Aug 05 Watch 5:44 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's reaction to El Paso and Dayton massacres NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including reaction from Congress and President Trump after another series of mass shootings, how Democratic and Republican views on gun… Continue watching
Aug 03 Democratic White House hopefuls target labor at Nevada forum By Michelle L. Price, Kathleen Ronayne, Associated Press They were among 19 Democrats scheduled to speak at a labor forum hosted by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, a public employees union that represents 1.6 million workers. The event is a moment for the candidates… Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 7:52 In Ohio, do Republican voters care about Trump's remarks on race? By Yamiche Alcindor President Trump prompted more controversy this week by insulting a lawmaker of color, Rep. Elijah Cummings, and his Maryland district. Trump called Baltimore “filthy” and “infested,” terms he has used before to refer to urban areas with majority black populations. Continue watching
Aug 02 Watch 13:21 Shields and Brooks on Trump and race, Democrats' 2020 values 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 personal attacks on Democratic Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland and other lawmakers of color, the significance of… Continue watching
Aug 02 Rep. Hurd, the only black Republican in the House, won't seek reelection By Alan Fram, Associated Press The exit of Rep. Will Hurd, a moderate Texan who's clashed with President Donald Trump over race and immigration, gives Democrats a strong shot to capture a district that borders Mexico and has a majority Hispanic population. Continue reading
Aug 01 WATCH: Trump denounces Democrats at rally, plays down race President Donald Trump used a revved-up rally Thursday in Cincinnati to tear into the Democrats he has been elevating as his new political foils, attacking four liberal congresswomen of color and their party's urban leaders, while also training fire on… Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 14:55 With Biden and Harris on the defensive, where Detroit debates leave 2020 Democrats Night two of the Detroit Democratic debate may have opened with a handshake between former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Kamala Harris, but there was no shortage of attacks on either of them during the course of the evening. Continue watching
Aug 01 Democrats' divisions test Biden's front-runner strength By Steve Peoples, Sara Burnett, Associated Press Some of the Democratic presidential contenders dug in their heels with unsupported rhetoric about immigration, the economy and more Wednesday night as they scrambled to stay in contention for the winnowed-down debates to come. Here's at look at their claims. Continue reading
Aug 01 What we learned from the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit By Daniel Bush Former Vice President Joe Biden is still the frontrunner in polls, but didn't succeeded in pulling away from his closest rivals after the second round of 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit. Continue reading
Jul 31 AP fact check: Night 2 of the 2020 Democratic debates in Detroit By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press Some of the Democratic presidential contenders dug in their heels with unsupported rhetoric about immigration, the economy and more in the final debate before the stage shrinks. Continue reading