Jan 05 Georgia election officials say voting is going smoothly across the state, despite Trump’s claims By News Desk Gabriel Sterling, Georgia’s voting system implementation manager, responded to Trump’s tweet by saying that officials had already told the public about the problem in Columbia County and fixed the issue “hours ago.”… Continue reading
Nov 03 WATCH LIVE: Election 2020 – PBS NewsHour special coverage The PBS NewsHour live election coverage begins at 6 p.m. EST. Continue reading
Nov 01 Why it could be a long night, or more, before the winner is known By Kevin Freking, Associated Press There’s a good chance Americans won’t know the winner of Tuesday’s presidential election when they go to bed that night. Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 3:21 After RBG’s death, a partisan battle over SCOTUS seat By PBS NewsHour President Trump announced he intends to nominate a woman for Justice Ginsburg’s seat and several Republican Senators, who in 2016 opposed filling a SCOTUS seat in an election year, are supporting a vote. The contentious issue of the SCOTUS seat,… Continue watching
Sep 05 AP FACT CHECK: Trump on McCain; Biden’s stretch on virus By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump said he never called John McCain a loser — he did — and denigrated the record of the late Republican senator on veterans affairs despite routinely appropriating one of McCain’s crowning achievements on that front as his… Continue reading
Jul 24 Watch 12:27 Shields and Brooks on Democrats’ Senate momentum, John Lewis’ legacy Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including how declining support for President Trump is shifting the momentum in several key Senate races toward Democrats, Trump’s decision… Continue watching
Jul 06 SCOTUS upholds cellphone robocall ban By Associated Press Political consultants and pollsters were among those asking the Supreme Court to strike down the 1991 law that bars them from making robocalls to cellphones as a violation of their free speech rights under the Constitution. Continue reading
Jul 01 6 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries By Matt Loffman There were no presidential primaries on Tuesday, but there were several surprising House and Senate races that could offer some insight into voter priorities and enthusiasm with just four months left until Election Day. Oklahoma voted… Continue reading
Apr 16 It took 13 days for the Paycheck Protection Program to run out of money. What comes next? By Lisa Desjardins One of the most sweeping business rescue programs in U.S. history ran out of money Thursday, leaving millions of small business owners and workers in financial limbo. The $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program was completely depleted… Continue reading
Feb 22 AP FACT CHECK: Donald Trump and the audacity of hype By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Josh Boak, Associated Press In their boisterous presidential debate, several Democrats sold short the health care plans of rivals or glossed over aspects of their own record. In an audacious league of his own, President Donald Trump celebrated the elimination of a tax that… Continue reading