Politics Oct 03 WATCH: The 2016 vice presidential debate The buzz around Mike Pence and Tim Kaine’s vice-presidential debate on Tuesday pales in comparison to the anticipation surrounding the first presidential debate last week. But that doesn’t mean the Pence-Kaine showdown isn’t important.
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Politics Sep 27 Six takeaways from the first presidential debate Nineteen months of campaigning and years of presidential ambitions from both candidates just compressed themselves into a 94-minute battle of words. But as fact-checkers’ fingers uncurl, what are the longer-term takeaways from the historic debate between Donald Trump and Hillary…
Politics Sep 26 What to watch for in tonight’s debate There are few real make-or-break moments in presidential elections. Tonight’s opening-round debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump could very well become one. But then again, maybe not. Polls show that roughly 90 percent of voters have already made up…
Politics Sep 25 Watch: The first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump While you're gearing up to watch the debate, thumb through PBS Newshour's coverage of the issues, the candidates and the state of the race.
Education Sep 20 Where the candidates stand on education Kids are back at their desks. Parents are back checking homework. But the education system has never really left voters’ minds as a top campaign issue. As part of our determined effort to keep focused on the candidates’ pledges, beliefs…
Politics Sep 20 Chart: Where do the presidential candidates stand on education? Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton approach the issue from opposite angles.
Nation Sep 06 Where the candidates stand on climate change We posed a question to Twitter today: On what issue do Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump differ the most? The answer from the Twitterverse? Immigration. An understandable choice. But in the past week it has become clear that both Clinton…
Politics Sep 02 10 things we learned about Clinton’s emails from the new FBI documents To the tens of thousands of pages of emails and reports, the FBI Friday added another 58 important pages of documents to the dossier on Hillary Clinton’s use of a private server while working as secretary of state.
Politics Sep 01 The 6 new, significant things Donald Trump said on immigration Donald Trump’s immigration speech in Phoenix on Wednesday served up a buffet of red meat for his supporters, with talk of detention, deportation, clamping down on so-called “sanctuary cities” and blocking some nationalities altogether. But what was new? A few,…