Oct 12 Watch 6:37 Libertarian ticket hopes to steal voters away from Trump By PBS News Hour Does the Gary Johnson campaign see a realistic path to the White House in the few weeks left before Election Day? Judy Woodruff sits down with former Gov. William Weld, the Libertarian vice presidential nominee and Johnson’s running mate, to… Continue watching
Oct 12 Trump's campaign plans big ad buy, Kellyanne Conway tells PBS NewsHour By Daniel Bush Conway said the campaign was targeting “a variety of states that Obama carried twice,” a signal that Trump could spend more time and resources in coming weeks on ads in states like Virginia and Colorado. Continue reading
Oct 12 Column: A parent's guide to explaining an R-rated presidential election By Wendy Thomas Russell It’s a tough year for parents who have been fielding a lot of sensitive questions from their little ones. Here are some “talking points” that may make the conversations a little less daunting for parents and teachers. Continue reading
Oct 12 Trump urges supporters to vote on wrong day By Associated Press Trump told a Florida crowd to "make sure you get out and vote, Nov. 28." Election Day is actually Nov. 8. Continue reading
Oct 12 AP fact check: Clinton on Hurricane Matthew, climate change By Seth Borenstein and Julie Pace, Associated Press Clinton is generally right about climate change in a big picture way, but scientists were not quite as comfortable when it came to a claim the Democratic presidential nominee made about Hurricane Matthew. Continue reading
Oct 12 Judge extends Florida's voter registration to Oct. 18 By Gary Fineout, Associated Press A federal judge on Wednesday extended voter registration until Oct. 18 in the battleground state of Florida, due to the disruption and damage from Hurricane Matthew. Continue reading
Oct 12 Unshackled, Trump unleashes aggressive attacks on own party By Steve Peoples, Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press The "shackles" gone, Donald Trump stepped up his fierce attacks on his own party leaders Tuesday, promising to teach Republicans who oppose him a lesson and fight for the presidency "the way I want to."… Continue reading
Oct 12 Where things stand in the key battleground states By Daniel Bush Here’s a breakdown of the trend lines as they stand now in mid-October, according to a broad range of polls. Follow these states closely for the next four weeks, and you’ll have a good sense of where the election is… Continue reading
Oct 11 Clinton brings in Gore as closer on climate change By Kathleen Hennessey and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Al Gore laid out the environmental stakes of the presidential race in stark terms during a campaign stop for Hillary Clinton Tuesday, arguing that electing her opponent would lead to "climate catastrophe."… Continue reading
Oct 11 Watch 54:26 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 11, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, we explore the must-win races for both presidential candidates as they turn to a handful of key battleground states. Also: Samsung stops production of its Galaxy 7 smartphone, fallout from the hacking of Clinton campaign emails,… Continue watching