Sep 22 Watch 5:22 Congress in final push to approve contentious legislation before midterms By Lisa Desjardins With less than 50 days until the midterms, Congress is in its final push to approve legislation ahead of Election Day. The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill to make it harder to overthrow an election while the Senate… Continue watching
Sep 21 House Democrats reach deal on policing bills ahead of midterms By Farnoush Amiri, Kevin Freking, Associated Press A deal has been struck by the progressive and centrist factions of the Democratic caucus to bring a long-awaited policing bill to the House floor just weeks before the midterm elections. Continue reading
Sep 19 Watch 9:50 Election officials struggle to recruit poll workers for midterms amid growing threats By William Brangham, Matt Loffman, Ian Couzens Election Day is less than two months away, yet there's a critical missing element that could slow down the voting process. It takes more than a million people working the polls to make American elections run smoothly. Between retirements and… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch 8:50 Amy Walter and Asma Khalid on Hispanic voters and the midterms Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter and Asma Khalid of NPR join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including Republicans pushing to make immigration and the southern border a key issue and a new… Continue watching
Sep 16 Watch 12:45 Capehart and Gerson on how immigration debate and abortion access will play into midterms Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart and Washington Post opinion columnist Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including controversies over immigration and how access to abortion is likely to play into the midterm elections. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 7:33 Republican Sen. Rob Portman discusses his support for bill to protect same-sex marriage By Lisa Desjardins The U.S. Senate is pushing off voting on a bill to protect same-sex marriage until after the midterms. The Respect for Marriage Act already passed the House with support from dozens of Republicans, but Senate negotiators could not get the… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 9:17 Polls show Republicans may not get red wave they hoped for in midterms By Amna Nawaz Historical trends and months of polling previously predicted that Democrats will face trouble in the midterms. But recent data shows that a red wave may not be the tsunami that Republicans were hoping for. Democratic strategist Joel Benenson and Republican… Continue watching
Sep 14 WATCH: Pelosi says Republicans are ‘digging a hole’ by proposing national abortion ban By News Desk and Associated Press House Speaker Nancy Pelosi held her weekly news briefing Wednesday, a day after South Carolina Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham introduced a bill to ban abortions nationally after 15 weeks of gestation. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 5:58 Democratic groups spend money on Republican primaries to nominate less appealing opponents By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori In primary contests in New Hampshire, money is pouring in for Republican candidates from an unusual source. Democratic groups are spending millions of dollars in an attempt to ensure their candidates face less appealing opponents in the general election. Laura… Continue watching
Sep 12 Watch 8:55 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the end of primary season and midterm messaging NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including what's next for Republicans and Democrats as primary season comes to a close and they turn… Continue watching