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
Nov 02 Watch Why congressional races matter, regardless of who wins the White House By PBS News Hour Regardless of who wins the presidential election on Nov. 8, the party that controls the balance of power in the U.S. House and Senate will play a crucial role in determining what gets done. Judy Woodruff speaks with Norman Ornstein… Continue watching
Nov 02 Watch 8:08 Turkey silences more journalists in latest post-coup crackdown By PBS News Hour Turkey's main opposition newspaper is the latest target of a Turkish government purge. Some 170 news outlets have been shuttered since July, just one facet of a crackdown on anyone suspected to support an Islamic cleric accused of fomenting a… Continue watching
Nov 02 Marijuana legalization could reach a national tipping point on Election Day By Daniel Bush If a majority of the ballot initiatives pass, pressure would mount on the federal government to end its roughly 80-year prohibition of pot. Continue reading
Nov 02 Obama defends Clinton, says 'We don't operate on leaks' By Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Barack Obama staunchly defended Hillary Clinton's use of private email as an "honest mistake," suggesting that voters should discount innuendo-filled revelations that the FBI is looking into more emails. Continue reading