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
Oct 24 Watch 8:52 Thune: GOP trying stay focused on agenda despite ‘family feuds’ By PBS News Hour The public rift between President Trump and members of his own party is raising questions about the future of the GOP’s legislative agenda. Judy Woodruff speaks with Republican Sen. John Thune of South Dakota to explore what this feud will… Continue watching
Oct 05 Party shapes political views more than race, class or education, Pew finds By Daniel Bush Democrats and Republicans are more divided on race, immigration and other issues than at any point in the past two decades, according to a new study on partisanship and political values. Continue reading
Oct 04 How GOP budget plans could help the Republican push for tax reform By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Senator Bob Corker, a Republican from Tennessee, warned that while he’s supporting deficit-financed tax cuts for now as a way to deal with arcane Senate rules, he won’t vote for the subsequent tax legislation if it blows a… Continue reading
Sep 20 Here’s how Republicans and Democrats feel about science news By Nsikan Akpan Republicans, Democrats are equally engaged with science news, but one group is less pleased with what they read, see or hear. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch Rep. Meadows: Trump debt ceiling deal with Democrats was a ‘necessary evil’ By PBS News Hour President Trump's decision to side with Democrats on the debt ceiling deal frustrated critics on the right, including North Carolina Rep. Mark Meadows, who was one of 90 House Republicans to vote against a package to fund the government and… Continue watching
Sep 12 America’s long, complicated history with tax reform By Lisa Desjardins Republicans in Congress are attempting to overhaul the nation’s tax code, but it’s not an easy task. With the current tax overhaul effort in mind, it’s a good time to look at the United States’ history with taxes, especially income… Continue reading
Sep 06 Watch 5:33 Trump makes a debt ceiling deal with Democrats, complicating work for Republicans By PBS News Hour President Trump has sided with Democrats in a deal to tie $7.9 billion in Hurricane Harvey relief to funding the government and raising the debt ceiling. The deal complicates relations with Republicans, who wanted a longer-term fix to the debt… Continue watching
Sep 01 Watch 14:30 Shields and Brooks on Hurricane Harvey unity, climate change politics By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Miles O’Brien to discuss the week’s news, including how Hurricane Harvey might redirect Republicans’ fall agenda, the Trump administration’s response to the emergency, how the government will pay… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 4:09 Trump’s Charlottesville response not in line with majority of Americans, poll shows By PBS News Hour As politicians and influential business leaders weigh in on President Trump’s comments on Charlottesville, how is the American public responding? Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss a new PBS NewsHour/NPR/Marist poll about the clashes and the president’s… Continue watching