• Alan Brinkley, scholar of liberalism, dies at age 70

    Alan Brinkley, scholar of liberalism, dies at age 70

    Jun 17, 2019 06:11 PM EST

    ... nightly broadcast. "You might think that this would be a transformative moment in which I fell in love with journalism," Alan Brinkley later wrote. "But just asking a stranger about a poster was almost terrifying, and perhaps it was then I began to realize that I was not made for ...

  • Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Iowa 2020 poll, Mueller report hearings

    Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Iowa 2020 poll, Mueller report hearings

    Jun 10, 2019 10:30 PM EST

    ... in the Mueller report. For those people who say, I really don't want to start impeachment hearings, they're not impeachment hearings. We're just asking questions. We're just getting documents, right? Everybody gets what they want. Also notable in the Iowa poll, Iowa Democrats, who are also ...

  • WATCH: Trump says Michael Cohen is lying about not seeking a pardon

    WATCH: Trump says Michael Cohen is lying about not seeking a pardon

    Mar 08, 2019 03:25 PM EST

    ... this week, Cohen's legal team stressed that he was one of Trump's closest confidants and if he wanted a pardon, he would have just asked Trump himself — which the president, for the first time on Friday, claimed is what happened. Cohen arranged payments to Clifford, who goes by ...

  • How criminal justice overhaul will affect life for inmates

    How criminal justice overhaul will affect life for inmates

    Dec 21, 2018 11:30 PM EST

    ... C., she is hoping a new federal law will bring her brothers and other federal inmates closer to their families. Angel Gregorio: We aren't asking you that you open up the floodgates and let everybody out of prison. We're just asking that you bring them a little closer ...

  • Trump calls a question about nationalism ‘racist’ in post-election news conference

    Trump calls a question about nationalism ‘racist’ in post-election news conference

    Nov 07, 2018 11:40 PM EST

    ... that people are looking at and are very concerned that there are white nationalists walking around in the White House, as the president says that just asking about them is racist. Judy Woodruff:  Well, you were doing your job as a reporter. And, Yamiche Alcindor, we thank you. Yamiche Alcindor ...

  • Pittsburgh synagogue massacre defendant appears in court

    Pittsburgh synagogue massacre defendant appears in court

    Oct 29, 2018 02:09 PM EST

    ... a kick in the pants?" Cohen, who is also Jewish and a member of Tree of Life synagogue, said he stopped by Bowers' room. "I just asked how he was doing, was he in pain, and he said no, he was fine," he told WTAE. "He asked who I was ...

  • What’s on your citrus fruit? Trump’s EPA fights to keep controversial insecticide in use

    What’s on your citrus fruit? Trump’s EPA fights to keep controversial insecticide in use

    Oct 10, 2018 10:20 PM EST

    ... weapon in a farmer's arsenal, despite real health concerns. It's our weekly look at the Leading Edge of science. Miles O'Brien: It's always harvest time in California's Central Valley, the nation's fruit basket, but little else is certain here. Just asked grower Bob Blakely.

  • A journalist's journey, guided by curiosity for her father's illness

    A journalist's journey, guided by curiosity for her father's illness

    Aug 08, 2018 10:25 PM EST

    ... became very supportive. And he actually showed up to my launch party in San Diego. And I was very surprised to see him there. He just asked me not to tell anybody that he was there, because he didn't want people turning around and looking at him and saying ...

  • What happens once the government doesn't comply with the family reunification deadline?

    What happens once the government doesn't comply with the family reunification deadline?

    Jul 10, 2018 10:25 PM EST

    Well, of course, you want extensive investigation. This is very different. The government forcibly took these children from their parents, and we're just asking that they be given back to their parents. So there will be criminal checks and there will be verification of parentage, but all the other ...

  • 'Less' author Andrew Sean Greer answers your questions

    'Less' author Andrew Sean Greer answers your questions

    Jun 27, 2018 10:15 PM EST

    ... But I certainly think the relationships, every one of them is worth it, even if they end. And there's one character in Morocco who asks -- who is just asking, what is love? And I'm not sure I answer that, but I try to give one possible answer at ...