Sep 21 Watch 2:55 Candidates weigh in on race and policing after new shootings By PBS News Hour Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton weighed in on news of recent deadly police shootings in Oklahoma and North Carolina. John Yang reports on their reactions, plus a look at new fundraising numbers. WARNING: This segment includes language that may be… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 53:47 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 21, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Charlotte erupts in protest after the killing of a black man by police. Also: Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson on being left off the debate stage, do Donald Trump’s overseas business dealings pose conflicts of interest, robots… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch Gary Johnson on the rules keeping him off the debate stage By PBS News Hour Former governor and Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson is polling the highest of third-party candidates, although he did not qualify for the upcoming first debate. He speaks with Gwen Ifill about what he sees as unfair election polling, how he… Continue watching
Sep 21 Watch 7:14 How Trump's foreign dealings could pose conflicts of interest By PBS News Hour Donald Trump has been engaged in business deals with companies on nearly every continent, but it is often unclear who’s behind these companies and if they are doing business legally. Judy Woodruff speaks with Newsweek’s Kurt Eichenwald, who says the… Continue watching
Sep 21 Senate panel backs bill to protect miners' retirement funds By Matthew Daly, Associated Press An election-year bill to protect health care and pension benefits for about 120,000 retired coal miners and their families is one step closer to a vote in the full Senate. Continue reading
Sep 21 AP fact check: Trump's bogus birtherism claim about Clinton By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press There is no evidence that Clinton herself has ever said Obama wasn't born in America. Continue reading
Sep 21 Where do the presidential candidates stand on minimum wage? By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Modest income growth for most Americans, strikes by fast-food workers, and the rapid growth of low-paying jobs at the same time middle-income work shrinks have combined to make the minimum wage a top economic issue for the 2016… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 54:27 PBS NewsHour full episode Sept. 20, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, President Obama gives his final speech at the U.N. General Assembly. Also: Wells Fargo’s CEO apologizes for fraudulent accounts, deadly consequences of hazing at a Marine training camp, promising justice after an unarmed black man is… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 4:36 News Wrap: FBI investigated New York-area bombing suspect in 2014 By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, The New York Times reported that the FBI briefly investigated Ahmad Khan Rahami, the suspect in the New York and New Jersey bombings, in 2014, after he allegedly stabbed his brother. Also, French authorities have… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch 10:44 What Clinton and Trump say about school vouchers, Common Core and free college tuition By PBS News Hour Where do Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on the hot-button issues of education reform in the U.S.? Lisa Desjardins offers a rundown, and Education Week’s Andrew Ujifusa and Scott Jaschik of Inside Higher Education join Jeffrey Brown to examine… Continue watching