Dec 27 Watch 13:43 Shields and Brooks on 2019 in review, 2020 predictions Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week’s political news, including the battle between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over rules for a Senate impeachment… Continue watching
Dec 25 GOP senator ‘disturbed’ by McConnell impeachment remark By Associated Press U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a Republican from Alaska, also spoke of her desire for a “full and fair process,” potentially using the impeachment hearings of President Clinton as a template. Continue reading
Dec 24 WATCH: Trump lashes out at impeachment trial By Zeke Miller, Associated Press “They treated us very unfairly and now they want fairness in the Senate," Trump complained of Democrats. Continue reading
Dec 24 Chief Justice Roberts faces political quagmire presiding over impeachment trial By Mark Sherman, Associated Press Chief Justice John Roberts will preside over President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, putting him in the national spotlight. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 7:06 News Wrap: McConnell, Schumer argue over Senate impeachment trial In our news wrap Monday, Congress and President Trump have left Washington for the holidays, but the fight over a Senate impeachment trial goes on. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer are arguing over witnesses and… Continue watching
Dec 23 Watch 8:55 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Senate trial standoff, Iowa 2020 polls NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including the state of the 2020 presidential race as the Iowa caucuses approach, an impasse over a Senate trial for… Continue watching
Dec 23 House committee raises prospect of more impeachment articles against Trump By Eric Tucker, Associated Press In a court filing Monday, lawyers for the House Judiciary Committee said former White House counsel Don McGahn's testimony remains essential even though the House has already voted to impeach Trump on two charges related to his interactions with Ukraine… Continue reading
Dec 23 McConnell not ruling out witnesses in impeachment trial By Zeke Miller, Associated Press McConnell, who has all-but-promised a swift acquittal of the president, has resisted making any guarantees. Continue reading
Dec 22 Watch 4:52 Tom Steyer says he is ‘leading the charge’ on climate change Billionaire businessman Tom Steyer told NewsHour Weekend Sunday that “saying something different” sets him apart from the crowded field of Democratic candidates seeking to become the president next year. He joins Yamiche Alcindor from the campaign trail to discuss why… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 4:04 Emails offer new details on Ukraine military aid funding A request to freeze military aid to Ukraine was made less than two hours after President Trump’s July 25 call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, a White House email released this weekend shows. Meanwhile, days after his impeachment, Trump focuses… Continue watching