Jan 28 Watch 7:28 Why a promising heroin addiction treatment is unavailable in many states By PBS News Hour More than 90 percent of heroin users who detox cold turkey will relapse, but there’s a dispute over prescribing drugs to help addicts get clean and keep them from deadly overdoses. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Ryan Grim of The Huffington… Continue watching
Nov 14 House sends bill approving Keystone oil pipeline to Senate By Dina Cappiello, Associated Press Updated 1:52 p.m. EST WASHINGTON (AP) — The Republican-controlled House passed legislation Friday approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting the stage for a Senate showdown that mixes energy politics with a fight over Louisiana’s Senate seat. The vote was 252-161… Continue reading
Nov 04 What McConnell would and wouldn’t do as Senate majority leader By News Desk Six seats. That’s all Republicans need to gain control of the Senate. And if that happens this Election Day, Mitch McConnell will be the new majority leader. So what would a McConnell-led Senate look like? It may surprise some to… Continue reading
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Nov 03 Watch Will focusing on the president pay off for Republicans? By PBS News Hour In some midterm Senate races, Republicans have tried to leverage negative public opinion of the president against their Democratic challengers. Stuart Rothenberg of The Rothenberg Political Report and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report join Gwen Ifill to discuss… Continue watching
Nov 03 Watch 9:19 Poised for a promotion, Kentucky’s McConnell paints Grimes as an Obama supporter By Judy Woodruff, Rachel Wellford Kentucky's Senate race pits the second most powerful Republican in Washington against a hard-charging 35-year-old Democratic challenger. Five-time incumbent Mitch McConnell stands to become the next majority leader, but he's also unpopular in his home state. Meanwhile, Democrat Alison Lundergan… Continue watching
Oct 18 Watch 8:38 Will Promise Zone initiative lift Eastern Kentucky’s coal country out of poverty? By PBS News Hour Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson visited Kentucky and declared the War on Poverty, the area of Eastern Kentucky continues to struggle with high unemployment rates, poverty, and the loss of thousands of coal-industry jobs. NewsHour Weekend's Megan Thompson reports… Continue watching
Oct 14 DSCC stops running TV ads in Kentucky Senate race By Adam Beam, Associated Press The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee has stopped running TV ads in Kentucky's U.S. Senate race, a severe blow to Alison Lundergan Grimes in her challenge to Republican leader Mitch McConnell. Continue reading
Oct 14 How to watch the 2014 midterm debates By Anya van Wagtendonk With one month left in this year’s midterm elections cycle, debate season is officially upon us. Many of these events promise tension and excitement in a year where control of the Senate is up for grabs. Continue reading
Oct 13 WATCH LIVE: Kentucky Senate candidates debate issues By Anya van Wagtendonk Kentucky’s major party candidates for U.S. Senate will meet for a moderated conversation on Kentucky Educational Television’s signature politics program Monday, at 8 p.m. EDT, in what is expected to be their last face-to-face event before the Nov. 4 general… Continue reading