Sep 23 Watch 3:28 New Iowa poll puts Warren in the lead, reshuffles candidates’ calculus By Lisa Desjardins As the Democratic presidential candidates angled for attention in Iowa, new polling suggested a shifting political reality. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has stepped into first place in that state, over former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders. For candidates… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 3:57 What new Iowa poll numbers mean for Warren and other 2020 Democrats Iowa plays an outsized role in presidential politics, and new poll numbers from that state could influence how different Democratic candidates' focus their campaigns. The poll by The Des Moines Register and CNN puts Sen. Elizabeth Warren two points ahead… Continue watching
Sep 23 Watch 8:29 Amy Walter and Tamara Keith on Warren’s poll numbers, Democrats on impeachment Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Tamara Keith join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including a new poll that shows Iowa voters favoring Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Sen. Cory Booker’s scramble to raise enough campaign… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 4:32 Elizabeth Warren joins GM picket line as strike enters day 7 By PBS NewsHour Democratic candidate Elizabeth Warren joined the General Motors strike in Detroit on Sunday, calling for GM to be held “accountable.” For the last seven days, nearly 50,000 members of the United Automobile Workers Union have gathered at picket lines across… Continue watching
Sep 22 Sanders heading to Warren’s native state for Comanche event By Sean Murphy, Will Weissert, Associated Press LAWTON, Okla. — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders is focusing on reliably Republican Oklahoma with an appearance before the largest annual gathering of the Comanche Nation in the state where rival Elizabeth Warren was born. Sanders’ visit may remind some… Continue reading
Sep 22 Steak, beer and politics: 2020 Democrats descend on Iowa By Alexandra Jaffe, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidates made a colorful and often loud pitch to Iowa Democrats at the Steak Fry fundraiser in Des Moines on Saturday as a new poll showed Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden in a close race in the state. Continue reading
Sep 18 Column: Studying Elizabeth Warren’s plan to fix Social Security By Philip Moeller Warren’s proposal is based on a lot of solid evidence, writes columnist Philip Moeller, but it also seeks to fix larger-scale problems for which there are no easy solutions. Continue reading
Sep 16 Watch 9:00 Stu Rothenberg and Domenico Montanaro on 2020 gun policy, Democratic debate takeaways Stu Rothenberg of Inside Elections and NPR’s Domenico Montanaro join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including how gun policy is factoring into the 2020 presidential campaign, another sexual assault allegation against Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the contest between… Continue watching
Sep 16 Warren unveils plan to crack down on government corruption By Steve Peoples, Will Weissert, Associated Press Warren's plan would ban lobbyists from many fundraising activities, tighten limits on politicians accepting gifts for government actions and bar senior officials and members of Congress from serving on nonprofit boards. Continue reading
Sep 15 Dem presidential candidates call for Kavanaugh’s impeachment By Associated Press At least two Democratic presidential candidates are calling for the impeachment of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the face of a new, uninvestigated, allegation of sexual impropriety when he was in college. Continue reading