Nov 03 Judge denies GOP call for statewide Pennsylvania poll watchers By Errin Haines, Associated Press A federal judge said the state GOP's request was "unreasonably delayed," is not in the public interest and does not meet the standard for a last-minute intervention from the court. Continue reading
Nov 03 Trump and Clinton have been largely silent on America's longest ongoing war By Robert Burns and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have said next to nothing about how they would handle the war in Afghanistan. Continue reading
Nov 03 With eight Supreme Court justices, an undecided election could be 'nightmare scenario' By Mark Sherman, Associated Press As controversial as that decision was, it was made by a nine-justice court. This time around, there are only eight justices and the possibility of a tie vote. That would leave a lower federal or state court ruling in place,… Continue reading
Nov 03 Voters already have cast about a quarter of all expected 2016 ballots By Hope Yen, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton may not be accumulating the type of early-vote advantage her campaign wanted, but she continues to maintain an apparent edge over Donald Trump, with roughly one-fourth of all expected ballots cast in the 2016 election. The… Continue reading
Nov 02 Watch 7:53 Legal pot, gun control and other big ballot initiatives to watch By PBS News Hour There are more than 150 ballot initiatives this year at the state level, capable of creating huge change for voters. Nine states are voting on the legalization of recreational or medical marijuana. Other measures concern gun control, the minimum wage… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 7:01 What the candidates offer to Americans with disabilities, a growing voting bloc By PBS News Hour Unlike in past presidential contests, disability is something both campaigns have addressed this cycle, if sometimes inadvertently. More than 35 million Americans with disabilities will be eligible to vote, making up almost one-sixth of the electorate. Judy Woodruff gets views… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 54:03 PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 2, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, we look at how control of the Senate will affect the next president. Also: Which candidate appeals most to voters with disabilities, key ballot issues from marijuana to the death penalty, Turkey’s growing crackdown on journalists,… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 2:59 Obama and other surrogates fan out to election battlegrounds By PBS News Hour Donald Trump sounded newly confident during a campaign stop in Florida, where he is neck-and-neck in the polls with Hillary Clinton, who also started her day there before heading to Arizona. Meanwhile, their surrogates are crossing the country to campaign… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 6:19 Tensions escalating in Dakota Access pipeline standoff, Obama suggests reroute By PBS News Hour At least 140 people were arrested while occupying land in the path of the controversial Dakota Access pipeline in the past week. President Obama has urged peaceful protests and restraint from law enforcement. William Brangham speaks with Lynda Mapes of… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 2:37 News Wrap: Suspect in custody, Des Moines authorities seek motive in police killings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, investigators around Des Moines, Iowa, are seeking a motive in the ambush killings of two policemen. Also, South African President Jacob Zuma faced increasing public pressure to step down, after a state watchdog report found… Continue watching