March 11, 2021 – After Congress passed his $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill, President Biden addresses the nation to mark one year since the beginning of the pandemic.
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Senate committee considers nomination of Deb Haaland for interior secretary – live video
February 23, 2021 – Senate committee considers nomination of Deb Haaland for Interior Secretary.
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Senate committees hold hearing on Capitol attack – live video
February 23, 2021 – Senate committees hold hearing on Capitol attack.
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AG nominee Merrick Garland testifies during Senate confirmation hearing – video
February 22, 2021 – AG nominee Merrick Garland testifies during Senate confirmation hearing.
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Biden speaks on COVID-19 economic relief (VIDEO)
January 21, 2021 Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6
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WATCH LIVE: President Joe Biden’s virtual Inauguration Day parade
President Joe Biden’s virtual Inauguration Day parade.
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WATCH LIVE: Congress holds joint session to count Electoral College vote
January 6, 2021 – On Wednesday, the nation will tune in to a dramatic and historic, if mostly symbolic, joint session of Congress. Usually there would be relatively little fanfare over the counting of Electoral College votes by Congress — a necessary step in the presidential election process. But as the electoral votes from each […]
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WATCH: Sen. Kamala Harris questions Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett
October 13, 2020 – Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., questioned Judge Amy Coney Barrett on the second day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing. Harris laid out the stakes surrounding the survival of the Affordable Care Act in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, and reproductive women’s rights under Roe v. Wade. Stream […]
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US: Sen. Whitehouse presentation on conservative special interest groups use of ‘dark money’ to influence SCOTUS nomination (video)
October 13, 2020 – Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., did not pose any questions to Judge Amy Coney Barrett. Using poster board displays, Whitehouse argued that Barrett’s nomination reflects a pattern by conservative special interest groups of using “dark money” to influence who sits on the court. It’s the second day of the Senate Judiciary Committee’s […]
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“Mondays with Michelle Obama,” Story-Times with Penguin Random House and PBS KIDS Streaming on YouTube and Facebook
New York, NY, April 17, 2020 – Penguin Young Readers, Random House Children’s Books, and PBS KIDS today announced a special collaboration with former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama, in support of the recently announced “Read Together, Be Together” Penguin Random House literacy initiative and PBS KIDS’ “Read-Along” effort on Facebook and […]
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WATCH LIVE: Trump's impeachment trial in the Senate | January 21
January 21, 2020 – The Senate reconvenes today for the Republican-led trial of President Donald Trump, who last year became the third president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Seven Democrats have been named as managers to prosecute the House’s case, including Intelligence Committee chairman Rep. Adam Schiff of California and […]
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WATCH LIVE: The PBS NewsHour/POLITICO Democratic Debate
December 19, 2019 – The PBS NewsHour and POLITICO are hosting the sixth Democratic debate on Thursday, Dec. 19, 2019, from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles. The debate will feature Andrew Yang, former Vice President Joe Biden, Mayor Pete Buttigieg, Sen. Amy Klobuchar, Sen. Bernie Sanders, Tom Steyer and Sen. Elizabeth Warren.
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House Democrats Announce Articles of Impeachment (VIDEO)
Dec. 10, 2019 – House Democrats unveiled articles of impeachment against president Trump on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
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Read Ambassador William Taylor’s opening statement to House committees
Oct. 23, 2019 – A top U.S. diplomat told lawmakers on Tuesday that he believed the Trump administration had withheld military aid to Ukraine in exchange for an investigation into political rivals. William Taylor, the U.S. chargé d’affaires to Ukraine, emerged as a key witness in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump after a […]
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WATCH: Greta Thunberg’s full speech to world leaders at UN Climate Action Summit
Sept. 23, 2019 – Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg chastised world leaders Monday, Sep. 23, for failing younger generations by not taking sufficient steps to stop climate change. “You have stolen my childhood and my dreams with your empty words,” Thunberg said at the United Nations Climate Action Summit in New York. “You’re failing us, […]
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Watch Hillary Clinton’s full speech at the 2016 Democratic National Convention
July 28, 2016 – Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton closed out the final night of the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.