Oct 14 Watch 3:29 Clinton and Sanders dominate policy-deep Democratic debate By PBS News Hour The first Democratic debate between five presidential candidates sharpened into a two-person heavyweight match between between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton over capitalism and gun control. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 54:35 PBS NewsHour full episode October 14, 2015 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, violence and tension surge in Israel. Also: The winners of the first Democratic debate, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer discusses his new book, Ta-Nehisi Coates and his take on race relations, California's sequoias suffer from the… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 7:34 Ta-Nehisi Coates: ‘We made that decision’ to have mass incarceration By PBS News Hour Ta-Nehisi Coates, newly named MacArthur fellow who has been shortlisted for the National Book Award, speaks to Gwen Ifill about his writings on the “gray waste” of mass incarceration and racial inequality, and why he makes the case for reparations… Continue watching
Oct 14 Watch 4:43 News Wrap: U.S., Russia discuss air rules over Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, American and Russian military officials held their third round of video conferencing in an attempt to set rules for airspace above Syria after a close call over the weekend. Also, Iraqi forces say they’ve launched… Continue watching
Oct 14 Justice Department to name coordinator for domestic terror cases By Eric Tucker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is creating a new position to coordinate investigations into violent homegrown extremism, a department official said Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 14 Pilot program expands student aid for non-traditional education By Jennifer C. Kerr, Associated Press Thousands of students could be eligible for federal student aid as part of a new pilot program that will offer certificates and college credit for non-traditional programs. Continue reading
Oct 14 Volkswagen discloses new software affecting emissions tests in 2016 diesel models By Michael Biesecker and Tom Krishner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Volkswagen has disclosed to U.S. regulators that there is additional suspect software in its 2016 diesel models that would potentially help their exhaust systems run cleaner during government tests. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 7:29 Why tech companies may be winning the encryption argument By PBS News Hour Ever since Edward Snowden released information about the extent of secret U.S. surveillance, a battle has been growing between tech companies and the government over access to data. New reports suggest the Obama administration may be backing down on its… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 8:50 Biden won’t be on the stage, but will he impact the debate? By PBS News Hour Will Joe Biden join the presidential race? That’s been a lingering question for weeks, especially going into the first Democratic debate. Political director Lisa Desjardins talks with Judy Woodruff about the man who’s not going to be on the debate… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 8:55 ‘Last of the President’s Men’ sheds light on Nixon’s vulnerability, motivation By PBS News Hour In “The Last of the President’s Men,” journalist Bob Woodward offers a whole new understanding of Richard Nixon. Using interviews with Nixon’s deputy assistant, Alexander Butterfield, and thousands of documents, Woodward reveals previously unexplored sides of the president. Woodward and… Continue watching