Apr 08 LGBTQ donors helping Pete Buttigieg defy 2020 expectations By Sara Burnett, Associated Press Money has come from grassroots supporters and big-dollar donors who hope Buttigieg will make history — or at least the summer debate stage. Continue reading
Mar 30 Democrats tailoring 2020 message to appeal to rural voters By Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Several Democratic presidential candidates will make their case to Iowa farmers on Saturday — part of a broader effort to win over rural voters who have drifted to Republicans in recent years. Continue reading
Mar 17 Biden verbally slips about 2020 campaign, Gillibrand officially enters the race By Associated Press Former Vice President Joe Biden told Delaware Democrats in a speech Saturday night that he has “the most progressive record of anybody running,” then clarified that he meant to say “anybody who would run,” and New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand… Continue reading
Mar 10 Watch 22:25 March 10, 2019 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Sunday, March 10, the latest on Sunday's deadly crash of an Ethiopian Airlines flight, Republican strategist Frank Luntz on the political divide, Utah's Moab Musical Festival, and the legacy of Memphis-based Stax Records at a music… Continue watching
Mar 10 Watch 5:01 'Not productive anymore': GOP strategist on partisan divide As the Trump administration prepares to release its 2020 budget proposal on Monday, Hari Sreenivasan sat down with Republican strategist Frank Luntz for some perspective on issues ranging from the battle between Congress and the White House, border wall funding,… Continue watching
Mar 08 House passes election and ethics overhaul, but McConnell says it's dead on arrival By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The measure would make it easier for people to register and vote, tighten election security and require presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns. Continue reading
Mar 07 WATCH: House approves resolution condemning anti-Semitism, other bigotry The one-sided 407-23 vote belied the emotional infighting over how to respond to freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar's recent comments suggesting House supporters of Israel have dual allegiances. Continue reading
Mar 06 House Democrats take aim at money in politics with reform bill By Matthew Daly, Associated Press The legislation, called H.R. 1 to signify its importance, would make it easier to register and vote, tighten election security and require presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns. Continue reading
Mar 02 Watch 4:04 Trump invokes 'socialist nightmare' ahead of 2020 By PBS NewsHour President Trump gave his longest speech ever on Saturday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, held in Maryland. Touting his 2016 victory, he said he will win 2020 presidential bid by an even a wider margin. He… Continue watching
Mar 02 Analysis: GOP senators struggle to escape no-win border vote By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press It’s increasingly clear that Republican senators are deeply uncomfortable with President Trump’s use of executive power to build a border wall and desperate to devise a way around a looming vote that could terminate it. Continue reading