Dec 15 Watch 4:47 How Putin could have been involved in U.S. election disruption By PBS News Hour A CIA investigation reportedly found that Russia tried to sway U.S. election results in President-elect Donald Trump’s favor. On Thursday, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin was personally involved in efforts to disrupt the… Continue watching
Dec 15 Watch 8:49 How prediction market prophets bet on the wrong president By PBS News Hour The election outcome shocked the world. Pollsters, pundits and prediction market traders overwhelmingly predicted a huge Clinton victory. There were, however, some dissenters. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores how history and economic factors can shed light on the upset. Continue watching
Dec 15 Trump’s cabinet could change the face of U.S. energy policy By Daniel Bush President-elect Donald Trump’s nominees to lead energy and climate-related agencies like EPA hold views that could not be more different from the Obama administration. Continue reading
Dec 15 Labor Secretary Tom Perez enters race for DNC chair By Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Labor Secretary Tom Perez announced his bid to head the Democratic National Committee, casting himself as the candidate best able to speak to "the big tent" of a decimated and dispirited Democratic Party. Continue reading
Dec 15 Column: The biggest paradox Rick Perry faces at the Department of Energy By William H. Tobey for The Conversation While the Department of Defense defends us, and the Department of Treasury manages federal finances and supervises banks, the Department of Energy does not provide America’s energy. Continue reading
Dec 15 Electoral voters: We’re not out for a revolt By Calvin Woodward and Rachel La Corte, Associated Press Republican electors have been hounded to abandon Donald Trump, but they appear to be in no mood for an insurrection in the presidential campaign's last voting ritual. Continue reading
Dec 14 Watch 53:21 PBS NewsHour full episode Dec. 14, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, President-elect Donald Trump talks jobs with the nation’s tech leaders. Also: Reconstructing the Russian hacks leading up to the election, the man behind the rise of neo-Nazi ideology, a second interest rate hike since the Great… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 7:32 RNC strategist Spicer: ‘Zero evidence’ Russian hacks had any impact on the election By PBS News Hour With the choice of former Texas Gov. Rick Perry for the Energy Department of Energy and Exxon Mobil CEO Rex Tillerson for secretary of state, President-elect Donald Trump has named most of his cabinet. Judy Woodruff speaks with Sean Spicer,… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 8:48 News Wrap: Silicon Valley comes to Trump Tower By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump met with leaders of tech giants like Amazon, Google and Facebook, saying he will personally be there for them. During the campaign, he chastised the industry for sending jobs overseas. Also, short-term… Continue watching
Dec 14 Watch 6:35 Reconstructing the Russian hacks leading up to the election By PBS News Hour Reports that the CIA believes Russia sought to help the president-elect win the election by hacking Democratic political organizations has rocked the nation. Mr. Trump dismisses claims that Russia had any influence in the process or that it wanted him… Continue watching