Jul 19 Watch 53:42 PBS NewsHour full episode July 19, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the Newshour, it’s Day 2 of the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, where Donald Trump will formally receive his party’s nomination and speakers will take aim at the theme of jobs and the economy. Also: A GOP debate… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 3:58 Why Republicans are struggling in the battle for millennial voters By PBS News Hour Both Republicans and Democrats are vying for the increasingly important demographic of young voters. Lisa Desjardins reports from Cleveland on why the GOP has had a difficult time recruiting millennials. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 8:13 Can Republicans find compromise on immigration reform? By PBS News Hour Immigration is a central tenant of Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda and a topic of major division among Republicans. Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill get two views from Rep. Tom Marino, R-Pa., and Daniel Garza of the LIBRE Initiative. Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 7:55 How Donald Trump rose from real estate scion to TV 'boss' By PBS News Hour Just as Donald Trump was finishing business school, he set his sights on showbiz, investing in a Broadway production. But when that failed, he retreated to the family business of real estate, where he found success (as well as bankruptcy),… Continue watching
Jul 19 Watch 3:58 News Wrap: 'We have your backs,' says Obama in open letter to cops By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, President Obama penned an open letter to law enforcement officers condemning attacks on police. Also, airstrikes aimed at Islamic State forces in northern Syria killed at least 56, according to opposition activists. Continue watching
Jul 19 Fox News' Megyn Kelly latest to accuse Roger Ailes of sexual harassment By Kassia Halcli Fox News personality Megyn Kelly has told investigators that Fox News CEO Roger Ailes made unwanted sexual advances towards her, according to two New York Magazine sources. Continue reading
Jul 19 After recent police shootings, Obama tells officers 'we have your backs' By Darlene Superville, Associated Press WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says the nation will get through the recent killings of police officers with the "love and empathy of public servants" like the ones who were targeted in recent days. In an open letter to the… Continue reading
Jul 19 Are humans ready for self-driving cars? By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Automakers are in the process of adding increasingly automated systems that effectively drive cars in some or most circumstances, but still require the driver as a backup in case the vehicle encounters a situation unanticipated by its engineers. Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 3:24 News Wrap: Top ranking officer in Freddie Gray death acquitted, Nice death truck driver 'recently radicalized' By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jul 18 Watch 4:19 The Republican convention pauses to mourn slain Baton Rouge officers By PBS News Hour The theme of the first night of the Republican convention was "Make America Safe Again" and it coincided with the slayings of three Baton Rouge officers, punctuating Donald Trump's vow to be the “law and order president, Lisa Desjardins reports… Continue watching