Episodes

  • Gaetz ends attorney general bid amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations

    Gaetz ends attorney general bid amid scrutiny over sex trafficking allegations
    Nov 21 2024
    Former Florida Congressman Matt Gaetz has withdrawn from the running as Donald Trump's pick for attorney general. Sexual misconduct allegations against Gaetz fueled intense scrutiny, threatening his chances of being confirmed. Laura Barrón-López reports. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • 'Whose side are you on?' Sen. Brown says Democrats must focus on working class to win

    'Whose side are you on?' Sen. Brown says Democrats must focus on working class to win
    Nov 21 2024
    With Republicans winning the White House and both chambers of Congress, there's been much discussion within the Democratic Party about what went wrong and what it should do to win back voters. Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio is one of the incumbents who came up short this year and has argued the party needs to do more to champion the issues of the working class. He joined Amna Nawaz to discuss more. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    10 mins
  • How Trump's team is defying the norms of presidential transfers of power

    How Trump's team is defying the norms of presidential transfers of power
    Nov 21 2024
    As President-elect Trump prepares for a return to the White House, the aides and allies running his transition team have avoided many of the rules guiding the process. So far, the transition has not collaborated with the General Services Administration, the government agency tasked with handing power from one administration to the next. Laura Barrón-López discussed more with Max Stier. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • Gaetz meets with senators as House Ethics Committee fails to agree on release of findings

    Gaetz meets with senators as House Ethics Committee fails to agree on release of findings
    Nov 20 2024
    President elect-Trump's controversial pick for attorney general, former Congressman Matt Gaetz, met with Republican senators on Capitol Hill Wednesday. The meetings come amid mounting pressure on the House Ethics Committee to release a report looking into several allegations against Gaetz, including sexual misconduct. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Claudia Grisales of NPR. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    5 mins
  • Ethics committee member DeSaulnier says Senate needs to see information from Gaetz probe

    Ethics committee member DeSaulnier says Senate needs to see information from Gaetz probe
    Nov 20 2024
    The House Ethics Committee largely operates in secret. Democrats and Republicans are equally represented on the panel regardless of which party is in power. They conduct investigations behind closed doors and generally avoid sharing details outside of finalized reports. The probe of former Rep. Gaetz is straining those norms. Amna Nawaz discussed more with committee member Rep. Mark DeSaulnier. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • What Linda McMahon is likely to prioritize as education secretary under Trump

    What Linda McMahon is likely to prioritize as education secretary under Trump
    Nov 20 2024
    President-elect Trump's pick of Linda McMahon as Secretary of Education is already raising alarm bells among critics who feel the role should go to someone with more experience in education. But it has also been met with praise by supporters of parental rights and school choice. Geoff Bennett discussed more with Jon Valant of the Brown Center on Education Policy at the Brookings Institution. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    7 mins
  • A look at Dr. Oz's health care record as he's nominated to key post by Trump

    A look at Dr. Oz's health care record as he's nominated to key post by Trump
    Nov 19 2024
    President-elect Trump has named two more people to his administration: investment banker Howard Lutnick as commerce secretary and Dr. Mehmet Oz to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The noted TV personality and heart surgeon will oversee programs that provide health care coverage to about half of all Americans. Amna Nawaz discussed more with Lev Fasher of STAT News. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    6 mins
  • Federal workers brace for Trump's plan to potentially replace them with loyalists

    Federal workers brace for Trump's plan to potentially replace them with loyalists
    Nov 19 2024
    President-elect Trump has vowed to make wide-scale changes to the federal workforce by cutting jobs, replacing career civil servants with federal appointees and relocating government offices. We hear from federal government employees across the U.S. and Laura Barrón-López reports on this key part of Trump's policy proposals. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders
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    10 mins