Politics & Government

Politics & Government

Obama Travels To Virginia To Campaign For Democrat's Gubernatorial Candidate

8:19am October 20, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Nine months after leaving office, former President Barack Obama is back campaigning for Democrats. He was in Virginia Thursday night for gubernatorial candidate Ralph Northam.

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Iran Nuclear Deal Was Tangled Badly From The Start, Sen. Risch Says

8:19am October 20, 2017

Congress must decide whether to remain party to the 2015 Iran nuclear deal or impose sanctions and void the deal. Rachel Martin talks to Sen. Jim Risch of Idaho about what plans are moving forward.

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Allegations Of Sexual Harassment Against Movie Mogul Spark Global Conversation

7:54am October 20, 2017

In California, women involved in politics signed a letter calling out a culture of sexual harassment. Rachel Martin talks to Rebecca Luby, who was the controller for the state's Republican Party.

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Danica Roem, democratic candidate for Virginia state legislature, canvasses through a neighborhood in Manassas, Va., last month.

Virginia Statehouse Race Pits 'Bathroom Bill' Author Against Transgender Woman

5:01am October 20, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

If Democrat Danica Roem succeeds in unseating Republican Delegate Bob Marshall, she'd become the nation's first openly transgender state lawmaker.

Former President Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ralph Northam in Richmond, Va.

'Our Democracy Is At Stake,' Obama Says Of Virginia Race For Governor

11:31pm October 19, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

Former President Obama hit the campaign trail Thursday in support of Democrat Ralph Northam, and took some implicit shots at President Trump and GOP gubernatorial nominee Ed Gillespie.

What's The Section 199 Tax Deduction?

9:47pm October 19, 2017

As Republicans look to overhaul the tax code, we look at the story of a single corporate tax deduction that tells us a lot about how the tax code works.

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White House chief of staff John Kelly pauses while speaking about President Trump's calls to fallen service members' family members during a briefing at the White House on Thursday.

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WATCH: Kelly Denounces Congresswoman's Public Account Of Trump's Call With Widow

7:40pm October 19, 2017

by Jessica Taylor

"I just thought the selfless devotion that brings a man or woman to die on the battlefield ... might be sacred," said chief of staff John Kelly, a retired general whose son died in combat.

President Trump and Puerto Rico Gov. Ricardo Rossello listen as FEMA Administrator Brock Long speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office on Thursday.

Trump Says Administration's Response To Hurricane In Puerto Rico A '10'

6:58pm October 19, 2017

by Brian Naylor

After meeting with the island's governor and the FEMA administrator, the president said things on the island were already pretty rough but he praised residents for their spirit.

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, talks to reporters on Capitol Hill Wednesday.

Sure, There's A Health Care Deal. That Doesn't Mean It Can Pass

5:13pm October 19, 2017

by Susan Davis

Opposition from conservatives and waffling support from President Trump remain serious hurdles for the first-ever bipartisan legislation affecting the Affordable Care Act.

Jacinda Ardern will be the next prime minister of New Zealand. Ardern, who has led the Labour Party for less than three months, spoke at a press conference Thursday at Parliament in Wellington after a coalition government was formed.

Meet Jacinda Ardern, 37, New Zealand's Next Prime Minister

4:29pm October 19, 2017

by Laurel Wamsley

When Ardern was elected Labour leader just 12 weeks ago, her party's polling numbers surged so rapidly it was dubbed "Jacindamania." She'll be the country's youngest prime minister in 150 years.