Aug 31 Immigration policy, Trump's signature issue, may be his greatest test By Daniel Bush Donald Trump, who will give a speech in Arizona Wednesday night, is under immense pressure to clarify his position on illegal immigration after saying last week that he was “softening” his hard-line stance from the primaries. Continue reading
Aug 31 WATCH: Clinton touts American exceptionalism in Ohio speech By Jill Colvin, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Clinton's midday address at the American Legion's annual convention in Cincinnati Wednesday comes as Trump plans a last-minute trip to Mexico in advance of a long-awaited speech on immigration. Continue reading
Aug 30 Watch 53:54 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 30, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, polls opened today in several high-profile congressional races. Also, an EU commission ruled that Apple owes Ireland $14.5 billion in back taxes, the AP identifies ISIS mass graves, a university program innovates to prepare teachers for… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 4:02 News Wrap: Polls open in high-profile congressional primaries; ISIS leader killed By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, polls opened in several high-profile primaries. In Florida, Sen. Marco Rubio (R) appears poised to maintain his seat, while Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D) faces stiff competition from Tim Canova. In Arizona, Sen. John McCain… Continue watching
Aug 30 Watch 4:41 How Donald Trump's ground strategy 'defies convention' By PBS News Hour Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have very different ground strategies in key states. While Clinton has devoted substantial resources to establishing local campaign offices and on-the-ground personnel, Donald Trump has defied this standard practice, keeping field operations much more limited. Continue watching
Aug 30 111 will be freed under Obama's latest commutation of nonviolent drug offenders By Kevin Freking, Associated Press With Tuesday's additions, President Obama has granted the greatest number of commutations for a single month of any president. Continue reading
Aug 30 Trump and Farage's alliance is more complicated than you think By Kassia Halcli Nigel Farage’s recent appearance at a Donald Trump rally in the deep South was not the product of a long-planned, behind-the-scenes effort to bring the Republican nominee and Brexit leader together on the campaign trail. Like so much with Trump,… Continue reading
Aug 30 The Trump campaign has a ground-game problem By Lisa Desjardins, Daniel Bush Hillary Clinton currently has more than three times the number of campaign offices in critical states than does Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 30 FBI may release documents from its investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails By Eric Tucker, Associated Press It wasn't immediately clear when the documents would be released or exactly what they would include. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Continue reading
Aug 30 Latest Weiner scandal pushes Clinton aide Huma Abedin into spotlight again By Ken Thomas and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has won plaudits for her campaign instincts, her deep-rooted loyalty and her glamorous personal style. But she has been thrust into the spotlight for another attribute — as a wronged political wife. Continue reading