Aug 06 Watch 9:09 A look at Walz's record and how he could bolster Democratic support in the Midwest By Amna Nawaz, Kyle Midura, Saher Khan The contestants for this November’s presidential race are officially set. Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is joining Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris as her running mate. Propelled into the national limelight, one of his greatest challenges will be introducing himself to… Continue watching
Aug 06 Watch 5:59 New poll shows where presidential race stands as Harris picks Walz as running mate By Amna Nawaz, Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman With the pick of Tim Walz, the 2024 matchup is set and shaping up to be another razor-thin election. A new PBS News/NPR/Marist poll shows Kamala Harris with a three-point lead over Donald Trump nationally, within the poll's margin of… Continue watching
Aug 06 Poll: Harris boosts confidence that Democrats could win the 2024 election By Laura Santhanam Weeks ago, many Democrats were losing confidence that their party’s presumptive nominee, President Joe Biden, would be able to defeat former President Donald Trump. But Vice President Kamala Harris appears to have reset the race for the White House, according… Continue reading
Aug 06 Judge delays ruling on presidential immunity in Trump's hush money case By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is pushing back a date for a key ruling on presidential immunity until two days before Trump’s scheduled sentencing. Continue reading
Aug 06 Harris VP pick: Here's how Americans feel about Tim Walz By Laura Santhanam Vice President Kamala Harris has officially announced her pick for running mate and many Americans don’t know much about him, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Continue reading
Aug 05 Supreme Court ends Missouri's long shot effort to lift Trump hush-money gag order By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The decision comes Monday after the Missouri attorney general had argued in the unusual request that the New York gag order wrongly limits what the GOP presidential nominee could say on the campaign trail and Trump's eventual sentence could affect… Continue reading
Aug 05 Russell Vought, a Project 2025 architect, likely in line for high-ranking post if Trump wins 2nd term By Richard Lardner, Associated Press A chief architect of Project 2025, Russell Vought is likely to be appointed to a high-ranking post if Trump wins a second term. Continue reading
Aug 04 VP's team launches 'Republicans for Harris' in effort to win over anti-Trump GOP voters By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign on Sunday was launching “Republicans for Harris” as she looks to win over Republican voters put off by Donald Trump’s candidacy. Continue reading
Aug 03 Watch 6:31 As Trump questions Harris' identity, a look at the history of race in American politics By Laura Barrón-López, Harry Zahn, Andrew Corkery Earlier this week, while speaking at a gathering of Black journalists, former President Donald Trump questioned Vice President Kamala Harris’ racial identity. Laura Barrón-López speaks with Peniel Joseph, founding director of UT Austin’s Center for the Study of Race and… Continue watching
Aug 03 Trump plans to skip ABC debate with Harris in September, insists on earlier Fox News faceoff By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Donald Trump says he is pulling out of a scheduled September debate with Vice President Kamala Harris on ABC and wants them to face off on Fox News, making it increasingly unlikely that the candidates will confront each other on stage before the… Continue reading