Politics Sep 27 What Clinton and Trump are saying after the most-watched debate ever The day after their first debate, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton returned to the campaign trail to continue the fight. Clinton recounted moments of the debate during a stop in North Carolina, while Trump called in to Fox News to…
Politics Sep 27 News Wrap: Senate hits standstill on government funding bill In our news wrap Tuesday, facing a Friday deadline, the Senate failed to advance a federal spending bill to keep the government in operation. And, the Syrian government’s offensive to take back Aleppo has shifted into high gear.
Politics Sep 27 The facts behind debate talking points like stop-and-frisk and trade deals Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debated for 94 minutes in their first public face-off Monday night. During that time, the candidates rattled off accusations, numbers and “he said, she said” quotes. But what was true, what wasn’t and what needed…
Politics Sep 27 Think you know Clinton and Trump? New documentary gets inside the candidates’ past lives “The Choice 2016,” a Frontline documentary, takes an up-close and detailed look at the lives of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Starting their stories when they were children, producer and director Michael Kirk lays everything out on the table. Judy…
Politics Sep 27 Strategists weigh in on first-debate takeaways To get some post-debate reactions, Judy Woodruff speaks with a political strategists from both sides of the aisle. She talks to chief strategist for the Republican National Committee Sean Spicer and former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe for how the…
Education Sep 27 Boston brings the music back by boosting arts education At a time when schools across the country are cutting arts education, this city is aiming to make it universal. Myran Parker-Brass, a classically trained mezzo-soprano who sang for the Boston Symphony, is working to provide weekly arts education to…
Arts Sep 26 The musical rumble that makes listeners love ‘West Side Story’ On this day nearly six decades ago, “West Side Story” premiered on Broadway. And the music of the Sharks and the Jets, and star-crossed lovers Tony and Maria is as vibrant as it was in 1957. Jeffrey Brown sits down…
World Sep 26 South Sudan’s violent summer, alleged corruption according to the nation’s vice president A recent investigation into corruption among South Sudan’s top leaders alleged that the country’s president, former vice president and military generals have been involved in insider deals. The country’s new vice president, Taban Deng Gai, speaks with Hari Sreenivasan about…