Category Archives: NewsHour

Senator Thom Tillis: Whose Throat Do I Get To Choke If Tariff Approach Fails?

“Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., asked U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer on Tuesday “whose throat do I get to choke” if the Trump administration’s tariff plans are unsuccessful. The comment from the Republican senator came during a Finance Committee hearing where … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: WATCH: Senator Bennet Questions Tulsi Gabbard in Confirmation Hearing

“Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., questioned former Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard on Thursday in her confirmation hearing for director of national intelligence. Gabbard appeared before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence. Gabbard is a veteran of the Army National Guard of … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Judy Woodruff: ‘Conservative Retired Judge Says Donald Trump ‘Corroded & Corrupted American Democracy’

Source:PBS NewsHour– talking to retired Conservative U.S. Federal Judge Michael Luttig. Source:The New Democrat “An influential group of Republican legal voices called for a Jan. 2024 trial date to be set for Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the … Continue reading

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PBS: NewsHour- Paul Solomon- ‘Charles Murray- ‘Why Economic Anxiety is Driving Working Class Voters to Trumpism’

Source:PBS– AEI Scholar Charles Murray, being interviewed by PBS News’s Paul Solomon, about Donald Trump and working class voters. Source:The New Democrat  “Economic anxiety has taken center stage in this year’s election, driving many angry voters to rally behind Donald … Continue reading

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PBS: NewsHour: Lisa Dejardins: What Will Happen in the Next Senate

. Source:The New Democrat  What will happen in the next Congress a united Republican Congress as far as Republicans controlling both the House of Representatives and Senate, will be based on what Speaker John Boehner and Leader Mitch McConnell actually … Continue reading

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PBS NewsHour: Robert MacNeil & Jim Lehrer Introducing the Watergate Hearings

Source:The Daily Times If you are familiar with C-SPAN or the Cable Special Public Affairs Network, well the PBS coverage of the 1973 U.S. Senate Watergate hearings is basically the early days of C-SPAN. Gavel to gavel coverage of a … Continue reading

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PBS MacNeil/Lehrer Report: 1988 Iowa Caucus, Democratic Candidates

Source:The New Democrat  Governor Michael Dukakis looked like the clear Democratic nominee for President as early as the summer of 1987 and was never really seriously challenged for that nomination. Representative Dick Gephardt was supposed to win the Iowa Caucus … Continue reading

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20th Century Video: PBS MacNeil/Lehrer Report Iowa Caucus (1988)

Source:The New Democrat  Without the Bush Campaign literally bashing Bob Dole in South Carolina in 1988 and doing things like accusing Mr. Dole of fathering African-American babies which I guess was considered a sin for Caucasian men to do at … Continue reading

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PBS: MacNeil/Lehrer Report- New York City Bailout: 11/25/1975

  Source:The New Democrat The late 1960s and probably the 1970s as a whole was a very rough period for New York City. Facing high crime rates, high poverty, high unemployment, a lousy economy in general, as well as mismanagement … Continue reading

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Luke Jeffers: The MacNeil/Lehrer Report 11/9/1982

The MacNeil/Lehrer Report I guess as it was called back then, now known as the PBS NewsHour was talking about the influence of political pacs, or political action committees on Congressional elections during the 1982 Congressional mid-term elections in the … Continue reading

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