Politics Jul 28 In most unusual of campaign years, can Clinton surprise us? She’s been on the scene for 25 years, so how can Hillary Clinton be both status quo and an agent of change? Spelling that out is a major challenge as she works to shore up the Obama base and win…
Health Jul 28 What you need to know about South Florida Zika scare The Food and Drug Administration asked two South Florida counties — Miami-Dade and Broward — to immediately halt blood donations as what looks like four cases of locally transmitted, mosquito-borne Zika virus are investigated. Hari Sreenivasan talks with Dr. Anthony…
Politics Jul 28 Clinton's top strategist says she'll draw sharp contrasts with Trump The mission for Hillary Clinton, says the candidate’s chief strategist Joel Benenson, is to draw sharp and clear differences with Donald Trump. Clinton will spell out two visions — an optimistic one in which Americans are “stronger together” or Trump’s,…
Politics Jul 28 How Democrats can win back Trump's working class supporters Richard Trumka, president of the AFL-CIO, says Republican Donald Trump has successfully tapped into the frustrations of white males and the working class but believes that when voters are given info on his positions on wages and other issues, that…
Nation Jul 28 News Wrap: Baton Rouge holds vigil for 3 slain cops In our news wrap Thursday, Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch attend a vigil in Baton Rouge for the three cops fatally shot last month in an ambush. Also, the Syrian government and its Russian allies offered…
Politics Jul 28 Looking back at some DNC Trump trash talk Just as Republicans took aim at Hillary Clinton in Cleveland, Democrats in Philadelphia — and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg — lobbed some of their own zingers at Donald Trump over the past week. The NewsHour takes a…
Politics Jul 28 Collecting the pins, hats and bumper stickers of the 2016 campaign People collect everything and the memorabilia of the 2016 GOP and Democratic campaigns is no different. But one of the biggest, most ardent collectors may surprise you. It’s The Smithsonian Museum Of American History and curators have been on hand…
Episode Jul 28 PBS NewsHour full episode July 28, 2016 Thursday on the NewsHour, Hillary Clinton makes history as she formally accepts the Democratic presidential nomination. Also: a look at the hidden sexism of male voters, Democrats unleash on Donald Trump, an interview with Clinton’s chief strategist, the Zika virus…