Dec 19 Watch 8:04 Sweeping GOP bill set to revamp U.S. tax code, slash corporate rate By PBS News Hour For Republican lawmakers, it's a day to celebrate. Cheers went up as the GOP tax overhaul received House passage, signalling the end of a legislative sprint to get the bill wrapped up by Christmas. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff to… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch 9:32 These numbers explain Doug Jones’ Alabama Senate win. What do they mean for the coming political landscape? By PBS News Hour Looking ahead to the the 2018 legislative agenda and elections, what are the political lessons from Alabama’s Senate race? Judy Woodruff gets analysis from Stuart Rothenberg of Inside Elections, Chris Buskirk, editor of American Greatness, and Michael Steel, the former… Continue watching
Nov 23 Bannon insurgency stresses loyalty to Trump, not policy test By Scott Bauer, Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press WAUKESHA, Wis. — Wisconsin Senate candidate Kevin Nicholson, a consultant for Fortune 500 companies, doesn't look much like the renegade outsiders whom political strategist Steve Bannon says he's recruiting for his war on the Republican establishment. But Nicholson has Bannon's… Continue reading
Nov 15 Republican governors gather amid party setbacks, turmoil By Will Weissert, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Republicans who control two-thirds of the nation’s governorships are gathering this week in America’s largest red state, in part to strategize about how to maintain their political dominance. Continue reading
Nov 08 Watch 7:40 Republican voter excitement depressed after Obamacare repeal failure, says White House official By PBS News Hour What do Tuesday’s election results favoring Democrats mean for President Trump’s agenda? Marc Short, the White House Director of Legislative Affairs, joins Judy Woodruff to look ahead. Continue watching
Nov 06 Republicans, Democrats spar over whether GOP tax plan would help the middle class By Andrew Taylor and Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Although several analyses have found that the bulk of the legislation's benefits goes to corporations and the wealthy, Republicans argued vociferously that the legislation is targeted toward the middle class. Continue reading
Oct 27 Watch 14:00 Shields and Brooks on Flake’s Trump diatribe, confronting powerful men on sexual harassment By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s news, including Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake’s denunciation of the Trump presidency and his decision to not seek re-election, the impact President Trump… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 6:21 News Wrap: Trump claims ‘great unity’ among Republicans By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President Trump rejected talk of a Republican rift and dismissed criticism by Republican Sens. Bob Corker and Jeff Flake. Also, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus announced he will not run for re-election next year. He… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 6:48 ‘There is a battle going on for the soul of the Republican Party,’ says Rep. Charlie Dent By PBS News Hour Republican Rep. Charlie Dent of Pennsylvania says Congress is going to be “a lot worse off” without Sen. Jeff Flake, who announced on Tuesday that he wouldn’t seek re-election due to the current political climate. Dent, who has also said… Continue watching
Oct 25 Watch 9:02 Does picking fights with GOP members help or hurt Trump? By PBS News Hour Judy Woodruff sits down with Matt Schlapp of the American Conservative Union and Democratic consultant Hilary Rosen to discuss the increasingly public rift in the Republican Party, how high-profile GOP retirements may affect the political landscape, the revelation that the… Continue watching