Oct 22 North Carolina adopts new Trump-backed U.S. House districts aimed at gaining a Republican seat By Gary Robertson, Associated Press The map adopted Wednesday could help Republicans win an additional seat by reshaping a swing district currently held by Democratic U.S. Rep. Don Davis. Continue reading
Oct 22 Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed By Seung Min Kim, Kevin Freking, Associated Press Paul Ingrassia, who was nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel, had been scheduled to have his confirmation hearing this week. On Monday, however, Politico reported on a text chat that showed him saying the Martin Luther King Jr. Continue reading
Oct 20 Watch 6:54 How GOP-led redistricting efforts may disenfranchise Black voters By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson Republicans in North Carolina moved forward with a plan to redraw the state’s congressional map and eliminate its only swing district. It's part of a GOP push to maintain control of Congress through maps that have the effect of diluting… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 5:26 Young Republicans’ hateful group chat sparks bipartisan condemnation By Geoff Bennett, Jonah Anderson Fallout is growing after a Politico investigation revealed offensive text messages exchanged in a private Young Republicans group chat. The report details racist, homophobic and antisemitic language shared among about a dozen members over several months. Geoff Bennett spoke with… Continue watching
Oct 16 Who’s winning the blame game over the shutdown? Here’s what a new AP-NORC poll shows By Joey Cappelletti, Linley Sanders, Associated Press The AP-NORC poll also finds there’s plenty of blame being cast on President Donald Trump as well as Republicans and Democrats in Congress. Leaders warn the shutdown could become one of the longest ever. Continue reading
Oct 16 WATCH: Holding out for health care, Senate Democrats reject government funding bill for 10th time By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press Senate Democrats are rejecting for the 10th time a stopgap spending bill that would reopen the government. They are insisting they won’t back away from demands that Congress take up health care benefits. Continue reading
Oct 10 WATCH: No House votes until Senate Democrats ‘turn the lights back on,’ Johnson says By Associated Press Speaker Mike Johnson made clear he won’t be bringing House lawmakers back to Washington until the Senate passes a government funding bill. Continue reading
Oct 02 Watch 5:36 Trump threatens mass firings as shutdown continues with no signs of potential deal By Liz Landers, Winston Wilde There were no signs of progress between lawmakers on Thursday. That ensures the government will remain shut down for another day as Democrats dig in on protections to health care. President Trump is also digging in and warning of far-reaching… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 7:58 GOP Sen. Rounds: ‘We’re not going to negotiate’ with Dems until shutdown ends By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura Congress did not meet on Thursday in part due to the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. But when the Senate returns Friday, the question is, what is the way out of this shutdown? There are some in the Senate trying… Continue watching
Oct 02 Watch 8:25 White House ‘using shutdown as excuse’ for more mass firings, Democrat says By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant On the second day of the government shutdown, party leaders are not budging, and President Trump is increasingly threatening Democrats and taking aim at Democratic-led states. To discuss the Democratic perspective on the shutdown, Geoff Bennett spoke with Shalanda Young,… Continue watching