Sep 28 Watch 4:11 GOP presidential hopefuls try to steal spotlight from Trump during 2nd debate By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori, Ian Couzens Wednesday night in Simi Valley, California, seven Republican presidential candidates took the stage for the second primary debate held at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. The party's unequivocal transformation since the Reagan Era was on display. White House Correspondent Laura… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 5:22 News Wrap: American soldier who fled to North Korea back in U.S. custody In our news wrap Wednesday, an American soldier who fled to North Korea in July is now back in U.S. custody, Sen. Bob Menendez and his wife pleaded not guilty to federal corruption charges, the mass exodus of ethnic Armenians… Continue watching
Sep 26 Watch 4:58 Government shutdown deadline looms amid new concerns about potential effects By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura More warnings about the potential effects of a government shutdown came Tuesday with concern from both the Department of Justice and the American Legion that national security could be affected and a signal from Moody’s that it would downgrade U.S. Continue watching
Sep 20 Speaker McCarthy says there’s still time to prevent a government shutdown at the end of the month By Stephen Groves, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The California Republican is confronted with dwindling time and no sure support from his hard-right flank to avert a shutdown by the end of the month. McCarthy said Wednesday he still has time. Continue reading
Sep 19 House Speaker McCarthy faces uphill battle to unite House GOP and fund the government By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press With time dwindling, plans for a Tuesday test vote were scrapped as negotiations resumed. Congress faces a Sept. 30 deadline to reach a deal. But even a popular defense bill was turned back Tuesday as conservatives press for cuts. Continue reading
Sep 19 House Republicans set first President Biden impeachment inquiry hearing for Sept. 28 By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The Sept. 28 hearing is expected to focus on "constitutional and legal questions" that surround allegations of Biden's involvement in his son Hunter's overseas businesses. Continue reading
Sep 18 Watch 3:13 How GOP presidential candidates are courting evangelical voters in Iowa By Laura Barrón-López, Matt Loffman, Saher Khan, Ian Couzens Republican presidential hopefuls took center stage in Iowa over the weekend and made their case to a key voting bloc in the state: evangelicals. The candidates touched on issues important to religious conservatives, abortion in particular. Laura Barron-López reports. Continue watching
Sep 15 Watch 11:29 Brooks and Capehart on Biden’s impeachment inquiry and tensions among House Republicans By Geoff Bennett, Ali Schmitz New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including rising tensions in the House as lawmakers launch an impeachment inquiry into President Biden. Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 7:25 ‘Tyranny of the Minority’ writers say Constitution not strong enough to protect democracy By Laura Barrón-López, Tess Conciatori America’s democracy is in an uncharted and fragile place, according to two Harvard government professors. In their new book, “Tyranny of the Minority,” Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt say politicians are welcoming anti-democratic extremists into their party ranks and part… Continue watching
Sep 14 Republican-led Wisconsin Senate votes to fire nonpartisan official amid 2020 election misinformation By Harm Venhuizen, Associated Press Democrats say the vote on Thursday to oust nonpartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission Administrator Meagan Wolfe was held improperly, and will go to court. Continue reading