Oct 15 'Police violence is also gun violence,' Julian Castro says By Associated Press Castro was the first candidate on Tuesday's 2020 Democratic primary debate stage to raise last weekend's shooting death of Atatiana Jefferson, killed in Castro's home state of Texas after a neighbor called 911 requesting a welfare check on her Fort… Continue reading
Oct 15 Buttigieg tells Gabbard she's 'dead wrong' on earlier support of withdrawing troops from Syria By Associated Press Both South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard are military veterans. Continue reading
Oct 15 2020 Democratic candidates challenge Warren on how she'll fund 'Medicare for All' plan By Steve Peoples, Will Weissert, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Warren has refused to directly answer when asked how she'd pay for her proposal, and during Tuesday night's presidential debate, she once again dodged, insisting only that "costs will go down" for the middle class. Continue reading
Oct 15 Biden defends son against Ukraine criticism at Democratic presidential debate By Associated Press "My son did nothing wrong. I did nothing wrong," Biden said. "My son made a judgment. I'm proud of the judgment he made," he said before pivoting to Trump's "corruption."… Continue reading
Oct 15 At Democratic debate, all candidates say Congress has no choice but to begin Trump impeachment By Steve Peoples, Will Wessert, Darlene Superville, Associated Press Democrats opened Tuesday's largest-ever presidential debate lining up in favor of President Donald Trump's impeachment, hammering him for what they called corruption and lawlessness. Continue reading
Oct 15 Watch 6:21 The hot topics 2020 Democrats could debate tonight Twelve candidates will take the debate stage in Westerville, Ohio, Tuesday night. The event comes soon after former Vice President Joe Biden's son spoke publicly about his former role as a board member of a Ukranian gas company. Will it… Continue watching
Oct 15 MeToo leader launches hashtag to mobilize voters By Errin Haines, Associated Press The new hashtag #MeTooVoter was unveiled Tuesday, on the same day as the fourth Democratic presidential debate. Continue reading
Oct 15 6 things to watch during Ohio's Democratic presidential debate By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The largest debate group in modern history — 12 candidates — will share the stage less than four months before the first 2020 primary votes are cast. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 8:26 Amy Walter and Domenico Montanaro on voters' impeachment views, GOP backlash to Syria move Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and NPR’s Domenico Montanaro join Amna Nawaz to analyze the latest political news, including public support for the impeachment inquiry, how Republicans feel about President Trump’s Syria troop withdrawal and what to look… Continue watching
Oct 11 Watch 13:22 Shields and Brooks on Trump's Syria pullout, impeachment politics Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week's political news, including President Trump’s attitude toward Kurds in Syria and stance toward Turkey's Syria offensive, testimony from the former U.S. ambassador… Continue watching