Nov 08 Lucy McBath, Democrat and gun control advocate, wins long-red Georgia seat By Jeff Martin, Bill Barrow, Associated Press Republican Rep. Karen Handel has conceded her long-red House seat in the Atlanta suburbs to an African-American gun control advocate making her first run for public office. Continue reading
Nov 08 Trump attends Kavanaugh ceremony at Supreme Court By Associated Press Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker took part in the ceremony for an invitation-only crowd that included Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, retired Justice Anthony Kennedy and many of Kavanaugh's former colleagues. Among them was Judge Merrick Garland, whose high court… Continue reading
Nov 08 Ruth Bader Ginsburg hospitalized after fracturing 3 ribs By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The court's oldest justice fell Wednesday evening, the court said. She called Supreme Court police to take her to George Washington University Hospital in Washington early Thursday after experiencing discomfort overnight, court spokeswoman Kathy Arberg said. Continue reading
Nov 08 Eric Schneiderman, former NY attorney general, won’t face abuse charges By Michael Balsamo, Michael Sisak, Associated Press Schneiderman said he didn't consider the decision an exoneration. Continue reading
Nov 08 Brian Kemp resigns as Georgia secretary of state By Bill Barrow, Kate Brumback, Associated Press As the state's top election official, Kemp oversaw the race, and his resignation Thursday morning came as a hearing began for a lawsuit in which five voters asked that he be barred from exercising his duties in any future management… Continue reading
Nov 08 What we know about the California mass shooting By Larisa Epatko Hundreds of people gathered at a candlelight vigil Thursday to honor the 12 people shot and killed the night before at the Borderline Bar and Grill in Thousand Oaks, California. Continue reading
Nov 07 4 questions about Jeff Sessions’ departure and the Russia investigation By Daniel Bush, Joshua Barajas The PBS NewsHour asked four experts what implications Sessions’ firing has for Mueller’s Russia investigation. Continue reading
Nov 07 Read Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ full letter to Trump: ‘At your request, I am submitting my resignation’ By Erica R. Hendry, Molly Finnegan Sessions' departure has been expected. Trump has said for months that he would not have hired Sessions if he knew the former senator from Alabama would recuse himself from special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into possible ties between Russia and… Continue reading
Nov 07 Jeff Sessions out as attorney general By Eric Tucker, Associated Press Sessions announced his resignation in a letter to President Donald Trump. He said the resignation came at "your request."… Continue reading
Nov 07 WATCH: ‘That’s such a racist question,’ Trump says when asked if his rhetoric emboldens white nationalists By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry The PBS NewsHour's Yamiche Alcindor asked Trump about his rhetoric ahead of the midterm elections along with his claim that he is a "nationalist," and whether those were contributing to a perception that the Republican Party supported white nationalists. Continue reading