Nov 05 Courtesy votes offer evidence justices are working together By Mark Sherman, Associated Press In several cases, a Supreme Court justice switched sides to provide a needed fifth vote to preserve the status quo. Continue reading
Nov 05 Undocumented immigrants see this election as crucial By Deepti Hajela, Associated Press Only full citizens can vote; legal immigrants who are green card holders also are not allowed to cast a ballot. Continue reading
Nov 04 Watch 53:48 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 4, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump campaigns in New Hampshire, while Hillary Clinton tackles Pennsylvania and Michigan. Also, unemployment drops below 5 percent, guilty verdicts in the “Bridgegate” scandal, forecasting the election, analyzing fear of voter fraud, gaps in American… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: Unemployment rate drops below 5 percent By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added a net 161,000 jobs in October, dipping the unemployment rate a tenth of a percent to 4.9. Also, there are guilty verdicts in New Jersey Governor Chris… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 8:20 What's behind fears of voter fraud? By PBS News Hour In 2012, Mitt Romney received zero votes in inner-city Philadelphia. Some Republicans believed such an extreme result indicated fraudulent voting behavior, and this election season, Donald Trump and his supporters have revived that hypothesis. William Brangham speaks with officials in… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 8:41 Gaping, painful holes remain in U.S. health care despite coverage gains By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News Dire dental problems and other health issues keep the nonprofit Remote Area Medical busy running free clinics, particularly in states that didn't expand Medicaid. Even after Obamacare, large coverage gaps still exist in the nation's health care system. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Nov 04 Watch 11:37 Shields and Brooks on rancor in the electorate and the future of the Supreme Court By PBS News Hour In their final Friday political analysis before the election, syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss Hillary Clinton’s shrinking lead, the rough language that has pervaded the campaign, the outlook for… Continue watching
Nov 04 Cubs' Hall of Fame pitcher Fergie Jenkins never feared the billy goat By Murrey Jacobson Some of the sweeter (and maybe bittersweet) moments this postseason are the ways the Cubs have recognized their former great players who never got a chance to play in a World Series. Fergie Jenkins is one of those guys… Continue reading
Nov 04 FBI, NYPD assessing possible threat of al-Qaida attack on election eve By Jake Pearson, Associated Press Officials say Friday that counterterrorism investigators are reviewing the information that mentioned New York, Texas and Virginia as potential targets. Continue reading
Nov 04 Rolling Stone's discredited U.Va. rape exposé defamed administrator, jury finds By Alison Thoet A federal jury on Friday found that Rolling Stone magazine and one of its journalists had defamed a University of Virginia administrator over a retracted story. The jury decided that article author Sabrina Rubin Erdely had committed libel with actual malice. Continue reading