Feb 10 Angry voters flood town halls of GOP lawmakers By Erica Werner and Mike Householder, Associated Press GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The voter identified himself as a cancer survivor, and he had something to say to Republican Rep. Justin Amash: "I am scared to death that I will not have health insurance in the future."… Continue reading
Feb 08 For a new president, an election that won’t fade By Ken Thomas, Associated Press More than two weeks into his presidency, President Donald Trump is still fixated on the last fight. Continue reading
Oct 28 Watch 12:40 Shields and Brooks on the election’s ‘parity of sleaze’ By PBS News Hour In the wake of a new FBI investigation into emails from Hillary Clinton's aides and more sexual assault accusations against Donald Trump, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss a campaign… Continue watching
Oct 08 Trump says ‘zero’ chance he’ll quit presidential race after lewd comments Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said Saturday he won't yield the GOP nomination following the release of vulgar comments. Continue reading
Jul 07 Watch 3:23 Did Clinton get off easy? House committee grills FBI’s Comey By PBS News Hour James Comey appeared before the House Oversight Committee, where Republicans pressed the FBI chief on the investigation of Hillary Clinton’s email use and private servers as secretary of state. While Comey said Clinton’s actions might have deserved some kind of… Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch 12:25 Congress grills Michigan governor, EPA head over Flint water crisis By PBS News Hour Flint, Michigan, earned a place in the spotlight again Thursday, as Congressional hearings on the city’s water crisis continued. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder and EPA administrator Gina McCarthy both faced strict scrutiny for their apparent failure to respond to the… Continue watching
Oct 07 Watch 4:59 House Republicans face a math problem in picking a new speaker By PBS News Hour Republicans are preparing for a closed-door vote on whom they would like to be the next Speaker of the House. How will the decision affect the direction of Congress? Hari Sreenivasan takes a look at the contenders with political director… Continue watching
Oct 05 Federal watchdog reopening latest probe of Secret Service By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press The Homeland Security Department's internal watchdog is reopening the investigation into efforts by the Secret Service to discredit a congressman who was investigating the agency. Continue reading
Oct 04 Rep. Chaffetz of Utah announces run for House speaker By Erica Werner, Associated Press GOP Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah announced Sunday that he is running for House speaker in a longshot challenge to Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy of California, adding a new dose of turmoil for reeling House Republicans. Continue reading
Oct 03 GOP divided over House speaker race By Erica Werner, Associated Press House Republican turmoil is boiling over as leadership elections approach, with dissatisfied lawmakers casting about for new choices and a surprise longshot challenger emerging in the speaker's race. Continue reading