Aug 18 Indonesia prisoner makes first public appearance at Gitmo By Robert Burns, Associated Press An Indonesian held for nearly 10 years at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has appeared for the first time at a hearing called to determine whether he should remain in detention. Continue reading
Aug 18 Clinton meeting with top law enforcement leaders in New York By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Clinton campaign aides said she will meet in New York with eight leading law enforcement leaders on Thursday. Continue reading
Aug 17 Watch 8:35 Analyzing the NSA code breach in the context of recent cybersecurity events By PBS News Hour On Saturday, programming code for National Security Agency hacking tools was shared online. The content appears to be legitimate, but it is not clear if it was intentionally hacked or accidentally leaked. Hari Sreenivasan speaks with The Washington Post’s Ellen… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 53:47 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 17, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump reworks his senior staff, while Hillary Clinton aims for a larger lead in Ohio. Also, Turkey releases inmates to make room for coup detainees, speaking with new Trump campaign manager Kellyanne Conway, whether recent… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 3:06 Trump rethinks campaign strategy, while Clinton tries to grow her lead in Ohio By PBS News Hour Trailing in polls, Donald Trump is rethinking his campaign strategy. In Wisconsin Tuesday night, he asked for the African-American vote and slammed recent violence in Milwaukee. On Wednesday, he overhauled his team, appointing a new campaign CEO and manager. Meanwhile,… Continue watching
Aug 17 Watch 12:35 Trump's new campaign manager challenges Clinton on policy By PBS News Hour For the second time this summer, Donald Trump has made major changes to senior campaign staff, hiring Stephen Bannon as CEO and promoting Kellyanne Conway to manager. Judy Woodruff speaks with Robert Costa of The Washington Post about what the… Continue watching
Aug 17 Steve Bannon's path to the top of the Trump campaign By Nancy Benac, Associated Press Donald Trump's new campaign CEO is a flame-thrower in cargo shorts. Continue reading
Aug 17 To prevent Clinton files from leaking, FBI strictly limits Congress' access By Michael Biesecker and Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Congressional aides told The Associated Press Wednesday that the investigative materials demanded by Republicans are being kept in a secure room typically reserved for the nation's most closely guarded secrets. Continue reading
Aug 17 Column: It's time for black people to break the two-party system By Arielle Newton "The Democratic Party is a center-right political operation that relies on the passions of black bodies to maintain its mainstream political dominance." - Activist Arielle Newton… Continue reading
Aug 17 How do the presidential candidates' tax proposals compare? By Christopher S. Rugaber, Associated Press WASHINGTON — In this unconventional campaign season, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton have produced two conventional tax plans that mostly track their parties' long-standing views. Continue reading