Oct 22 Watch 4:18 Can Georgia’s Republican senators retain their closely contested seats? By Rickey Bevington, Georgia Public Broadcasting In Georgia, nearly 2 million people -- more than a quarter of registered voters -- have already cast their ballots, with some waiting in line for hours to do so. The state has become a new battleground for deciding control… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 6:02 SCOTUS nomination hearings begin tomorrow. What can we expect? By PBS NewsHour Confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett will begin on Monday. And despite opposition from Democrats and some Republicans to fill Justice Ginsburg’s seat before the election, Barrett has the votes needed for her confirmation. Amy Howe,… Continue watching
Oct 03 GOP seeks to pause Senate work, but not Barrett hearings By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Republicans on Saturday sought to call off legislative work in the Senate until Oct. 19 as the coronavirus reached into their ranks. But they vowed that hearings for President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee would push ahead as planned even… Continue reading
Sep 26 GOP gears up for a speedy confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett By PBS NewsHour President Trump officially announced Amy Coney Barrett as his SCOTUS nominee on Saturday. With just 38 days left for the election, the confirmation process is expected to be short and fast. Jami Floyd, legal analyst and senior editor of WNYC’s… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 4:15 The Senate’s tight timeline to confirm Trump’s SCOTUS nominee President Trump has said he will announce his choice to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the U.S. Supreme Court this Saturday. And although it appears the Republican-led Senate will have enough votes to move forward with confirmation hearings for… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 8:07 Barrasso: Why this Supreme Court battle is different from that of 2016 Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death has left an opening on the Supreme Court only weeks before Election Day. President Trump and the Senate GOP say they plan to fill the vacancy before the country votes. Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso, the… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 5:16 What’s next in the fight over Ginsburg’s Supreme Court seat? The death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has already launched a high-stakes political battle over whether President Trump and Senate Republicans can push through a nomination and fill her seat before the November election. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 4:46 Why congressional stalemate over pandemic relief won’t end anytime soon Congressional efforts to pass a new pandemic relief bill remain stalled, and a slimmed-down proposal from Senate Republicans failed to clear procedural vote Thursday. Democratic and Republican leaders both blamed the other side for the gridlock. Yamiche Alcindor joins Judy… Continue watching
Aug 03 Watch 5:04 Where Congress stands on a potential new pandemic relief bill COVID-19 continues to spread across the U.S., but children in some southern states returned to school Monday -- causing parents to worry about potential virus transmission. Meanwhile, negotiations over a new economic relief bill continued between the White House and… Continue watching
Aug 01 Negotiators report progress in COVID-19 aid talks By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press Lawmakers participating in rare weekend talks on a huge coronavirus relief measure reported progress on Saturday, as political pressure mounts to restore a newly expired $600-per-week supplemental unemployment benefit and send funding to help schools reopen. Continue reading