May 19 Michigan GOP congressman says Trump conduct is ‘impeachable’ By Darlene Superville, Associated Press A Republican congressman from Michigan on Saturday became the first member of President Donald Trump’s party on Capitol Hill to accuse him of engaging in “impeachable conduct” stemming from special counsel Robert Mueller’s lengthy investigation into Russian meddling in the… Continue reading
Mar 30 GOP scrambles to deal with Trump’s decision on health care By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump's decision to revive the fight over the Affordable Care Act has stirred a political and policy debate among Republicans on how best to approach the divisive issue heading into the 2020 election. Continue reading
Mar 20 Republicans defend the late John McCain against Trump’s attacks By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Senators defied Trump's apparently unprovoked declaration that he's "not a fan" of McCain because he cast the deciding vote against the Republican repeal of national health care. Continue reading
Mar 14 Watch 6:57 With blocked emergency declaration, Senate delivers Trump a ‘stunning rebuke’ The Senate defied President Trump on Thursday, with 12 Republicans helping form a decisive majority to block his declaration of a national emergency over immigration. But the 59-41 vote wasn't a large enough majority to overturn a veto, and Trump… Continue watching
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 02 Watch 22:26 March 2, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS NewsHour On this edition for Saturday, March 2, President Trump delivers his longest speech ever at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, the SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule ushers a new era in American space flight, and political instability in Libya becomes… Continue watching
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
Dec 29 Military women, female veterans are shifting away from GOP By Hope Yen, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Long seen as a bastion of support for Republicans, the face of the U.S. military and its veterans is changing — and perhaps too is their political bent. Continue reading
Dec 29 Trump, Democrats play the blame game in 2nd shutdown weekend By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Democrats are trading blame for the partial government shutdown but doing little substantive talking with each other as the disruption in federal services and public employees' pay slogs into another weekend. Continue reading