Jul 20 Presidential campaigns likely to shift focus to small business owners By Joyce M. Rosenberg, Associated Press Expect more talk about small business issues like taxes and regulations as the post-convention presidential campaigns intensify. Continue reading
Jul 20 United against Clinton, GOP seeks to rebrand Trump By Kathleen Hennessey and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press The Donald Trump campaign charged ahead Wednesday with a convention-week mission to redefine its brash celebrity leader as a serious-minded family man. Continue reading
Jul 20 U.S. goes after more than $1 billion taken from Malaysian fund By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The United States government is seeking the forfeiture of more than $1 billion in assets that federal officials say were misappropriated from a Malaysian sovereign wealth fund. Continue reading
Jul 20 Column: For the GOP, making America great is for the rich, white and male By Rosa Clemente Activist Rosa Clemente says the Republican party has always been for the rich, white and male and that the surge of Donald Trump is that fear of change personified. Continue reading
Jul 20 Defense, foreign ministers to plan next steps against Islamic State By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Defense and foreign ministers from more than 30 nations are gathering in Washington to plan the next steps in the fight against the Islamic State. Continue reading
Jul 20 Pence's Indiana record more complicated than campaign claims By Tom Davies and Brian Slodysko, Associated Press With Mike Pence set to accept the GOP vice presidential nomination on Wednesday night, here's a closer look of some of the claims about his Indiana record. Continue reading
Jul 19 How Cleveland's declining middle class compares to the U.S. By Laura Santhanam Between 2000 and 2014, Cleveland's middle class declined at a greater rate than the rest of the country, according to a recent study. Here's a look at that downward trend and one Ohio man who studies it. Continue reading
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