May 15 Watch 12:15 Shields and Brooks on Tara Reade allegations, Burr investigation Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including former Vice President Joe Biden’s response to an allegation of sexual assault, which U.S. officials Americans trust during the… Continue watching
May 15 What 74 former Biden staffers think about Tara Reade's allegations By Daniel Bush, Lisa Desjardins We spoke to dozens of Joe Biden’s staffers, most of whom were women, to get a broader picture of his behavior toward women throughout his career, how they see Tara Reade’s allegation and whether there was evidence of a larger… Continue reading
May 12 Biden plans to stay home, testing limits of virtual campaign By Bill Barrow, Steve Peoples, Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has no foreseeable plans to resume in-person campaigning amid a pandemic that is testing whether a national election can be won by a candidate communicating almost entirely from home. Continue reading
May 12 Watch 3:41 News Wrap: Biden disputes Trump's COVID-19 testing claims In our news wrap Tuesday, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, disputed President Trump’s claims that anyone in the U.S. can get tested for COVID-19. The former vice president charged that Trump has demonstrated “needless complacency” in his response… Continue watching
May 11 Watch 4:33 News Wrap: Biden blasts Trump's handling of COVID-19 pandemic In our news wrap Monday, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden blasted President Trump’s handling of the pandemic. In an op-ed for The Washington Post, Biden argued Trump should be working to secure the same protections for all Americans that… Continue watching
May 11 Trump's pandemic response could complicate down-ballot races for Republicans By Daniel Bush President Donald Trump’s much-criticized handling of the public health crisis could make things even harder for Republicans in moderate House districts and the small handful of battleground states that will determine control of the Senate. Continue reading
May 11 Trump takes cautious approach to discussing Biden accuser By Associated Press Trump didn't publicly address the issue until April 30, more than a month after former Senate staffer Tara Reade alleged on a podcast that Biden sexually assaulted her. Continue reading
May 10 Overshadowed by COVID-19, race for the White House forges on By PBS NewsHour There is no bigger story than the COVID-19 epidemic, a worldwide contagion that’s taken hundreds of thousands of lives and thrown the global economy into disarray. As a result, the U.S. presidential election has been pushed into the shadows. Special… Continue reading
May 07 WATCH: Biden holds virtual roundtable with African American leaders in Florida By Will Weissert, Associated Press The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee ventured back onto the campaign trail Thursday, targeting the critical battleground state of Florida — but without actually leaving home. Continue reading
May 04 Watch 4:00 News Wrap: U.S. Treasury to borrow record $3 trillion in 2nd quarter In our news wrap Monday, the U.S. Treasury will borrow nearly $3 trillion this quarter to cover pandemic relief. That record number is well over twice the total for all of 2019. Also, Israel's Supreme Court is hearing legal challenges… Continue watching