Jun 21 How Biden's recent actions on immigration could address a major issue voters have with him By Will Weissert, Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press Over the course of two weeks, President Joe Biden has imposed significant restrictions on immigrants seeking asylum in the U.S. while also offering potential citizenship to hundreds of thousands of people without legal status already living in the country. Continue reading
Jun 21 Court hears longshot challenge by Trump attorneys to prosecutor's appointment in classified documents case By Eric Tucker, Adriana Gomez Licon, Associated Press The longshot argument over the legality of special counsel Jack Smith's appointment kicked off a three-day hearing that is set to continue next week and bring further delays to a criminal case that had been scheduled for trial last month… Continue reading
Jun 21 Biden and Trump will face each other at next week's debate. They are preparing much differently By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The Democrat's trip comes as officials in both major political parties scramble to set expectations for what may be the most consequential presidential debate in decades. Continue reading
Jun 20 Watch 7:31 How right-wing disinformation is fueling conspiracy theories about the 2024 election By Laura Barrón-López, Ali Schmitz It’s been more than three years since baseless claims about the 2020 election inspired an attack on the Capitol, but the lies haven’t stopped. With less than five months until November, Donald Trump is at it again with help from… Continue watching
Jun 20 RFK Jr. fails to qualify for CNN's debate, setting up showdown between Biden and Trump By Meg Kinnard, Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has failed to qualify for next week’s debate in Atlanta. Host network CNN said Thursday the independent presidential candidate fell short of benchmarks both for state ballot qualification and polling. Continue reading
Jun 19 Watch 6:11 What the latest primary election results say about the state of the GOP in 2024 By Lisa Desjardins, Saher Khan Virginia, Georgia and Oklahoma held primary and runoff elections Tuesday night and the results in some key races could say a lot about the state of the Republican Party this election cycle. Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Jun 18 Watch 6:49 Poll shows presidential race in dead heat and most people unsatisfied with candidates By Lisa Desjardins, Ali Schmitz, Saher Khan The race for the White House remains in a dead heat with just months to go before Election Day. Lisa Desjardins breaks down the numbers from our latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Continue watching
Jun 18 Trump says he loves Milwaukee after reportedly calling the RNC host city 'horrible' last week By Christine Fernando, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday repeatedly praised Milwaukee just weeks before it hosts the Republican National Convention, playing cleanup ain talking about swing-state Wisconsin’s largest city. Continue reading
Jun 18 High inflation curbs spending as retail sales rise a meager 0.1% in May By Anne D'Innocenzio, Associated Press Retail sales rose 0.1% in May, below the pace that economists projected, according to the Commerce Department. Continue reading
Jun 18 WATCH: Biden announces most expansive federal protection for immigrants in over a decade By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The White House says the Biden administration will allow certain spouses of U.S. citizens without legal status to apply for permanent residency and eventually citizenship. Continue reading