Aug 16 Watch 53:53 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 16, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, flooding in Louisiana worsens, with the death toll at 8 and some 40,000 homes affected. Also: the largest prisoner release from Guantanamo Bay, discussing Hillary Clinton’s and Donald Trump’s plans for combating ISIS, sexual harassment in… Continue watching
Aug 16 Watch 12:33 Comparing Hillary Clinton's and Donald Trump's different approaches to ISIS By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Aug 16 What Republicans are hoping to find in FBI notes from Clinton interview By Michael Biesecker and Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press House Republicans claim the FBI notes, which are typically kept confidential after an investigation is closed, may show Clinton provided inconsistent answers to questions about her handling of emails containing classified information during testimony last year before the House Benghazi… Continue reading
Aug 16 Column: Don't be fooled. Clinton and Democrats have their own race problem By Leah Wright-Rigueur "Even as Clinton tallies high levels of support from black, Latino and Asian voters, simmering tensions continue to bubble under the political surface and highlight fractures of major concern." - Harvard professor Leah Wright-Rigueur… Continue reading
Aug 16 Hillary Clinton taps ex-Interior chief for transition By Associated Press Hillary Clinton has tapped former Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to lead her White House transition team. Continue reading
Aug 16 Google's search engine directs voters to the ballot box By Michael Liedtke, Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — Google is pulling another lever on its influential search engine in an effort to boost voter turnout in November's U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
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