Jul 29 2020 candidate Kamala Harris releases new details of her health care plan By Juana Summers, Associated Press Harris is a supporter of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders' "Medicare for All" legislation, but she still envisions a role for the private system… Continue reading
Jul 28 AP fact check: 2020 Democrats and their grasp of the facts By Calvin Woodward, Amanda Seitz, Hope Yen, Associated Press The candidates will be pressed on the economy, health care, immigration and much more in their second round of debates, this week in Detroit. Continue reading
Jul 26 Watch 6:32 How dated voting equipment exposes elections to interference Election security was in the news this week, as former special counsel Robert Mueller testified before Congress about the level to which Russia interfered in the 2016 election -- and plans to do it again. Now the Senate Intelligence Committee… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 3:19 How 2020 Democrats are challenging each other's policy records Issues of criminal justice reform and systemic racism dominated the 2020 Democratic campaign conversation over the past week. Candidates appeared at the NAACP convention in Detroit to pitch related policy proposals -- and several demonstrated an increasing willingness to go… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch 12:36 Shields and Brooks on Mueller's testimony, election security Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week’s political news, including the aftermath of Robert Mueller’s congressional testimony, the current legislative landscape around election security, changing dynamics within the 2020… Continue watching
Jul 26 Trump won key union workers in 2016. Will Scalia as labor secretary change that for 2020? By Gretchen Frazee For Trump, appointing Eugene Scalia is a way to continue taking on unions without alienating rank and file union members in key states he’ll need to win reelection in 2020. Continue reading
Jul 26 2020 tests whether Democrats can rely on a multiracial coalition By Nicholas Riccardi, Errin Haines Whack, Associated Press Black voters are the Democratic Party's most loyal voting bloc, but nationally, the African American turnout rate dropped 7 percentage points in 2016 from its record high during Obama's 2012 reelection. Continue reading
Jul 23 Biden's criminal justice plan reverses part of 1994 crime bill By Thomas Beaumont, Elana Schor, Associated Press The former vice president is endorsing an end to the federal death penalty. Continue reading
Jul 22 Watch 8:59 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Trump's approval ratings, Mueller testimony NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report join Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest political news, including current approval ratings for President Trump and poll numbers for 2020 Democrats, what voters want to see when it… Continue watching
Jul 22 Kamala Harris proposes bill to invest in safe drinking water By Juana Summers, Associated Press The California Democrat and presidential candidate's "Water Justice Act" would invest nearly $220 billion in clean and safe drinking water programs, with priority given to high-risk communities and schools… Continue reading