of… Continue watching
Apr 19 How the odds could shift as Georgia prepares for June runoff By Jessica Yarvin Jon Ossoff’s failure to put the Georgia special election away Tuesday could set him up for defeat in the June runoff, where he’ll face a seasoned Republican opponent riding a wave of momentum in a district Democrats haven’t won since… Continue reading
Apr 19 Utah Rep. Chaffetz says he won't run for re-election By Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Republican who doggedly investigated Hillary Clinton before the 2016 presidential election but declined to investigate President Donald Trump, said Wednesday he won't run for re-election or any other office in 2018. Continue reading
Apr 19 Trump administration says Iran complying with nuclear deal By Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has notified Congress that Iran is complying with the terms of the 2015 nuclear deal negotiated by former President Barack Obama, and says the U.S. has extended the sanctions relief given to the Islamic republic… Continue reading
Apr 19 Georgia special election heads to runoff with 2 candidates By Bill Barrow, Associated Press DUNWOODY, Ga. — A Georgia congressional election in a historically conservative district is headed to a runoff that raises the stakes in an early measure for President Donald Trump and both major parties ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch 10:11 Why transparency -- on Trump's taxes, visitors and family business -- matters By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 18 The government says he lost his DACA status, but this immigrant says he was deported despite protections By Joshua Barajas It's believed to be the first such case under President Donald Trump to deal with the Obama-era protections that cover more than 750,000 undocumented immigrants in the U.S. Continue reading
Apr 18 Sen. Cardin calls for 'mature' U.S. leadership as tensions rise with North Korea By Jessica Yarvin The top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said Tuesday that the United States needed to exercise “very mature international leadership” to de-escalate tensions with North Korea. Continue reading
Apr 18 Here's how Republicans are redrawing their legislative agenda By Lisa Desjardins Shortly after President Trump took office, Congressional Republicans laid out an aggressive first-year agenda. Here's how the calendar has shifted. Continue reading
Apr 18 5 overlooked politics stories that are worth your time By Jessica Yarvin The 24-hour news cycle is filled with politics coverage, but not everything gets the attention it deserves. Here are five political stories you may have missed in the past week. Continue reading