Jul 27 Watch 7:01 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on presidential polling, convention symbolism NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join John Yang to discuss the latest political news, including what to make of poll numbers showing former Vice President Joe Biden with a substantial lead over President Trump,… Continue watching
Jul 27 WATCH: Trump speaks at drug-making plant to tout COVID-19 vaccine development By Zeke Miller, Kevin Freking, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press “I heard very positive things,” Trump said, when asked about the timetable for bringing a vaccine to market, “but by the end of the year we think we’re in very good shape to be doing that.”… Continue reading
Jul 27 Trump's national security adviser has coronavirus By Associated Press President Donald Trump's National Security Adviser Robert O'Brien has tested positive for the coronavirus — making him the highest-ranking official to test positive so far. Continue reading
Jul 26 AP-NORC poll: US course at record low, Trump sinks on virus By Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press With the November election 100 days away, more Americans say the country is heading in the wrong direction than at any previous point in Donald Trump’s presidency, putting the incumbent in a perilous position as his reelection bid against Democrat… Continue reading
Jul 26 Some US police resist enforcing coronavirus mask mandates By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press Lang Holland, the chief of police in tiny Marshall, Arkansas, said he thinks the threat of the coronavirus has been overstated and only wears a face mask if he’s inside a business that requires them. He doesn’t make his officers… Continue reading
Jul 25 Trump plays on fears in play for the suburbs By Sara Burnett, Michael Rubinkam, Associated Press President Donald Trump this week sent a message to “The Suburban Housewives of America,” and in a single tweet summed up his strategy for shoring up support in communities critical to his reelection chances: Scare them. Continue reading
Jul 24 WATCH: Trump signs executive order on prescription drug prices By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press President Donald Trump has been unable to land the big deal with Congress to curb drug costs. But now he's moving on his own to allow imports of cheaper prescription medicines, along with other limited steps that could still have… Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 12:27 Shields and Brooks on Democrats' Senate momentum, John Lewis' legacy Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how declining support for President Trump is shifting the momentum in several key Senate races toward Democrats, Trump’s decision… Continue watching
Jul 24 Former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen released from prison again By Tom Hays, Larry Neumeister, Associated Press President Donald Trump's former lawyer has been released from prison after a federal judge ruled that a move to revoke his home confinement was retaliatory. Continue reading
Jul 23 Watch 3:15 Trump says he'll send federal agents to more cities -- even though they don't want them By Yamiche Alcindor President Trump is sending federal law enforcement into cities he claims are being overrun by violence -- even as local officials tell him the officers are not needed or welcome. Many of the agents are dressed in military-style gear that… Continue watching