Jun 25 AP analysis shows how gerrymandering benefited GOP in 2016 By David A. Lieb, Associated Press The 2016 presidential contest was awash with charges that the fix was in: Republican Donald Trump repeatedly claimed that the election was rigged against him, while Democrats have accused the Russians of stacking the odds in Trump’s favor. Less attention… Continue reading
Jun 18 In Georgia, a key U.S. House race comes down to its final days By Bill Barrow, Associated Press The most expensive House race in U.S. history has become a proxy for the nation's political divides. Continue reading
Jun 10 Oklahoma Democrats pin hopes on new 24-year-old leader By Sean Murphy, Associated Press Democrats hoping to chip away at the Republican stranglehold have pinned their hopes on Anna Langthorn, a 24-year-old woman who has logged more than five years in the political trenches. Continue reading
Jun 06 The 5 big hurdles on the GOP calendar By Lisa Desjardins Four-plus months into President Donald Trump’s first term, the calendar the GOP envisioned when it took over the full reins of government has not materialized. From health care to the debt ceiling, here are some of the the jams ahead. Continue reading
Jun 06 Watch 6:53 Is the GOP’s ambitious to-do list running out of time? By PBS News Hour Members of Congress are back in Washington, ready to return to their legislative to-do lists. Republican and Democratic leaders in the Senate are diving right back into the debate over health care -- maybe the biggest item on the GOP… Continue watching
Jun 03 GOP legislative agenda incomplete, lags as Congress returns By Erica Werner President Donald Trump and his GOP allies on Capitol Hill have made it through nearly half their first year in power without a single major legislative achievement. Continue reading
May 28 Ex-Senate staffer: Hall of Fame pitcher Jim Bunning has died By Bruce Schreiner, Associated Press Former U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning, a Hall of Fame pitcher who parlayed his sports fame into a political career as an uncompromising advocate for conservative causes, has died at 85. Continue reading
May 24 Watch 4:07 Less healthy, older Americans would pay more under GOP health bill By PBS News Hour The Congressional Budget Office released its cost estimate for the American Health Care Act Wednesday, 20 days after the bill passed the Republican-led House of Representatives. The prognosis? About 23 million Americans are expected to lose their coverage by 2026. Continue watching
May 10 Column: What Medicare can teach the GOP about this basic rule of insurance By Philip Moeller The very nature of insurance itself seems to have escaped many critics of Obamacare. Continue reading
May 04 Watch Schiff talks Comey testimony, ‘sad day’ for health care By PBS News Hour Two of the nation's top national security officials held a closed hearing with congressional investigators on Thursday about what role Russia played in the presidential election and whether the Trump campaign colluded in that process. William Brangham discusses that and… Continue watching