Jan 19 MTV airs programming in black and white on MLK Day By Stacy A. Anderson, Associated Press WASHINGTON — MTV is taking the color out of its programming on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to encourage people to talk about what race means in their lives. Continue reading
Jan 14 Watch 8:38 2016 presidential hopefuls aim to prove their worth in campaign warm up By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jan 04 Challenges loom for Rand Paul as he sprints toward 2016 By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Rand Paul may only yet be a candidate for re-election to the Senate in 2016, but the first-term Kentucky Republican already is sprinting toward the race for president. Continue reading
Dec 05 Talking drug policy, Sen. Paul hints he used marijuana in his youth By Associated Press Paul, who announced plans this week to seek re-election to the Senate in 2016 and is actively exploring whether to run for president, said he "wasn't a choir boy" when asked by Louisville television station WHAS if he had used… Continue reading
Nov 12 2016 is all about Hillary Clinton and the GOP drama By Domenico Montanaro, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe If she were a Republican, she’d be the elephant in the room. In many ways, the 2016 election is all about Hillary Clinton. She leads in all the polls. Republicans have been taking aim at her since she stepped down… Continue reading
Sep 09 Post Ferguson, senators question military-to-police weapons programs By Quinn Bowman The fallout from the police response to protests in Ferguson, Missouri last month continued on Capitol Hill today. During a Senate Homeland Security Committee hearing, senators from both parties grilled administration witnesses about programs that provide military-grade equipment and weapons… Continue reading
Aug 28 The issue that could roil the midterms By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Executive action on immigration could shake up midterms Both parties eyeing Obama’s decision for impact Rand Paul takes aim at Hillary Clinton’s foreign policy The GOP’s trouble winning over women voters Both sides on… Continue reading
Aug 24 Sen. Rand Paul calls Hillary Clinton ‘a war hawk’ By Associated Press Calling Hillary Rodham Clinton "a war hawk," Sen. Rand Paul says that if the former secretary of state seeks the presidency, some voters will worry that she will get the U.S. involved in another Mideast war. Continue reading
Jul 29 Watch Rand Paul, Cory Booker team up for bipartisan reform of criminal justice system By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 17 Still no consensus on border plan as Congress hurtles toward summer recess By Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Still no consensus on border plan Pew poll finds support for accelerating legal process Clinton, undecided leading the 2016 pack Plus daily trivia and Line Items Congress still searching for consensus on border plan:… Continue reading