Aug 30 111 will be freed under Obama's latest commutation of nonviolent drug offenders By Kevin Freking, Associated Press With Tuesday's additions, President Obama has granted the greatest number of commutations for a single month of any president. Continue reading
Aug 30 Trump and Farage's alliance is more complicated than you think By Kassia Halcli Nigel Farage’s recent appearance at a Donald Trump rally in the deep South was not the product of a long-planned, behind-the-scenes effort to bring the Republican nominee and Brexit leader together on the campaign trail. Like so much with Trump,… Continue reading
Aug 30 The Trump campaign has a ground-game problem By Lisa Desjardins, Daniel Bush Hillary Clinton currently has more than three times the number of campaign offices in critical states than does Donald Trump. Continue reading
Aug 30 FBI may release documents from its investigation into Hillary Clinton's emails By Eric Tucker, Associated Press It wasn't immediately clear when the documents would be released or exactly what they would include. The official was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Continue reading
Aug 30 Latest Weiner scandal pushes Clinton aide Huma Abedin into spotlight again By Ken Thomas and Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin has won plaudits for her campaign instincts, her deep-rooted loyalty and her glamorous personal style. But she has been thrust into the spotlight for another attribute — as a wronged political wife. Continue reading
Aug 29 Watch 53:36 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 29, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, the U.S. tells Turkey to focus its Syrian attacks on ISIS -- not on Kurdish rebels. Also: the manufacturer of EpiPens will sell a generic version for less, a woman killed in crossfire highlights raging gun… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 7:35 Clinton and Trump are talking about minorities -- but are they talking to them? By PBS News Hour As summer winds down, the presidential campaign ramps up. Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton highlighted racial issues this week, while Trump appeared to soften on immigration. Meanwhile, some swing states may be out of contention. For political analysis, Gwen… Continue watching
Aug 29 Watch 4:28 News Wrap: U.S. tells Turkey to focus attacks on ISIS, not Kurds, in Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, top American officials accused Turkey of focusing on Kurdish groups in their military campaign against Syria, instead of on ISIS. Also, in Yemen, a suicide truck bomb tore into a gathering of military recruits, leaving… Continue watching
Aug 29 Concerned about hackers, FBI warns states about election security By Bree Fowler and Eric Tucker, Associated Press In a confidential "flash" alert from its cyber division, first reported by Yahoo News and posted online by others, the FBI said it's investigating the pair of incidents and advised states to scan their systems for specific signs of hacking. Continue reading
Aug 29 U.S. will reach Obama's goal of admitting 10,000 Syrian refugees on Monday By Kevin Freking, Associated Press After a slow start, the administration was able to hit the goal about a month early and just a few weeks before President Obama convenes a summit on refugees during the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly. Continue reading