Mar 05 Watch 3:16 Senate debate intensifies ahead of critical votes on Biden’s COVID relief bill By Lisa Desjardins The latest jobs report showed a surprising rebound in the labor market, with employers adding a net of 379,000 new jobs in February. And the unemployment rate fell a tenth of a percentage point, to 6.2 percent. The dip in… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 6:42 Sen. Bernie Sanders: COVID relief bill ‘addresses the crises facing working families’ For an opposing perspective on COVID relief and the congressional agenda we turn to Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who chairs the Senate's budget committee. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss the minimum wage, the Republican response to President… Continue watching
Mar 04 Watch 5:49 House Democrats pass sweeping elections bill and major legislation on overhauling police By Lisa Desjardins House Democrats passed a landmark bill Wednesday that would expand voting rights and another key piece of legislation on police reform through the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act -- something Democrats have been pushing for since the death of… Continue watching
Feb 24 Watch 7:33 Sen. Jon Tester on COVID relief, minimum wage and Biden’s Cabinet nominees With the Senate evenly split 50-50, moderate senators have become key to getting President Biden's COVID bill passed and his Cabinet nominees approved. Sen. Jon Tester, a Democrat from Montana, joins Judy Woodruff to discuss. Continue watching
Feb 08 Watch 8:42 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump’s impeachment and his enduring influence NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how former President Trump's second impeachment trial will be different from the first, how partisanship plays in to the… Continue watching
Feb 07 Watch 6:09 Biden focuses on stimulus plan as Dems gear up for Trump’s Senate trial By PBS NewsHour Former President Trump’s Senate impeachment trial begins on Tuesday, with Democrats, who have 50 seats in addition to VP Harris’s vote, gearing up to convict him of inciting the Capitol insurrection. Meanwhile, President Biden is focusing on his $1.9 trillion… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 7:34 Republicans face bitter divisions and a defining moment for the party’s future By Lisa Desjardins, Amber Partida Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives are roiling Wednesday over the fate of two members -- and perhaps, of the party itself. At the same time, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate made a bipartisan move forward at the… Continue watching
Feb 03 Watch 8:39 GOP a ‘grotesque caricature’ of what it was before, says former Sen. John Danforth John Danforth, a former Republican senator, garnered attention last month when he denounced Sen. Josh Hawley's role in the Capitol attacks and expressed regret over his previous support for the Missouri lawmaker. He joins Judy Woodruff to discuss his views… Continue watching
Jan 27 How does the filibuster work? By Lisa Desjardins The Senate rules on the filibuster are complicated. Lisa Desjardins answers your questions. Continue reading
Jan 19 Watch 13:03 Marathon confirmation hearings begin for Biden’s nominees There were major confirmation hearings on Tuesday in the Senate for President-elect Biden's nominees for three top national security posts as well as Treasury secretary. The hearings come a day before Biden's inauguration and at a time when his new… Continue watching