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WATCH LIVE: Rep. Fischbach, challenger Osberg face off in Minnesota U.S. House debate
Republican Rep. Michelle Fischbach will face Democratic challenger and small business owner Erik Osberg on the debate stage Thursday. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from Prairie Public in the video player above. Fischbach is seeking her fourth term in the U.S. House. The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter rates the race as a Solid R. Fischbach's district – Minnesota's 7th Congressional District – is the most conservative in the state.
WATCH LIVE: Collins, Jackson face off in Maine U.S. Senate debate
Politics Oct 15, 2026 4:45 PM EDT Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Democratic challenger Troy Jackson will meet on the debate stage Thursday in one of the nation's most closely watched races during this midterm election cycle. The debate begins at 7 p.m. EDT. Watch live from Maine Public in the video player above. Collins, who first won election to the Senate in 1996, is seeking her sixth term. In a previous debate with Jackson, she touted her independence from President Donald Trump.
WATCH: Nebraska voters hear from Harding, Powell in midterm House debate
Voters in Nebraska will hear from the two major party candidates seeking to replace retiring Rep. Don Bacon during a debate Wednesday. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from Nebraska Public Media in the video player above. Bacon, a Republican and critic of President Donald Trump during his second administration, is leaving Congress after five terms in the House.
WATCH LIVE: Candidates in race to replace Iowa Rep. Feenstra meet for debate
Republican candidate Chris McGowan and Democratic candidate Dave Dawson will meet face-to-face for a debate Wednesday as they seek the U.S. House seat in Iowa's 4th Congressional District. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from Iowa PBS in the video player above. The two candidates are running to replace outgoing Republican Rep. Randy Feenstra. The Trump-backed, three-term congressman ran for governor to replace incumbent Kim Reynolds, who declined to seek reelection.
WATCH LIVE: Georgia's Ossoff and Collins face off in Senate debate
Politics Oct 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT Sen. Jon Ossoff is scheduled to face Republican Rep. Mike Collins Tuesday in a debate for Georgia's key U.S. Senate race. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from Georgia Public Broadcasting and the Atlanta Press Club in the video player above.
WATCH LIVE: Utah voters hear from Moore, Crosby in midterm House debate
Updated on Oct 13, 2026 5:05 PM EDT — Published on Oct 13, 2026 5:00 PM EDT Newly drawn congressional districts in Utah mean that when incumbent Republican Rep. Blake Moore meets Democratic challenger Peter Crosby for a debate Tuesday, he'll be speaking to a new amalgam of voters. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from the Utah Debate Commission and PBS Utah in the video player above.
WATCH LIVE: U.S. House candidates James, Mitchell debate in Iowa in race to replace Hinson
Two candidates looking to replace Iowa's Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson will answer questions during a televised debate Thursday. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from Iowa PBS in the video player above. Democratic state Rep. Lindsay James and former state Rep. Joe Mitchell, the Republican candidate, are facing off in a contest to represent Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, an area in the northeastern part of the state that includes Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Mason City.
WATCH LIVE: U.S. House candidates set to debate in North Dakota, without incumbent Fedorchak
Politics Oct 8, 2026 5:08 PM EDT Even though she's running for reelection, North Dakota incumbent Rep. Julie Fedorchak is not expected to appear for a debate Thursday between candidates vying for the state's sole U.S. House seat. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from Prairie Public in the video player above. Instead, viewers will see the Republican's rivals, Democrat Trygve Hammer and independent candidates Helene Neville and Charles Tuttle, on the debate stage.
WATCH LIVE: Utah's U.S. House candidates Kennedy, Larsen meet for debate
Republican Rep. Mike Kennedy will face off in a debate Thursday against Democratic candidate Jonny Larsen as voters in west-central Utah consider whom to send to the U.S. House. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from the Utah Debate Commission and PBS Utah in the video player above. Voters first elected Kennedy, a physician, to Congress two years ago. Larsen is a Marine veteran.
WATCH LIVE: U.S. Senate candidates Hinson, Turek debate in Iowa
Two candidates looking to replace outgoing Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst will face off on the debate stage Wednesday. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from Iowa PBS in the video player above. In one of the most competitive Senate races this year, Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson, who was elected to the U.S. House in 2020, is looking to win out over Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek. The Cook Political Report rates the race as a Toss Up. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy.
WATCH: Gov. Wes Moore, GOP challenger Dan Cox face off in Maryland governor's debate
Gov. Wes Moore, a possible 2028 Democratic presidential candidate, is set to face a familiar GOP opponent, former state Del. Dan Cox, in a debate Tuesday, as he bids for a second term as Maryland's chief executive. The broadcast begins at 7 p.m. EDT. Watch the live-to-tape debate, produced by Maryland Public Television, in the video player above. The debate is the only one scheduled between Moore and Cox, who ran against each other in the 2022 gubernatorial election as well.
WATCH: Gov. Wes Moore, GOP challenger Dan Cox face off in Maryland governor’s debate
2:11 3 hours ago Man arrested in fatal Severna Park hit-and-run WBAL • 3h Charging documents also explain that parts of the suspect's SUV were left at the scene, which helped investigators trace the vehicle to its owner.
WATCH LIVE: Utah's U.S. House candidates Maloy, Udell meet for midterm debate
Utah's Republican Rep. Celeste Maloy will face off in a debate Friday against Democratic candidate Kent Udell as voters consider whom to send to the U.S. House. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from the Utah Debate Commission and PBS Utah in the video player above. Maloy, who has represented Utah's 2nd Congressional District since 2023, is now running in the 3rd Congressional District after mid-decade redistricting. Maloy defeated former state Rep.
WATCH LIVE: Utah voters hear from House candidates McAdams, Owen in midterm debate
A former U.S. congressman and a former Trump White House staffer will square off on a Utah debate stage Tuesday as voters in the state's newly drawn First Congressional District consider who to send to the U.S. House. The debate begins at 8 p.m. EDT. Watch live from the Utah Debate Commission and PBS Utah in the video player above. Democrat Ben McAdams and Republican Riley Owen will face each other in an event at Salt Lake Community College, hosted by the Utah Debate Commission.
WATCH: Trump leads RNC in pledge to 'cheat like hell' in November elections
After President Donald Trump told attendees at the Republican midterm convention Thursday night that "we want honesty in our elections," he led them in a pledge to "cheat like hell" and "go out and vote" in the midterm elections. Watch the clip in the video player above. In the past, the president has called for "long-term prison sentences" for election "cheaters" and made unfounded claims about widespread voter fraud.
WATCH: Trump leads RNC in pledge to 'cheat like hell' in November elections
World News 8 hours ago Trump Loses the Other Strait The Atlantic - By Robert F. Worth • 8h The Houthi advance is bad news for the U.S., and even worse news for Saudi Arabia. As recently as last week, the Iran war appeared to be turning slightly in America’s favor.
WATCH: Trump calls Supreme Court ruling on mail ballots 'great' for Republican Party
President Donald Trump called the Supreme Court's emergency order on mail-in voting "a great ruling for the Republican Party" on Thursday. Watch in the video player above. The court's ruling earlier this week allows the Trump administration to proceed with an executive order that directs the U.S. Postal Service to determine which voters should receive mail-in ballots. The executive order also directs the Department of Homeland Security to build a database of U.S. citizens who are eligible voters.
WATCH: Under proposed rule, USPS won't deliver mail ballots to states that don't provide voter rolls, postmaster general says
Politics Jun 24, 2026 7:15 PM EDT Postmaster General David Steiner told a Senate committee Wednesday that, if a proposed rule is adopted, the U.S. Postal Service would withhold mail ballots from states that do not hand over to the federal government lists of people who have requested absentee or mail ballots. Watch Steiner's remarks in the video player above. Sen.
TIMELAPSE: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool refills with water after Trump paint job
The Reflecting Pool in front of the Lincoln Memorial is once again filled with water following President Donald Trump's renovations. Watch a timelapse of the Reflecting Pool refilling with water in our video player above.
TIMELAPSE: Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool refills with water after Trump paint job
travel news Now 7 New Reasons to Visit the National Mall This Summer AFAR Media - Madeline Weinfield • 41m From the long-awaited opening of the Lincoln Memorial Undercroft to new Smithsonian exhibitions, immersive history trails, and upgraded dining … New England 1 hour ago 9 Offbeat New England Towns To Visit worldatlas.com - Alisa Mala • 1h New England's best small towns wear their quirks out loud. Salem turns all of October into one long Halloween. In Peterborough, the country's first …
Read Tulsi Gabbard's full resignation letter as director of national intelligence Original
Politics May 22, 2026 2:42 PM EDT Tulsi Gabbard announced Friday that she is stepping down as director of national intelligence. READ MORE: Tulsi Gabbard resigns as Trump's national intelligence director In a letter to President Donald Trump that she posted on social media, Gabbard wrote that she is resigning, effective June 30, to be with her husband after he was diagnosed "with an extremely rare form of bone cancer." Read the full letter by clicking on the document below.
WATCH: Pope Leo XIV calls Trump's Iran threat 'truly unacceptable'
World Apr 7, 2026 5:50 PM EDT Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's threat to Iran that he would wipe out an entire civilization was "truly unacceptable." Watch the pope's comments in the video player above. "There are certainly issues of international law here, but even more so a moral issue for the good of the whole, entire population," the pope said in Italian to reporters outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Italy.
WATCH: Pope Leo XIV calls Trump's Iran threat 'truly unacceptable'
4 hours ago Iranian officials on Tuesday urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not meet his latest deadline for the Islamic Republic to agree to a deal that includes reopening the crucial Strait of Hormuz.
PHOTOS: Boundary-breaking Artemis II captures view of Earthset from moon's far side
Science Apr 7, 2026 12:48 PM EDT Humanity's farthest-traveling explorers captured historic images of Earth from the far side of the moon Monday evening. PHOTOS: Artemis II astronauts capture Earth's brilliant beauty Just before the Artemis II astronauts entered a planned 40-minute communications blackout as they flew behind the moon, they snapped images of "Earthset," the setting of Earth behind the lunar surface.
PHOTOS: Boundary-breaking Artemis II captures view of Earthset from moon's far side
6 hours ago NASA on Tuesday released a historic image of Earth dipping below the lunar horizon, a so-called "Earthset", more than 57 years after an iconic "Earthrise" image was captured by an Apollo 8 astronaut during the first human flyby of the Moon. Members of the Artemis II crew captured the image on …
WATCH: 'Why didn't you tell me about Pearl Harbor?' Trump says when Japanese reporter asks why allies didn't know about Iran plan
World Mar 19, 2026 5:40 PM EDT President Donald Trump referenced the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor during an Oval Office meeting with Japan's prime minister on Thursday. Watch the clip in the video player above. A reporter asked Trump why he did not inform U.S. allies in Europe and Asia, like Japan, before attacking Iran in late February. "We didn't tell anybody about it because we wanted surprise.
WATCH: Trump 'absolutely ashamed' of 'certain' Supreme Court justices after tariff decision
Politics Feb 20, 2026 3:37 PM EST President Donald Trump slammed the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday for striking down global tariffs he imposed using the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Watch the clip in the video player above. "I'm ashamed of certain members of the court, absolutely ashamed, for not having the courage to do what's right for our country," the president said during a White House news conference.
WATCH: Trump calls PBS and NPR 'a waste of money' at funding bill signing
Politics Feb 3, 2026 6:44 PM EST President Donald Trump said Tuesday that PBS and NPR are "a waste of money," having convinced the Republican-led Congress to gut funding for U.S. public media last year. Watch the clip in the video player above. The president made the comment moments before signing legislation passed earlier in the day by the House of Representatives to fund most of the government through the end of September and end the partial government shutdown.
WATCH: Johnson dodges question on ICE and civil liberties
Politics Feb 3, 2026 4:02 PM EST Do federal law enforcement agencies that have been deployed to American cities as part of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown need to make changes to protect civil liberties? Watch the clip in the video player above. PBS News' Lisa Desjardins posed that question to House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol Tuesday morning.
WATCH LIVE: Utah Gov. Spencer Cox delivers 2026 State of the State address
Politics Jan 21, 2026 4:45 PM EST Utah Gov. Spencer Cox will deliver the 2026 State of the State address to lawmakers and the people of Utah before a joint session of the state legislature in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Jan. 22. Watch coverage Thursday of Cox's speech, courtesy of PBS Utah, in the player above beginning at 8:30 p.m. EST. PBS Utah is also providing a Spanish language live stream. Cox, a Republican, was first elected in 2020.
WATCH: Machado tells reporters why she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado told reporters Thursday that she presented her medal for the Nobel Peace Prize to U.S. President Donald Trump during her meeting with him at the White House earlier in the day. Watch Machado's remarks in the video player above.
WATCH: Machado tells reporters why she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump
6 hours ago Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado says that she presented her Nobel Peace Prize medal to President Donald Trump at a private White House meeting on Thursday. "I think today is a historic day for us Venezuelans," she said after meeting Trump, the first time the two have met in-person. …
WATCH: Leavitt doubts whether Gov. Walz's offer to speak with Trump is 'genuine'
Politics Jan 15, 2026 3:14 PM EST White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Thursday that she's "not sure" if Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz's calls to speak with President Donald Trump directly over the unrest in Minnesota are "a genuine offer." Watch Leavitt's remarks in the video player above.
WATCH: Trump won't say what he is 'willing to do' to take control of Greenland
Politics Jan 14, 2026 6:57 PM EST President Donald Trump told PBS News White House correspondent Liz Landers on Wednesday that he won't say what he is "willing to do" to take control of Greenland, including leaving the NATO alliance. Watch Trump's remarks in the video player above. "I'm not going to give up options, but it's very important. Greenland is very important for the national security, including of Denmark," Trump said during an event in the Oval Office.
WATCH: Trump says Republicans need to win midterms or 'I'll get impeached'
Politics Jan 6, 2026 12:58 PM EST President Donald Trump suggested to House Republicans on Tuesday that their party needs to maintain control of Congress during this year's midterm elections or Democrats will "find a reason to impeach me." Watch the clip in the video player above.
WATCH: Trump says Republicans need to win midterms or 'I'll get impeached'
6 hours ago This is the moment a preschool teacher was arrested on camera after criticizing Trump for recent attacks against Venezuela. On Jan 5th, Jessica Plichta, 22, attended a march in Grand Rapids, Michigan, protesting Trump's capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. After an interview with WZZM 13, Plichta was approached by two police officers who stated that she allegedly failed to obey a lawful order of a police officer.
WATCH LIVE: Ask us anything about fighting science misinformation during a special Reddit AMA
Science Dec 8, 2025 5:14 PM EST Scientists, academics, digital creators and influencers all face a critical challenge: How can science and fact-based information break through rampant misinformation, disinformation, media silos and polarization?
WATCH: ‘I was called a traitor’ by Trump but Epstein survivors are patriots, Greene says
Politics Nov 18, 2025 12:54 PM EST Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., hailed the courage of Jeffrey Epstein’s sexual abuse survivors and pushed back on President Donald Trump’s personal attacks for her advocacy of the release of more Justice Department files. Watch the clip in the video player above. “These women have fought the most horrific fight that no woman should have to fight, and they did it by banding together and never giving up,” Greene said Tuesday.
WATCH: ‘I don’t see the path for’ Trump 2028 presidential bid, Johnson says
Politics Oct 28, 2025 12:58 PM EDT House Speaker Mike Johnson batted down the possibility of President Donald Trump seeking a third term for the White House on Tuesday, noting the constitutional restrictions in place on presidential term limits. While the 22nd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution bars someone from being elected president more than twice, Trump and his former White House adviser Steve Bannon have floated the idea in recent weeks that he might seek a third term.
WATCH: ‘I don’t see the path for’ Trump 2028 presidential bid, Johnson says
BELLEAIR, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump’s granddaughter will be taking a detour on her way to playing college golf at the University of Miami — Kai Trump will make her LPGA Tour debut next month. Kai Trump received a sponsor exemption Tuesday to play in The Annika at Pelican Golf Club on Nov. …
The East Wing of the White House has been demolished. Here’s a look at its history
The East Wing of the White House, the traditional headquarters for the first lady and her staff as well as the public entrance to the “people’s house,” was largely torn down this week to make way for President Donald Trump’s new $300 million ballroom. Trump has touted the planned 90,000-square-foot space as an attempt to modernize the East Wing. Trump officials say the construction process is following legal and historical precedent.
The East Wing of the White House has been demolished. Here’s a look at its history
Author Michael Wolff has filed a lawsuit claiming US First Lady Melania Trump threatened to sue him for over $1 billion if he didn’t retract statements linking her to Jeffrey Epstein. The lawsuit, which was filed in the Manhattan Supreme Court, is seeking unspecified damages.
WATCH: ‘Do the honorable thing and resign,’ Hegseth tells military leaders who dislike new approach
World Updated on Sep 30, 2025 2:44 PM EDT — Published on Sep 30, 2025 12:42 PM EDT Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth addressed hundreds of U.S. military officials, who were quickly summoned from their posts around the globe, on Tuesday to announce several directives aimed at removing what he calls “woke garbage” in the armed forces. Watch the clip in our video player above.
7 Key Moments From Trump’s U.N. Speech
7 Key Moments From Trump’s U.N. Speech Published September 24, 2025 Since returning to the Oval Office, Trump has scaled back U.S. support of the U.N. This includes withdrawing the U.S. from the U.N. Human Rights Council again and pulling funding for some of the body’s key programs, such as the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), an agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees.
7 key moments from Trump’s U.N. speech
For more politics coverage and analysis, sign up for Here’s the Deal, our weekly politics newsletter, here. When President Donald Trump returned to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, his speech underscored a familiar opposition to the mission of the United Nations. During his first term, he dismissed the United Nations as “just a club” for countries’ representatives to have a good time. Years on, he doesn’t seem to be any bigger of a fan of the global body.
WATCH: Trump opens U.N. General Assembly speech with apparent teleprompter malfunction
President Donald Trump said he was delivering his speech to the United Nations General Assembly without the use of a working teleprompter. Watch the clip in the video player above. Trump stepped to the podium in New York Tuesday morning, thanked the crowd inside the hall and then opened his binder once he realized the teleprompter was down.
WATCH: ‘The abuse was real,’ Epstein survivor implores Trump, who again calls case a ‘hoax’
Politics Sep 3, 2025 7:16 PM EDT Survivors of Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse gathered on Capitol Hill Wednesday to call for the release of all files related to the government’s investigation into the convicted child sex offender, who died in 2019 while awaiting trial on sex trafficking charges. Watch clips of Epstein survivor Haley Robson and President Donald Trump in our video player above.
An inside look at how PBS host Henry Louis Gates Jr. met Pope Leo Original
Fans of PBS’ “Finding Your Roots” will recognize the setup: a massive family tree spread out on a table, with Henry Louis Gates Jr. ready to explore the branches of someone’s lineage they never knew they had. But this was a holy different experience. This was the pope. Gates met with Pope Leo XIV in July at the Vatican after the Harvard professor and PBS host published insights into his ancestry in The New York Times Magazine.
WATCH: Trump says he and Putin ‘made some headway’ toward Ukraine war deal
World Aug 15, 2025 8:29 PM EDT President Donald Trump said Friday that he and Russian President Vladimir Putin “made some headway” on Ukraine during their summit in Alaska. Watch Trump’s remarks in the video player above.
WATCH: Putin says Russia and the U.S. need to ‘turn the page’
World Aug 15, 2025 8:20 PM EDT Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that “it’s very important” for Russia and the United States “turn the page to go back to cooperation,” as pressure grows to end the ongoing war in Ukraine. Watch Putin’s remarks in the video player above.
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