Oct 25 Roads to Election 2020: What, why and how Americans are voting this election By PBS NewsHour Weekend PBS NewsHour Weekend criss-crossed the country including key battleground states to speak to voters about issues they most care about and how they plan to vote. We also spoke with reporters at our partner public media stations across the nation… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 5:33 Pro-gun, pro-life 15-term Dem faces stiff competition for House seat By Kaomi Lee, Twin Cities PBS Democratic Congressman Collin Peterson has represented Minnesota's rural and conservative 7th Congressional District for 30 years. Now, he’s facing stiff competition from Michelle Fischbach, the state’s Lieutenant Governor, in November’s upcoming election. Special Correspondent Kaomi Goetz from Twin Cities PBS… Continue watching
Aug 22 House passes bill to reverse changes blamed for mail delays By Lisa Mascaro, Matthew Daly, Associated Press With heated debate over mail delays, the House approved legislation in a rare Saturday session that would reverse recent changes in U.S. Postal Service operations and send $25 billion to shore up the agency ahead of the November election. Continue reading
Jul 25 Women reflect on sexist slur that often goes unpunished By Jocelyn Noveck, Associated Press Ask most any woman if she’s ever been called the B-word by a man, and the answer is probably yes. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s impassioned remarks on the House floor against the vulgar words of a male colleague -- and a… Continue reading
Jan 14 Democrats release new Ukraine documents ahead of impeachment trial By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Associated Press Among the documents is a screenshot of a previously undisclosed letter from Giuliani to Ukrainian President Volodymir Zelenskiy before he took office. Continue reading
Jan 14 WATCH: House votes to send Trump impeachment to Senate for trial By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The nearly party-line vote moved Trump's impeachment from Speaker Nancy Pelosi's Democratic-run House to the Republican-majority Senate, where Trump expects acquittal, even as new evidence is raising fresh questions about his Ukraine dealings. Continue reading
Dec 21 Watch 7:23 No clear lead among Democratic candidates in Iowa By PBS NewsHour As Donald Trump this week became the third American president in history to be impeached, seven 2020 Democratic candidates took to the stage for the latest presidential debate. Chris Buskirk, editor and publisher of American Greatness, and Karine Jean Pierre,… Continue watching
Nov 24 Top lawmakers reach agreement on spending as deadline nears By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Negotiations on a package of spending bills to fund the federal government have produced a key breakthrough, though considerably more work is needed to wrap up the long-delayed measures. Continue reading
Nov 03 Watch 3:25 Next phase of impeachment begins as process goes public By PBS NewsHour The next phase of the impeachment inquiry begins this week with televised hearings after the U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday along sharply divided party lines to approve the proceedings. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Megan Thompson… Continue watching
May 07 Watch 5:48 News Wrap: White House tells Don McGahn to defy House subpoena In our Tuesday news wrap, the Trump administration intensified its resistance to investigations by congressional Democrats, instructing former White House counsel Don McGahn to defy a subpoena. Meanwhile, uncertainty over U.S.-China trade negotiations sent Wall Street stocks plummeting. The Dow… Continue watching