Dec 16 Watch 12:26 Brooks and Capehart on upcoming Jan. 6 committee vote on urging charges against Trump New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Jan. 6 committee prepares to vote on recommending criminal charges against Trump, Congress tries to avoid… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 5:41 Poll shows Americans want congressional cooperation, but expect gridlock By Lisa Desjardins We are three weeks away from the start of a split congress with Republicans controlling the House and Democrats controlling the Senate. Our latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll asked a divided electorate for their takes on the future of democracy, what… Continue watching
Dec 15 Congress passes bipartisan bill to fund police de-escalation training By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The House has passed bipartisan legislation that would empower law enforcement agencies to adopt de-escalation training when encountering individuals with mental health issues. Continue reading
Dec 15 New poll shows slight thaw for Biden approval, resilient support for Trump By Laura Santhanam Recent years of political impasse may have shaken people's faith in the next Congress' ability to find solutions to many of the nation's chronic list of problems, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Dec 12 Congress prepares resolution for one week of funding to avoid government shutdown By Kevin Freking, Associated Press Congress will likely have to fund the government for one week to avoid a partial government shutdown. Continue reading
Dec 09 Sinema registers as an independent By Associated Press Sen. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona said Friday that she does not plan to caucus with Republicans, ensuring Democrats will retain their narrow majority in the Senate. Continue reading
Dec 07 Peru's president dissolves Congress, lawmakers vote to replace him with VP By Associated Press Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has dissolved the nation's Congress and called for new legislative elections, beating lawmakers to the punch as they prepared to debate a third attempt to remove him from office. Continue reading
Dec 07 WATCH: Pentagon gives briefing as Congress prepares to rescind COVID vaccine mandate for troops By Lolita C. Baldor, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Congress’ move to eliminate the Pentagon mandate that all U.S. service members get the COVID-19 vaccine delivers a victory for lawmakers and troops who oppose getting the shot. Continue reading
Nov 30 Watch 8:33 House passes bills to stop railroad strike, give rail workers more paid sick leave By Lisa Desjardins, Tommy Walters Congress moved swiftly to head off a nationwide railroad strike. The U.S. House of Representatives voted to impose a compromise settlement on freight railroads and a dozen labor unions and approved more paid sick leave for rail workers. The measures… Continue watching
Nov 30 House votes to avert looming rail worker strike, impose deal on unions By Kevin Freking, Josh Funk, Associated Press Congress is moving urgently to head off the looming U.S. rail strike. The bill would bind companies and workers to a proposed settlement reached in September that failed to gain the support of all 12 unions involved. Continue reading