Politics Feb 15 WATCH: House Judiciary hearing on immigrant physicians in the U.S. healthcare system By News Desk
Politics Dec 08 Watch 5:31 Democrats may file impeachment articles as soon as this week The next phase of the impeachment inquiry begins on Monday, as House Democrats are expected to stake their case on alleged abuses of power by President Trump. Special correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss what’s next in the…
Politics Dec 02 House impeachment report coming ahead of landmark hearing The House impeachment report on President Donald Trump will be unveiled Monday behind closed doors for key lawmakers as Democrats push ahead with the inquiry despite the White House’s declaration it will not participate in the first Judiciary Committee hearing. By Hope Yen, Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Politics Dec 21 Watch 9:52 Some of Trump’s judicial picks are being approved at a record pace. How will they reshape the courts? President Trump and Republicans have been quietly and systematically reshaping the federal judiciary. The Senate has confirmed a record 12 Trump picks for the influential federal appeals court -- the fastest success rate for any president ever. John Yang gets… By PBS NewsHour
Politics Jun 13 Democrats try to distance themselves from call for Trump’s impeachment Democratic leaders recognize that any talk of impeachment energizes the Republican base, and that could undercut Democrats hoping for significant gains in next year's midterm elections. By Kevin Freking, Associated Press
Apr 03 WATCH: Schumer says Trump should choose a new Supreme Court nominee By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says Democrats' planned filibuster of Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch is a "new low" but stopped short of saying he will change Senate rules to confirm him. Continue reading
Feb 16 Judiciary chairman open to hearing for Supreme Court pick By Donna Cassata and Alan Fram, Associated Press Amid signs of uncertainty about how Republicans would treat a nominee to replace the late Antonin Scalia, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee is leaving open the possibility of holding a hearing for President Barack Obama's choice to fill… Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch How Much Should U.S. Intrude to Protect Citizens? Gwen Ifill speaks with national security experts about how far the U.S. government should go in protecting citizens from threats here and abroad. Continue watching
Aug 06 Senate Confirms Sotomayor for Supreme Court By Dave Gustafson The Senate voted largely along party lines, 68-31, Thursday afternoon to confirm Sonia Sotomayor to become the first Hispanic on the high court despite strong opposition by most Republican senators. Continue reading
Jun 03 Watch Senators Weigh In on Sotomayor’s Confirmation Prospects Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor met with more lawmakers Wednesday as controversy continued to simmer over some of her past remarks. Sens. Lindsay Graham, R-S.C., and Ben Cardin, D-Md., weigh in on Sotomayor's nomination. Continue watching