Nov 14 Watch 8:18 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on what happened in the midterms and what’s next for Congress NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter join Judy Woodruff to discuss the latest political news, including what happened in the midterm elections and what to expect in Congress over the next two… Continue watching
Nov 14 WATCH: Kentucky voters rejected a constitutional amendment on abortion. Here’s what that means By Casey Kuhn, Nicole Ellis Across America, midterm voters in five states had abortion rights on the ballot. In all five, voters decided to protect those rights. Continue reading
Nov 13 WATCH: Sen. Chuck Schumer’s remarks after Democrats keep control of Senate By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke to the press the day after Democrats kept control of the Senate on Saturday, repelling Republican efforts to retake the chamber and making it harder for them to thwart President Joe Biden’s agenda. Continue reading
Nov 13 PBS NewsHour reclassifies Idaho Secretary of State-elect Phil McGrane as an ‘election defender’ By Lisa Desjardins Following alerts from our audience and others, the PBS NewsHour has decided to delete a tweet we posted about Idaho Secretary of State-elect Phil McGrane. The NewsHour has moved McGrane from the category “fuels doubts” to “election defender”. Our… Continue reading
Nov 12 Catherine Cortez Masto wins Senate race in Nevada, giving Democrats majority By Nicholas Riccardi, Ken Ritter, Associated Press Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto won election to a second term representing Nevada on Saturday, defeating Republican Adam Laxalt to clinch the party’s control of the chamber for the next two years of Joe Biden’s presidency. Continue reading
Nov 12 Adrian Fontes wins secretary of state race in Arizona By Bob Christie, Associated Press Democrat Adrian Fontes won the top elections post in Arizona on Friday, defeating a Republican rival who attended the Jan. 6 rally that preceded the violent attack on the U.S. Capitol and who said he would not have certified Joe… Continue reading
Nov 12 Mark Kelly wins Senate race in Arizona By Associated Press Now elected to his first full term, Kelly has been one of the most successful Democrats to run statewide in Arizona. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch 3:16 Vote counting continues in critical races to decide control of Congress Close races for the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate remain uncalled as election workers continued their count through the Veterans Day holiday on Friday. Lisa Desjardins and Amna Nawaz take a look at the latest numbers in key races. Continue watching
Nov 11 Watch 13:57 Brooks and Capehart on the midterm results and what it means for Trump’s role in the GOP New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including the red wave that failed to materialize and what it means for former President Trump's role in… Continue watching
Nov 11 Warnock and Walker’s Georgia Senate race goes into overtime as runoff begins By Bill Barrow, Associated Press Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, are pivoting to a second and decisive round of their Senate race in Georgia. Continue reading