Dec 28 Judge rejects Roy Moore's attempt to delay Alabama vote certification By Associated Press Montgomery Circuit Judge Johnny Hardwick on Thursday denied Moore's attempt to delay the certification of votes while Moore's claims of voting irregularities are investigated. Democrat Doug Jones is expected to be certified as the winner Thursday afternoon. Continue reading
Dec 13 Watch 7:50 What are Alabama voters expecting from Doug Jones? By PBS News Hour With a surprisingly strong turnout, voters in one of the most Republican states elected a Democrat to the U.S. Senate and repudiated its controversial GOP nominee. John Yang reports on the upset in Alabama’s election and Judy Woodruff talks to… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 11:38 'Solid red state' Alabama elects Democrat Doug Jones to Senate By PBS News Hour Democrat Doug Jones is projected to win the Alabama special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in a race that wasn’t expected to be competitive. The NewsHour's Daniel Bush and Don Dailey of Alabama… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 7:46 What Alabama voters are saying as they head to the polls By PBS News Hour It was supposed to be a little-noticed race with no real competition. But as Alabama voters choose their next senator in a special election, the race between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones has come down to the wire. Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 10:17 How the Alabama race could reflect future Senate fights By PBS News Hour What are the national implications for the outcome of Tuesday's special election in Alabama? Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Judy Woodruff to explore the impact of President Trump and the RNC getting… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 13:42 Shields and Brooks on Franken's resignation, Trump's Jerusalem move By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff the discuss the week’s news, including the last days of the Alabama Senate race, the resignation of Sen. Al Franken over sexual misconduct allegations and the… Continue watching
Dec 06 Watch 4:38 How Democratic women have led the calls for Franken's resignation By PBS News Hour Minnesota Sen. Al Franken came under growing pressure on Wednesday to step down. After a seventh woman accused Franken of sexual misconduct, more than 20 Democratic colleagues demanded he resign, including at least a dozen female senators. Lisa Desjardins joins… Continue watching
Dec 02 Watch 22:21 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode December 2, 2017 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 2, the Senate passed a nearly $1.5 trillion tax package, pushing one of the largest overhauls of tax codes in decades. And in Cyprus, the search for missing family members more than 40 years… Continue watching
Dec 02 We took your questions about the Senate tax bill. Here are the answers By Lisa Desjardins and Corinne Segal What about the deficit? What happens to the Affordable Care Act? You had questions and NewsHour's Political Director Lisa Desjardins answered them. Continue reading
Dec 02 Watch 3:48 What were the last-minute changes to the Senate tax bill? By PBS News Hour The Senate passed a $1.5 trillion tax package early Saturday, pushing closer to one of the largest overhauls of the U.S. tax code in decades. But the vote came just hours after the final text of the nearly 500-page bill… Continue watching