Sep 10 Watch 6:18 Why Congress is likely to be even more divided this fall As Congress returns to Washington, three deadly mass shootings in August have reignited the debate over gun regulation. Meanwhile, some House Democrats are feeling pressure to step up impeachment inquiries. And with federal spending at record-high levels, settling on a… Continue watching
Mar 24 Watch 4:46 Republicans ‘very excited’ after release of Mueller summary By PBS NewsHour The Republican establishment on Sunday felt a sense of vindication following the release of a Justice Department summary on the Mueller report. NewsHour White House correspondent Yamiche Alcindor reports. She joins Hari Sreenivasan to discuss reactions from both sides of… Continue watching
Mar 11 Stacey Abrams on how Democrats could win 2020 By Matt Loffman, Rebecca Oh More than a dozen Democrats are vying to take on President Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election. Will Stacey Abrams be one of them?… Continue reading
Jan 19 Why Trump’s offer to end the shutdown is being called a ‘non-starter’ By Yamiche Alcindor After the speech, White House officials pushed the offer as a “common sense compromise,” while Democratic lawmakers doubled down on their rejection. Continue reading
Dec 08 Watch 3:57 White House ‘in a state of chaos’ as Trump’s chief departs President Trump announced Saturday that his chief of staff John Kelly is leaving his post by the end of the year. Kelly replaced Trump’s first chief of staff, Reince Priebus, in July 2017. Trump said Kelly's successor would be declared… Continue watching
Sep 14 Watch 7:15 Trump and Democrats seek common ground on DACA, frustrating Republicans By PBS News Hour A deal toward a DACA bill is reportedly in the works, after President Trump met with top Democrats Wednesday night to discuss the future of young undocumented immigrants. John Yang brings us up to speed on what has been a… Continue watching
Sep 13 Watch 11:16 Does the Democrats’ pitch for universal health care have a chance? By PBS News Hour Congress engaged in an intense day of closed-door negotiations about DACA Judy Woodruff talks to Yamiche Alcindor of The New York Times about the signs coming from those meetings, plus a meeting between President Trump and Sen. Tim Scott, R-N.C. Continue watching