Sep 27 Watch 5:12 The facts behind debate talking points like stop-and-frisk and trade deals By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump debated for 94 minutes in their first public face-off Monday night. During that time, the candidates rattled off accusations, numbers and “he said, she said” quotes. But what was true, what wasn’t and what needed… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 8:59 Think you know Clinton and Trump? New documentary gets inside the candidates' past lives By PBS News Hour “The Choice 2016,” a Frontline documentary, takes an up-close and detailed look at the lives of Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Starting their stories when they were children, producer and director Michael Kirk lays everything out on the table. Judy… Continue watching
Sep 27 Watch 11:44 Strategists weigh in on first-debate takeaways By PBS News Hour To get some post-debate reactions, Judy Woodruff speaks with a political strategists from both sides of the aisle. She talks to chief strategist for the Republican National Committee Sean Spicer and former Obama campaign manager David Plouffe for how the… Continue watching
Sep 27 Subscribe to our weekly politics email: Here's the Deal By Lisa Desjardins Subscribe to 'Here's the Deal' right here. It’s Tuesday, the traditional day for elections and for our pause-and-consider newsletter on politics and policy. We think of it as a mini-magazine in your Inbox. Continue reading
Sep 27 For many women, watching Trump interrupt Clinton 51 times was unnerving but familiar By Tamara Lush, Associated Press For more than 90 minutes on a national stage, women said Trump subjected the first female presidential candidate from a major party to indignities they experience from men daily, in the workplace and beyond. Continue reading
Sep 27 Cheers and jeers: Americans tune into Trump-Clinton debate By Adam Kealoha Causey, Michelle Rindels LAS VEGAS — From senior centers to college campuses and bars featuring campaign-themed cocktails, Americans laughed, cheered and jeered through the first debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Continue reading
Sep 27 Where do the presidential candidates stand on Social Security? By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press The Associated Press is examining issues at stake in the presidential election and how they affect people. This one looks at Social Security. Continue reading
Sep 27 Six takeaways from the first presidential debate By Lisa Desjardins, Daniel Bush Nineteen months of campaigning and years of presidential ambitions from both candidates just compressed themselves into a 94-minute battle of words. But as fact-checkers' fingers uncurl, what are the longer-term takeaways from the historic debate between Donald Trump and Hillary… Continue reading
Sep 27 Watch 56:43 Watch the full first presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 26 Fact checking and analyzing the first presidential debate By News Desk Our team of in-house experts analyzed, fact checked and added context to the candidates' statements as the debate happened. Here's what they found: HILLARY CLINTON ON HER GRANDDAUGHTER'S SECOND BIRTHDAY "The central question in this… Continue reading