Politics Jan 03 Democratic women lawmakers who broke through in 2018 now step into leadership roles By Grace Panetta, Mel Leonor Barclay, The 19th
Politics Jan 02 Watch 6:30 House Republicans spar over Speaker decision as McCarthy fights to secure votes Tuesday marks the start of a new Congress, but the story at the Capitol is a familiar one: chaos. This time inside the incoming Republican House majority, as leader Kevin McCarthy vies to become Speaker of the House. Capitol Hill… By Lisa Desjardins, Laura Barrón-López
Politics Dec 15 New poll shows slight thaw for Biden approval, resilient support for Trump Recent years of political impasse may have shaken people's faith in the next Congress' ability to find solutions to many of the nation's chronic list of problems, according to the latest PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll. By Laura Santhanam
Politics Jan 16 Watch 5:52 New to Capitol Hill, Reps. Riggleman and Spanberger face shutdown’s added pressure Two new House members, Rep. Denver Riggleman, R-Va., and Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., belong to the largest congressional freshman class in decades. Even before their offices were fully set up, these Capitol Hill newcomers had to cast votes on how… By Lisa Desjardins
Politics Jan 07 Watch 8:10 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on new Congress, party evolution NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter from the Cook Political Report join John Yang to discuss why the border wall is so important to President Trump right now, how neither side is feeling enough pain to be interested in yielding…
Jan 03 Watch 8:30 An ‘extraordinary’ day in Washington as shutdown looms over new Congress On the first day of the new Congress and 13th of the partial government shutdown, political posturing distracted from progress on policy. Newly elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., promised bipartisanship, while President Trump reiterated his belief that… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 7:54 Outgoing Reps. Mark Sanford and Carlos Curbelo on the political peril of disagreeing with your party Rep. Mark Sanford, R-S.C. and Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., are two Republican members of Congress who have sometimes broken with President Trump, and who won’t be returning to Capitol Hill in January. They sit down with Lisa Desjardins to discuss… Continue watching
Dec 10 Watch 7:53 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on ‘cautious’ Democrats, White House turnover NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including how Democrats are reacting to the Mueller team’s latest court filings, the president’s search for a chief of staff… Continue watching