Oct 04 Watch 8:11 Affected by budget cuts and testing, dozens of Oklahoma teachers are running for office By PBS News Hour Oklahoma ranks 45 out of 50 states in spending per student. It’s home to overcrowded classrooms and more than 100 districts that have approved four-day school weeks. Now, more than 40 teachers who are tired of not being heard are… Continue watching
Oct 04 Watch 15:07 How the VP nominees are preparing to boost their campaigns in the debate By PBS News Hour Tonight, vice presidential nominees Sen. Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence will meet to debate at Longwood University in Virginia. Lisa Desjardins offers a look at debate preparations and Gwen Ifill talks to Matt Schlapp, chair of the American Conservative… Continue watching
Oct 04 In Wisconsin, DMV workers give bad information on voter IDs By Scott Bauer and Todd Richmond, Associated Press Workers at seven Division of Motor Vehicles offices across Wisconsin are heard in newly released recordings giving would-be voters without photo IDs inaccurate information about the availability of credentials that would allow them to cast a ballot in next month's… Continue reading
Oct 04 Inside the Supreme Court's little-known revision process By Kassia Halcli Supreme Court arguments begin today with the illusion that the justices’ work from the previous term is over. But in fact, the justices spend years reworking their opinions after they are initially released, purging them of grammatical, spelling, stylistic, and… Continue reading
Oct 04 Trump's down-ballot impact? Democrats, GOP disagree By Alan Fram, Associated Press WASHINGTON — From Minnesota to the San Diego suburbs, Democrats are throwing millions of dollars into TV ads tethering House Republican candidates to Donald Trump. They say the strategy is buoying their quest for big gains in the chamber in… Continue reading
Oct 04 VIEWERS' GUIDE: Low-key VP candidates get debate spotlight By Alan Suderman, Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. — Donald Trump can swallow an entire news cycle with a single tweet. Hillary Clinton's been on a first-name basis with the country for three decades. Mike Pence and Tim Kaine? Not so much. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 53:23 PBS NewsHour full episode Oct. 3, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump faces a new wave of controversy about his taxes, charity organization and treatment of women. Also: Colombia votes against a FARC peace deal, how ISIS could lose its last urban base in Iraq, the… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 7:41 What to expect in a Pence-Kaine debate showdown By PBS News Hour The vice presidential debate is just one day away. What’s at stake as the second-in-line candidates take the national stage? Also, how will recent revelations about Donald Trump’s taxes and comments on women affect the polls? And what do Hillary… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 3:23 Clinton campaign pounces on Trump controversies By PBS News Hour Over the weekend, The New York Times reported that Donald Trump may have been able to legally avoid paying federal income taxes for 18 years. The candidate is also under fire for allegations about his treatment of women behind the… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 6:56 Why Senate control could ride on this tight New Hampshire race By PBS News Hour In New Hampshire, a high-profile contest is drawing outsized attention and outside money due to its stakes in shaping the Senate. Republican incumbent Sen. Kelly Ayotte and Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan, both well-respected and popular political figures in their state,… Continue watching