• In bid for White House, Booker seeks unity over 'politics of hate'

    In bid for White House, Booker seeks unity over 'politics of hate'

    Feb 01, 2019 10:48 PM EDT

    ... would help him stand out in a diverse Democratic primary field vying to take on President Donald Trump. The New Jersey Democrat, who announced his campaign earlier in the day with an email to supporters, sought to draw a parallel between himself and Trump, though he largely avoided criticizing the ...

  • National Archives needs until Oct. 31 to review of Brett Kavanaugh's White House papers

    National Archives needs until Oct. 31 to review of Brett Kavanaugh's White House papers

    Aug 02, 2018 05:58 PM EDT

    ... signing statements on legislation and other issues.Particularly concerning to Democrats are Kavanaugh's writings on the special counsel law after his experience on Kenneth Starr's team investigating President Bill Clinton. The issue has become more pressing as Trump tweets, as he did Wednesday, that Attorney General Jeff Sessions ...

  • News Wrap: Kim Jong Un may be willing to drop key condition

    News Wrap: Kim Jong Un may be willing to drop key condition

    Apr 19, 2018 10:50 PM EDT

    ... willing to take. So, we will have to see what happens. These are high-stakes discussions, assuming they take place. Judy Woodruff: Last night, President Trump said he'd walk away from a planned summit with Kim if it's not fruitful. CIA Director Mike Pompeo met secretly with the ...

  • Teacher rebellion tests Republican grip on Kentucky

    Teacher rebellion tests Republican grip on Kentucky

    Apr 14, 2018 09:14 PM EDT

    ... to cast doubts on whether Republicans can keep control of the state House of Representatives in the fall and whether Bevin, an ally of the Trump administration, could survive a re-election campaign in 2019. Bevin has not said if he will seek a second term. Representatives in his office ...

  • The rise of the anti-PAC Democrat

    The rise of the anti-PAC Democrat

    Apr 05, 2018 06:02 PM EDT

    ... was just $27. A study by the Washington Post found that 16 percent of Clinton’s donations were under $200, compared to 26 percent of Trump’s and 32 percent of Barack Obama’s during his 2012 re-election campaign. “The Clinton campaign followed the traditional playbook and advocated measures ...

  • Mexico gives caravan migrants transit visas as group begins to disperse

    Mexico gives caravan migrants transit visas as group begins to disperse

    Apr 04, 2018 07:21 PM EDT

    MATIAS ROMERO, Mexico — The Mexican government began handing out transit or humanitarian visas to people in a caravan of Central American migrants, and said the procession of 1,000 or so migrants that drew criticism from President Donald Trump had begun to disperse. Some migrants who awoke at the camp ...

  • In wake of Standing Rock, Native storytelling gets more screen time

    In wake of Standing Rock, Native storytelling gets more screen time

    Mar 16, 2018 01:40 PM EDT

    ... opened the eyes of non-Natives to what it means to be Native in America. This was possible, in large part, because of social media campaigns that brought the struggle straight to the small screen. Hollywood stars including Leonardo DiCaprio, Shailene Woodley and Mark Ruffalo, among others, took notice. Romana ...

  • How a rising populist party could shake up Italian politics

    How a rising populist party could shake up Italian politics

    Feb 25, 2018 07:45 PM EDT

    ... the gamut from former communists to staunch right-wingers Di Maio’s own father was a local councilor for a neo-fascist party. The 5 Stars applauded the election of a fellow populist outsider Donald Trump. Di Maio says he wants to enact Trump-style tax cuts, and like the ...

  • Political end to Olympics: North Korea offers talks with U.S.

    Political end to Olympics: North Korea offers talks with U.S.

    Feb 25, 2018 05:54 PM EDT

    South Korea’s presidential office released a brief statement saying that Pyongyang had expressed willingness to hold talks with Washington.

  • Could Bill Belichick's grasp of economics be the key to the Patriots' success?

    Could Bill Belichick's grasp of economics be the key to the Patriots' success?

    Feb 02, 2018 02:04 PM EDT

    The summer after the New England Patriots won their first Super Bowl, I visited their training camp for a PBS NewsHour story on their — and the NFL’s — success, from the point of view of economics.