Oct 13 Watch Economic uncertainty haunts Michigan governor’s re-election bid By PBS News Hour Republican Gov. Rick Snyder is fighting for re-election in Michigan, a state that voted for President Obama in 2008 and 2012. His opponent, Democratic challenger Mark Schauer, is using Snyder’s economic record to weaken the incumbent. Christy McDonald of Detroit… Continue watching
Oct 10 Lawmakers approve $750 million request to fight Ebola outbreak By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press WASHINGTON — A powerful GOP senator lifted his objections Friday to a $750 million Pentagon request to fight Ebola in Africa, freeing up the money immediately. Continue reading
Oct 09 Watch Arkansas Republicans fall in line to support popular minimum wage hike By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 09 White House denies renewed allegations about Secret Service scandal By Erica Werner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Two years after a prostitution scandal rocked the Secret Service, a Republican congressman renewed allegations Thursday about possible involvement by a White House volunteer and said he smelled efforts to cover it up. White House officials adamantly denied… Continue reading
Oct 08 Watch Supreme Court reignites same-sex marriage as campaign issue before midterms By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 08 Kerry has seven weeks to help secure nuclear agreement with Iran By Bradley Klapper, Matthew Lee, Associated Press WASHINGTON — With a late-November deadline approaching, America's top diplomat is plunging back into Iranian nuclear talks with one eye on his adversary and the other on developments at home, as pressure rises in Washington for a deal ensuring the… Continue reading
Oct 07 How will early voting affect the midterm elections? By Andrew Troast As of Oct. 7, 11 states have opened their doors to early in-person voting with Indiana and Ohio beginning today. Forty-two states have already sent out their early absentee ballots. Continue reading
Oct 07 Both sides vie for youth vote in tightly contested Colorado Senate race By Bente Birkeland, Rocky Mountain Community Radio Democrats have historically counted on carrying voters under 34. But this year, the Colorado GOP is hoping anti-Obama sentiments will fuel a surge of younger voters to cast ballots in their favor. Continue reading
Oct 01 Watch Previous terms cut short by convictions, iconic former mayor of Providence runs again By PBS News Hour Providence’s Buddy Cianci was once America’s longest-serving mayor who brought new life to a city in decline. But Cianci’s legacy was tarnished -- and two different administrations cut short -- by felony convictions in 1987 and 2002. This year, the… Continue watching
Oct 01 Watch Paul Ryan discusses ‘Way Forward’ on economic opportunity, future of the GOP By PBS News Hour Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential candidate in 2012, says he won’t decide about a possible presidential run until 2015. Judy Woodruff sits down with Ryan to discuss both the personal matters -- the death of his father… Continue watching