Aug 26 RNC Day 2 fact-check: The pandemic and Planned Parenthood By By the staffs of KHN and PolitiFact Not a lot was said about the biggest health crisis in a century that has killed more than 170,000 people in this country. Continue reading
Aug 25 WATCH: Teen from video of a 2019 Washington protest addresses RNC By Associated Press A Kentucky teenager known for video of his interaction with a Native American man during dueling demonstrations at the Lincoln Memorial says the country must unite around a president “who calls the media out.”… Continue reading
Aug 25 Politics This Morning: What to expect from night 2 of the RNC By Daniel Bush, Amna Nawaz The 2020 Republican National Convention kicked off on Monday, August 24 with speeches from Sen. Tim Scott, Nikki Haley, Steve Scalise, Kimberly Guilfolye, Donald Trump Jr. and others. As day two of the RNC gets underway, join the PBS NewsHour's… Continue reading
Aug 25 WATCH: ‘We have work to do’ on race, Sen. Tim Scott tells Republican National Convention By Associated Press South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott says he is living the American dream and cites “the evolution of the Southern heart" as the reason he, as a Black man, was able to win a primary election against a son of Strom… Continue reading
Aug 25 WATCH: Donald Trump Jr. ridicules Joe Biden at the RNC By Associated Press Donald Trump Jr. is ridiculing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden with name-calling in a fiery speech to the televised Republican National Convention. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: Charlie Kirk says Trump is guarding ‘Western civilization’ By PBS NewsHour Kirk said at the start of the evening portion of the RNC on Monday that President Donald Trump had reclaimed the U.S. government “from the rotten cartel of insiders that have been destroying our country.”… Continue reading
Aug 24 Watch 3:26 On Day 1 of RNC, delegates renominate Trump, who makes surprise appearance By Amna Nawaz Republicans have opened their downsized party gathering in Charlotte, North Carolina -- and already renominated President Trump and Vice President Pence. The first day of the convention included a surprise appearance from Trump, who addressed 336 social-distanced delegates. On Monday… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 4:00 What to expect from Trump and Republicans at the RNC The Republican Party kicked off its convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, Monday. The event is significantly reduced in size due to the pandemic, but 336 delegates attended Day 1 in person to renominate President Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Continue watching
Aug 24 Politics This Morning: What to Expect from the RNC By Daniel Bush, Yamiche Alcindor The 2020 Republican National Convention kicks off Monday, August 24. Join the PBS NewsHour's Dan Bush and Yamiche Alcindor for a recap of the Democratic National Convention and everything you need to know about the RNC. Continue reading
Aug 24 WATCH: Republican delegates officially nominate Trump for president By David Bauder, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence are slated to attend the roll call vote in Charlotte, North Carolina Monday… Continue reading