Sep 23 Why teachers see this election as a high-stakes mine field in the classroom By Madeline Will, Education Week Teachers say they are struggling with how to teach an election cycle that has inflamed racial and ethnic tensions, sparked name-calling between the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic standard-bearer Hillary Clinton, and drawn stark lines between—and even within—the… Continue reading
Sep 23 Ted Cruz changes course, endorses Donald Trump By Kristen Doerer Ted Cruz announced Friday that he would vote for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump this November. Continue reading
Sep 23 Voters view Clinton unfavorably, but majority fear Trump presidency By Jonathan Lemire and Emily Swanson, Associated Press More than half the country fears a Trump presidency, and 44 percent say they would be afraid if Clinton is elected. Continue reading
Sep 23 Voter purge is illegal in battleground Ohio, says federal appeals court By Quinn Bowman A federal appeals court ruled Friday that Ohio is illegally removing voters from its registration list, an important decision that could make tens of thousands of Ohioans able to vote in the critical battleground state on Nov. 8. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch and interact with every presidential debate since 1960 By Vanessa Dennis To mark the start of the 2016 general election debates, PBS NewsHour and Microsoft have partnered to launch WatchTheDebates.org, an interactive civic education and voter engagement site that provides access to every general election debate since 1960. Continue reading
Sep 23 20 million would lose health coverage under Trump plan, study says By Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press A new study that examines some major health care proposals from the presidential candidates finds that Donald Trump would cause about 20 million to lose coverage while Hillary Clinton would provide coverage for an additional 9 million people. Continue reading
Sep 23 Gwen's Take: How to moderate a debate By Gwen Ifill Moderating a debate means spending more time with briefing books than with your children. It means writing, and rewriting, and rephrasing. It means finding a way to be alert enough to notice when your question goes unanswered and nimble enough… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 22, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, the city of Charlotte waits to see what will happen next in the investigation of a police shooting. Also: Diminishing hopes for Syria’s cease-fire, what Donald Trump would do on Day 1 of his presidency, examining… Continue watching
Sep 22 Watch 3:04 News Wrap: Officer who shot unarmed Tulsa man to face charges By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, Tulsa prosecutors charged the policewoman who shot Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man, with first-degree manslaughter. Also, Yahoo says hackers stole data from 500 million user accounts -- one of the largest online security breaches… Continue watching