Nov 06 Before his death, Utah mayor serving in Afghanistan urged Americans to vote By Associated Press Maj. Brent Taylor, 39, the mayor of North Ogden, Utah, was shot to death Saturday by an Afghan commando he was training. In his last Facebook post, Taylor urged Americans to exercise their "precious right to vote."… Continue reading
Nov 06 Unprecedented voter turnout expected for 2018 midterm election Tuesday By Claire Galofaro, Martha Irvine, Associated Press More than 30 million Americans already have voted in a midterm election expected to draw unprecedented numbers by the time polls close Tuesday night. Continue reading
Nov 05 Watch 7:15 How the government is guarding against 2018 election threats Officials in every state will be watching Tuesday's voting process intensely in the face of numerous threats and prior attempts to meddle with American elections. What threats are they guarding against, and where are the threats coming from? Nick Schifrin… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 4:39 News Wrap: New wave of U.S. sanctions hit Iran In our news wrap Monday, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani sounded defiant in the face of new sanctions from the U.S., targeting everything from oil exports to shipping to finance. Also, Taliban fighters killed at least 17 Afghan soldiers and police… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 8:32 Investigation finds government contractor violated policy while transporting immigrant children By Aura Bogado When migrant children were separated from their parents this summer, a defense contractor hired by the federal government helped carry out the Trump administration's "zero tolerance" policy by transporting some to facilities. Special correspondent Aura Bogado from The Center for… Continue watching
Nov 05 Watch 6:57 In 'These Truths,' historian Jill Lepore weaves in underappreciated political stories A new, single volume of history sets out to explore the experiment in government that is the United States. Jeffrey Brown sits down with award-winning Harvard historian Jill Lepore, author of “These Truths: A History of the United States,” to… Continue watching
Nov 05 U.S. Olympic committee moves to shut down USA Gymnastics after Nassar sexual abuse scandal By Eddie Pells, Associated Press USOC CEO Sarah Hirshland said that the challenges facing USA Gymnastics are more than it is capable of overcoming. Continue reading
Nov 05 WATCH: PBS NewsHour 2018 Midterm Election coverage PBS NewsHour will present live coverage of the 2018 Midterm Elections on Tuesday, November 6, 2018 starting at 8pm ET on PBS stations nationwide. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 4:12 Here's a national landscape of prominent midterm races By PBS News Hour Early reporting in Indiana may reflect which party will control the Senate. Ten seats in the Northeast could flip the House in favor of Democrats. In Florida, Georgia, and purple rust belt states including Ohio and Iowa, governor races may… Continue watching
Nov 04 Past midterms, some zero in on amending Constitution By Matt Sedensky, Associated Press Some on the right are working to cement change by amending the Constitution and bypassing the usual process. Continue reading