Politics Jul 27 Barack Obama gives Hillary Clinton presidential seal of approval On Day 3 of the DNC, President Barack Obama urges the nation to make Hillary Clinton his successor. Vice President Joe Biden and veep pick Tim Kaine also take the stage. Meanwhile, GOP nominee Donald Trump denied Russia hacked into…
Nation Jul 27 News Wrap: John Hinckley, who tried to kill Ronald Reagan, goes free A federal judge has found Ronald Reagan’s would-be assassin no longer a threat to society and ordered his release from a mental hospital. John Hinckley Jr., who shot Reagan outside the Washington Hilton on March 30, 1981, will live with…
Politics Jul 27 ‘Full Frontal’ host Samantha Bee stops by the NewsHour Samantha Bee, the host of “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” on TBS says it’s been harder for her comedy writing team to mine the Democratic convention for material than it was the Republicans. “What better gift” than the “offensive” Donald…
Politics Jul 27 Castro brothers on how Donald Trump has motivated U.S. Latinos Two of the nation’s leading Latino politicians weigh in on the state of the Clinton-Kaine campaign. Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Tex., and his twin brother, Julián Castro, who was a potential Hillary Clinton veep pick, predict Donald Trump’s rhetoric on Mexicans…
Politics Jul 27 What Hillary Clinton has to do to beat Donald Trump New York Times columnist David Brooks, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report weigh in on how politics in America have changed, as has the rules for both parties. “Hitting the normal Democratic buttons may…