Aug 15 Israel bars Reps. Omar and Tlaib from visiting the country By Ilan Ben Zion, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The newly-elected Muslim members of Congress are outspoken critics of Israel's treatment of the Palestinians. Continue reading
Aug 12 The other 'squad': moderate female Democrats try to establish their brand ahead of 2020 By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press The alterna-squad consists of women possessing deep military and intelligence experience, now voices of moderation in a party often portrayed as veering sharply left. Continue reading
Jul 20 AP Fact Check: Trump and Dems on an incendiary week By Hope Yen, Amanda Seitz, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Trump attributed statements to a Democratic congresswoman that she didn't make as he set off an incendiary week of vilification with accusations that she and three other lawmakers of color hate America. Continue reading
Jul 19 Watch 5:37 News Wrap: Trump defends rally supporters, doubles down on Omar attacks In our news wrap Friday, President Trump defended supporters at his North Carolina rally who chanted “Send her back!” about Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., an American citizen who was born in Somalia whom he attacked on Twitter earlier this week. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 11:46 Shields and Brooks on Trump's attacks, Biden vs. Sanders on health care Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including President Trump’s attack on four congresswomen of color, the Republican response to Trump’s controversial rhetoric, whether race politics is… Continue watching
Jul 19 Germany's Merkel feels 'solidarity' with congresswomen Trump attacked By Associated Press "People of very different nationalities have contributed to the strength of the American people," Merkel told reporters. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 10:15 Former Sen. Jeff Flake on why Republicans aren't disavowing Trump's 'awful' words It's been a tumultuous week in Washington, amid fallout from President Trump’s racist attacks on four members of Congress, all women of color. On Thursday, Trump held a rally in North Carolina, where his words -- and the crowd’s --… Continue watching
Jul 17 AP fact check: Trump assails and misquotes Omar at rally By Hope Yen, Amanda Seitz, Associated Press President Donald Trump at a rally on Wednesday misrepresented words from Rep. Ilhan Omar to make her sound like an al-Qaida sympathizer and exaggerated the performance of the economy under his watch. Continue reading
Jul 16 Why 'go back' to your country isn't a new sentiment in America By Yasmeen Alamiri Creating divisions to suggest that some people belong and others do not, based on race and ethnicity, is as much a part of the American fabric as immigration itself. Continue reading
Jul 16 Watch 6:19 How Trump's controversial tweets are exposing a party divide on race Lawmakers continue to react to racist tweets President Trump posted Sunday about four women of color in the House. So far, most Republicans have defended the president or tried to reframe the conversation as about ideology rather than race, but… Continue watching