Jan 21 WATCH: Pete Buttigieg testifies in Senate confirmation hearing for Transportation secretary By Hope Yen, Associated Press President Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of transportation, Pete Buttigieg, will pledge to carry out the administration's ambitious agenda to rebuild the nation's infrastructure during a Senate hearing on Thursday. Continue reading
Dec 16 WATCH: Biden introduces Buttigieg as transportation secretary pick By Associated Press Pete Buttigieg, a former city leader of South Bend, Indiana, would also be the first openly gay person confirmed by the Senate to a Cabinet post. Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch 5:13 News Wrap: Six weeks after the election, McConnell recognizes Biden’s victory In our news wrap Tuesday, Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell publicly recognizes Joe Biden as president-elect for the first time, Biden selects Pete Butttigieg for transportation secretary, Congress shows signs of progress on economic relief, Boko Haram claims responsibility for… Continue watching
Dec 15 Biden picks Buttigieg for transportation, Granholm for energy, sources say By Michael Balsamo, Jonathan Lemire, Thomas Beaumont, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press Biden also picked former environmental regulator Gina McCarthy for the powerful new position of domestic climate chief. Continue reading
Aug 20 WATCH: At DNC, Pete Buttigieg details experience as gay veteran By Associated Press Pete Buttigieg says his experience as an openly gay man and military veteran shows how far the U.S. has come in just a few years and how much farther it has to go. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 7:10 Buttigieg: Trump ‘doesn’t care about any of us,’ but Biden does As the Democratic National Convention proceeds, the NewsHour will be talking to some prominent members of the party. We start with Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who was competing against former Vice President Joe Biden for the… Continue watching
Mar 02 WATCH: Biden holds Dallas rally, with Klobuchar’s endorsement Rivals no more, Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg united behind Joe Biden's presidential bid on Monday as the Democratic Party's moderate wing scrambled to boost the former vice president just hours before voting began across a series of high-stakes Super… Continue reading
Mar 02 Klobuchar, Buttigieg endorse Biden on eve of Super Tuesday By Steve Peoples, Bill Barrow, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Amy Klobuchar and Pete Buttigieg are uniting behind Joe Biden's presidential bid as the Democratic Party's moderate wing scrambled to boost the former vice president just hours before voting begins in high-stakes Super Tuesday states. Continue reading
Mar 02 Inside the final month of Buttigieg’s historic campaign By Steve Peoples, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press The former mayor of Indiana's fourth largest city, an openly gay 38-year-old whose name most voters still can't pronounce, formally suspended his White House bid Sunday night. Continue reading
Mar 01 WATCH: Buttigieg ends historic presidential campaign, urges unity By Thomas Beaumont, Meg Kinnard, Steve Peoples, Associated Press The decision came just a day after one of Buttigieg's leading rivals, former Vice President Joe Biden, scored a resounding victory in South Carolina that sparked new pressure on the party's moderate wing to coalesce behind Biden. Continue reading