Sep 10 Iran nuclear deal survives after Democrats block disapproval vote By Erica Werner and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats voted to uphold the hard-fought nuclear accord with Iran on Thursday, overcoming ferocious GOP opposition and delivering President Barack Obama a legacy-making victory on his top foreign policy priority. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 3:18 Republican presidential rivals unite to protest Iran deal By PBS News Hour Republican presidential rivals Sen. Ted Cruz and Donald Trump joined lawmakers outside the Capitol to protest the Iran nuclear deal. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports that while the deal's legislative future seems secure, the rally shows it may live on… Continue watching
Sep 09 Trump, Cruz team up against Iran deal at Capitol Hill rally By Steve Peoples and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Republican presidential rivals and friends-for-now Donald Trump and Ted Cruz on Wednesday savaged the proposed nuclear agreement with Iran, calling it an incompetently negotiated deal that will cost "countless" American and Israeli lives. Continue reading
Sep 09 Kerry: US committed to accepting more refugees to aid allies By Bradley Klapper, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States is committed to increasing the number of refugees it is willing to take in as U.S. allies in Europe struggle to accommodate tens of thousands of refugees from the Middle East… Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch 6:41 Winning new Democratic support, Iran deal passage is all over but the shouting By PBS News Hour Three remaining Senate Democratic holdouts announced they will back the Iran nuclear deal, bringing the number of supporters to at least 41 votes. That's enough to block majority Republicans -- who unanimously oppose the deal -- from disapproving the agreement. Continue watching
Sep 08 Watch 9:26 What Andrew Jackson has in common with Donald Trump By PBS News Hour Of the nearly two dozen major candidates running for president, the ones getting the most attention are the political outsiders. Is this a rare situation, or have American voters seen this before? Gwen Ifill talks to presidential historians Michael Beschloss… Continue watching
Sep 08 Remembering Andy Kohut, pollster and NewsHour regular By Gwen Ifill Those of us who love to cover politics loved Andy Kohut. He was courtly, incisive and smart. The pollster and NewsHour contributor died Tuesday at age 73. Continue reading
Sep 08 Democrats struggle to block Iran deal disapproval resolution By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Democrats struggled Tuesday for the votes to block a disapproval resolution against the Iran nuclear deal as one undecided senator announced a surprise "no" vote shortly after lawmakers returned from a five-week summer recess. Continue reading
Sep 08 Judge orders Kentucky clerk's release from jail By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is heading to a Kentucky jail to support the county clerk imprisoned for refusing to issue marriage licenses to gay couples. Continue reading
Sep 07 Watch 10:40 Will 2016 candidates enter the migrant crisis debate? By PBS News Hour How will American politicians and presidential candidates address the migrant crisis going on in Europe? Judy Woodruff checks in with Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR about the state of the presidential race, including… Continue watching