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Friday · 6 min
What Trump picking Stephen Miller for chief of staff signals about his agenda
Trump has replaced White House chief of staff Susie Wiles with Stephen Miller, the hardline architect of his immigration agenda, after a crushing midterm defeat. Immigration, once a political strength for Trump, became a liability after two years of ...
Friday · 5 min
News Wrap: Judge blocks construction of Trump's triumphal arch for now
In our news wrap Friday, Trump's plans to build a massive triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery have been put on hold, two more top officials resigned from the Justice Department, residents along the Georgia-Tennessee border are returning h...
Friday · 4 min
What to know about a better-than-expected jobs report amid AI bubble concerns
Employers added 165,000 new jobs in October, according to a new government report. Job gains for August and September were revised upward as well, by a combined 84,000 jobs. That makes the last three months of the job market look better than expected...
Friday · 6 min
Sen.-elect Hamilton reflects on why Kansas voters chose a Democrat for U.S. Senate
Democrats' midterm wins have reached red states across the country, including Kansas, which has not sent a Democrat to the U.S. Senate since 1932. That will soon change after Rev. Adam Hamilton, who leads the largest United Methodist church in the co...
Friday · 5 min
Georgia Gov.-elect Bottoms reflects on historic victory and the path forward for Democrats
Georgia voters made history this week, electing Keisha Lance Bottoms as the state's first Democratic governor in more than two decades and the first-ever Black woman governor in the country. The former Atlanta mayor campaigned on lowering costs, expa...
Friday · 6 min
Former Sen. Flake, outspoken Trump critic, on the GOP reckoning post-midterms
As Democrats celebrate their historic gains, Republicans are beginning to take stock of major upsets and what comes next for their party. Amna Nawaz speaks with former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, one of the most outspoken Republican critics of Trump dur...
Friday · 11 min
Brooks and Capehart on Trump's White House shakeup and fallout from the midterms
David Brooks of The Atlantic and Jonathan Capehart of MS NOW join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including Trump shaking up his White House leadership, deep divisions in the Republican Party and how Democrats are preparing to take con...
Friday · 4 min
Remembering Jay Rockefeller's life and legacy of public service
Jay Rockefeller, former West Virginia governor and longtime U.S. senator, has died at age 89. Born into one of America's wealthiest and most prominent families, Rockefeller forged his own path in politics and became a leading voice on healthcare, edu...
Thursday · 7 min
A look at the midterm races that remain undecided
As Democrats prepare to take control of Congress and Republicans grapple with stunning losses, every remaining race matters. Some races are still too close to call, including Senate battles in both Alaska and Mississippi. Congressional correspondent ...
Thursday · 6 min
News Wrap: Head of Justice Department's civil rights division resigns
In our news wrap Thursday, Harmeet Dhillon is stepping down as head of the Justice Department's civil rights division, Melania Trump hosted Russian and Ukrainian officials to mark a localized ceasefire and European authorities are investigating a ser...
Thursday · 6 min
After midterms, world leaders await Trump's next move in Iran
Tuesday's election results were not just closely watched in the U.S. American elections, in many ways, have become global events and the Democratic wave led to an extraordinary outpouring. Nick Schifrin gauges that reaction.
Thursday · 4 min
Newsom plans to commute all of California's death sentences
California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the state's entire death row population to life in prison without parole. The decision could grant clemency to 548 people. Newsom had previously put a moratorium on executions in the state in 2019, but left hundr...
Thursday · 7 min
Rep. Garcia says voters gave Democrats a mandate to pursue accountability
With Democrats set to take control of the House, they are making plans to use their majority not only to advance legislation but also to ramp up congressional oversight. California Rep. Robert Garcia is expected to become the new chairman of the Hous...
Thursday · 6 min
Refugee influx and foreign aid cuts strain South Sudan's health care system
There are few places where the consequences of the Trump administration's cuts to global aid programs are more apparent than South Sudan. With a raging civil war in Sudan to its north, South Sudan is contending not just with its own underserved peopl...
Thursday · 9 min
State lawmakers seek greater control over what universities can teach
Democrats in Texas will head to Austin with power they haven't had in decades. One of the many questions is whether they will try to reverse changes made at universities in recent years by Republicans. Texas is not alone. More than half of all colleg...
Thursday · 3 min
On 'Settle In,' D.L. Hughley recounts his confrontation with Bill Cosby
D.L. Hughley is one of comedy's most enduring stars. His new memoir, "Charlie's Boy," offers a candid look at fatherhood, family trauma, and the path he took from South Central LA to some of the biggest stages on the planet. Geoff Bennett spoke with ...
Wednesday · 6 min
Midterm voters rebuke Trump, handing Democrats both chambers of Congress
Voters delivered a sweeping rebuke of President Trump and his party in the midterms, handing Democrats major victories and dramatically reshaping the balance of power in Washington. Trump now enters a lame duck phase of his second term, promising bot...
Wednesday · 6 min
News Wrap: Officials in Iran welcome midterm results as vote against war
In our news wrap Wednesday, top officials in Iran welcomed the results of the U.S. midterm elections, Israeli President Isaac Herzog says he's accepted the results of last week's election and will consult with party leaders on forming a new governmen...
Wednesday · 4 min
Breaking down the Democrats' big majorities after the blue wave
The results of the midterms have set up a two-year power struggle between Trump's White House and the incoming Democratic Congress. Lisa Desjardins takes a look at the races and the potential size of the incoming Democratic majority.
Wednesday · 4 min
The issues that drove voters' decisions in the midterms
For a deeper dive into the election data and why people voted the way they did, Geoff Bennett and Amna Nawaz spoke with Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report.

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