Aug 20 Tens of thousands in Louisiana seek FEMA aid following devastating floods By Michael D. Regan Residents in Louisiana are beginning to return to their homes after torrential rains caused devastating flooding across the state. More than 80,000 people have applied for aid through FEMA and 4,000 people who lost their homes remain in shelters. Continue reading
Aug 20 Outside groups rush to help Clinton, Trump, Senate hopefuls By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press A rundown of findings of the earliest fundraising reports this weekend. Continue reading
Aug 20 Trump and new team have little time to execute new strategy By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Trump has about 80 days to reset and rally a presidential campaign that's done little but stagger since the close of the Republican convention. Continue reading
Aug 20 In-person voting fraud is rare, doesn't affect elections By Hope Yen, Associated Press Donald Trump's newest campaign ad, which begins with the warning "In Hillary Clinton's America, the system stays rigged against Americans," echoes concerns about voting fraud. Continue reading
Aug 19 Watch 53:37 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 19, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Paul Manafort resigns from Donald Trump's campaign. Also, the CDC tells pregnant women to avoid Miami Beach due to Zika, the State Department says the $400 million for Iran was “leverage” for a hostage release, the… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 12:21 Shields and Rubin on Trump's staff shift and Clinton's 'self-inflicted' damage By PBS News Hour This week, the Trump campaign underwent possibly its biggest overhaul yet -- the candidate made major staffing changes and publicly said he regrets some past comments. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton is excelling in the polls, but her emails and foundation still… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 7:21 Payment to Iran was used as 'leverage' for hostage release, admits State Department By PBS News Hour In January, Iran released American hostages in a development coinciding with a U.S. payout of $400 million -- money that had been owed for decades. The Obama administration previously denied a connection between the two events, but on Friday, the… Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 3:13 TV ads, resignation and 'regret' spell change for Trump campaign By PBS News Hour On Friday, Paul Manafort became the second head of Donald Trump's campaign to resign. The Republican nominee was in Baton Rouge surveying the damage from devastating flooding this past week. As for Hillary Clinton, the New York Times reported she… Continue watching
Aug 19 Ukraine secret documents show $12.7 million in payments for Manafort By Nataliya Vasilyeva, Associated Press Once-secret accounting documents of Ukraine's pro-Kremlin party were released Friday, purporting to show payments of $12.7 million earmarked for Paul Manafort. Continue reading
Aug 19 Paul Manafort, Trump campaign chairman, resigns By Jeff Horwitz and Chad Day, Associated Press Paul Manafort is stepping down in the wake of a campaign shake-up, as well as revelations about his work for a pro-Russian political party in Ukraine. Continue reading