Jul 31 Turning back on Trump, Koch network focuses on Senate By Steve Peoples, Associated Press From a luxury hotel on the edge of the Rocky Mountains, some of the nation's most powerful Republican donors are rebelling against Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jul 31 How texting 911 could help people in crisis By Sarah Breitenbach, Stateline So far few states and cities have adopted 911 texting, but that will change over the next several years, as utility companies abandon old copper phone lines for fiber optic cables. Continue reading
Jul 31 After Khan speech, pocket Constitution becomes best-seller By Corinne Segal, Daniel Moritz-Rabson A pocket version of the U.S. Constitution, selling for $1, reached the Top 10 best-selling book list on Amazon Saturday afternoon. Continue reading
Jul 31 Hispanics see shift in Trump's immigration rhetoric By Jill Colvin and Luis Alonso Lugo, Associated Press On immigration, Donald Trump is signaling that he is ready to tone down his fiery rhetoric — at least behind closed doors. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 25:12 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode July 30, 2016 By PBS News Hour On this episode for Saturday, July 30, Trump and Clinton continue to make their case to voters after the conventions, and Florida officials express concerns following revelations that Zika-carrying mosquitoes have reached the United States mainland. Later, see how a… Continue watching
Jul 30 Bipartisan backlash for Trump after questioning Khan family By Lisa Lerer and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Donald Trump sparked bipartisan backlash after the Republican attacked the bereaved parents of a Muslim U.S. Army captain who spoke at the Democratic convention last week. Continue reading
Jul 30 Trump's ideas on Russia alarming allies, many in U.S. By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Donald Trump's flurry of offhand remarks and abrupt zingers on Russia — praising Vladimir Putin, dismissing NATO — have jolted the world, not to mention the U.S. presidential campaign. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 4:04 CDC confirms first local transmission of Zika in Florida By PBS News Hour Health officials have confirmed the first transmissions of the Zika virus by mosquitoes on the U.S. mainland. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said this week that four people have been infected in the Miami area, but no Zika-carrying… Continue watching
Jul 30 GOP voting restrictions struck down in three states By Michael D. Regan North Carolina, Wisconsin and Kansas all saw state laws affecting voters nullified or limited by respective courts. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 4:19 How effective were the DNC and RNC? By PBS News Hour With the end of the DNC and RNC, a new stage in the presidential election is set to begin. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan to recap the conventions and their effects on the campaigns for Hillary… Continue watching