Feb 07 Supreme Court keeps in place Alabama’s Republican-drawn electoral map By Mark Sherman, Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The Supreme Court has put on hold a lower court ruling that Alabama must draw new congressional districts before the 2022 elections, boosting Republican chances to hold six of the state’s seven seats in the House of Representatives. Continue reading
Jan 16 Watch 7:54 States redraw districts ahead of midterms By PBS NewsHour Several states across the country have redrawn legislative districts on the basis of the 2020 census. In Michigan, the lines were drawn for the first time by an independent commission made up of citizens. NewsHour Weekend's Christopher Booker has an… Continue watching
Jan 15 Watch 10:07 Inside Estonia’s approach in combating Russian disinformation By Simon Ostrovsky Russian disinformation is rife in countries formerly ruled from Moscow. Some ex-Soviet states have tried to suppress it altogether by banning Russian television stations and even limiting the use of the Russian language on their own domestic channels. Special Correspondent… Continue watching
Jan 09 Wisconsin Republican Sen. Ron Johnson will seek reelection By Scott Bauer, Associated Press Republican U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, one of former President Donald Trump’s biggest backers, announced Sunday that he will seek reelection in the battleground state, breaking his promise not to seek a third term. Continue reading
Dec 19 Leftist millennial wins election as Chile’s next president By Associated Press A leftist millennial who rose to prominence during anti-government protests was elected Chile’s next president Sunday after a bruising campaign against a free-market firebrand likened to Donald Trump. Continue reading
Nov 09 Watch 8:25 White House ‘confident’ Congress will pass Build Back Better bill President Joe Biden is expected to sign the bipartisan infrastructure deal into law, securing a major legislative victory. But his larger economic and social spending package still remains a subject of concern as members of Congress mull its provisions. Yamiche… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 5:16 In ‘deep blue’ Virginia, the race for governor is too close to call By Jeff Greenfield Virginia goes to polls on Tuesday to elect its new governor. The ‘deep blue’ state is seeing a neck-and-neck race between Democratic hopeful Terry McAuliffe and Republican candidate Glenn Youngkin. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield reports on what this race tells… Continue watching
Oct 23 Deal on Biden’s $2 trillion plan edges closer; Harris is ‘confident’ By Lisa Mascaro, Darlene Superville, Alan Fram, Associated Press A deal within reach, President Joe Biden and Congress’ top Democrats edged close to sealing their giant domestic legislation, though the informal deadline appeared to slip as they worked to scale back the measure and determine how to pay for… Continue reading
Aug 27 Watch 11:41 Brooks and Capehart on Kabul attack, Jan. 6 investigation, voting rights New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post columnist Jonathan Capehart join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week in politics, including the bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan that killed U.S. service members, the commission investigating the Jan. 6 riot, and… Continue watching
Aug 20 Watch 12:04 Gerson and Capehart on Afghanistan, school mask mandates Washington Post columnists Jonathan Capehart and Michael Gerson join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan and the politicization of mask mandates in Florida’s schools, and around the country. Continue watching