Aug 15 Watch 8:58 Does Trump's presidential effort amount to 'campaign malpractice'? By PBS News Hour On Sunday, a Wall Street Journal editorial urged Donald Trump to change or drop out. The GOP nominee is polling well behind Hillary Clinton in key states and struggling with the millennial vote. Trump delivered a foreign policy speech on… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 53:10 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 15, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Louisiana floods kill 6 and force 20,000 to evacuate. Also: Donald Trump shares his foreign policy outlook while Hillary Clinton questions his “plan”, continued violence in Milwaukee, corruption rumors dog Paul Manafort, the Wall Street Journal… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 6:16 Ukrainian corruption probe uncovers references to Trump's campaign manager By PBS News Hour Ukraine’s political turmoil has again made its way into the general election dialogue here in the U.S. The New York Times reported on Sunday that the name of Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Paul Manafort, appears in a ledger documenting payments… Continue watching
Aug 15 Watch 2:48 Trump reveals his national security plan -- while Clinton says he doesn't have one By PBS News Hour In battleground Ohio on Monday, Donald Trump revealed his foreign policy plan. It envisions the U.S. becoming more aggressive in the fight against ISIS but generally less involved overseas. Hillary Clinton visited another swing state, Pennsylvania, where she screened an… Continue watching
Aug 15 AP fact check: Donald Trump on U.S. intervention in the Middle East By Bradley Klapper, Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press Donald Trump painted the Middle East as an oasis of stability before Hillary Clinton's tenure as secretary of state, arguing that she and President Barack Obama "launched" the Islamic State group onto the world. In trying to outline how he… Continue reading
Aug 15 State Department wants to review FBI notes on Clinton email ahead of Congress By Michael Biesecker, Matthew Lee, Associated Press State spokeswoman Elizabeth Trudeau says her department wants the FBI to keep it apprised of any documents provided to Congress that contain sensitive information. Continue reading
Aug 15 Where do the presidential candidates stand on North Korea? By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press Pariah state North Korea could soon be capable of targeting America with nuclear weapons. Economic sanctions and diplomatic isolation have failed to halt its progress. What can the U.S. do to stop the authoritarian government from building up a nuclear… Continue reading
Aug 15 Column: Is Donald Trump losing his party with his rhetoric and leadership style? By Armstrong Williams GOP strategist, Armstrong Williams, says dog whistle politics aren't new. But with Donald Trump's unapologetic flair, the campaign has gone from innuendo to naming names. Continue reading
Aug 15 Clinton campaign says Trump should disclose whether Manafort has Russian ties By Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Hillary Clinton's campaign is questioning Donald Trump's top political aide's ties to a pro-Kremlin political party in the Ukraine and claiming it is further evidence of the Republican nominee's cozy relationship with Russia. Continue reading
Aug 15 Trump to declare end to nation building, if elected president By Jill Colvin, Associated Press In a speech Monday in Ohio, Trump will argue that the United States needs to work with anyone who shares that mission, regardless of other ideological and strategic disagreements. Any country that wants to work with the U.S. to defeat… Continue reading