Jul 05 The 10 biggest things we learned from the FBI's Clinton email investigation By Lisa Desjardins Dig into FBI director James Comey's 2,300-word statement about Hillary Clinton’s use of private email servers. Continue reading
Jul 05 Obama says he's 'ready to pass the baton' to Clinton By Julie Pace and Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Eight years after Hillary Clinton helped unite Democrats behind Barack Obama's presidential campaign, he's returning the favor. Continue reading
Jul 05 Your complete guide to the coming anti-Trump rebellion at the RNC By Lisa Desjardins While the “Stop Trump” movement has unleashed a barrage of cross-country phone calls and emails to seek support for their proposals, a group of longtime Republican rulemakers, some working with the Trump campaign, have quickly coalesced to try and block… Continue reading
Jul 05 Assessing 6 possible picks for Trump's vice president By Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump has narrowed down his vice presidential shortlist to a handful of contenders. While the presumptive GOP nominee is known for throwing curveballs, here's a look at some of the men and women he is said… Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 7:22 The history of politicians going way beyond the facts to court fear By PBS News Hour Political candidates’ rhetoric often gets heated, even inflammatory on the campaign trail. But when does it cross the line into the offensive or fear-mongering? Hari Sreenivasan gets a historical perspective from presidential historian Michael Beschloss and Beverly Gage of Yale… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 6:04 Defeated on the battlefield, ISIS steps up terror attacks By PBS News Hour There's no coincidence that the number and ferocity of ISIS terror attacks have increased in recent weeks as their losses on the battlefield mount. John Yang discusses the significance of the timing with Joby Warrick, author of "Black Flags: The… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 6:28 More Twitter trouble dogs Trump, Clinton's FBI interview By PBS News Hour It started as a really bad weekend for Hillary Clinton after her husband’s tarmac meeting with Attorney General Loretta Lynch and word that Mrs. Clinton was to be interviewed by federal agents. Donald Trump stepped all over that with a… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 2:27 News Wrap: Three Saudi cities rocked by suicide bombings By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, suicide bombings rocked three different cities in Saudi Arabia, just before the end of Ramadan. Two security officers died, in addition to the bombers. Also, the leader of the United Kingdom’s Independence Party, which is… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 53:25 PBS NewsHour full episode July 4, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, three attacks by the Islamic State in three countries have killed more than 200 people in the last few days. Also: More campaign controversies for Clinton and Trump, finding the line between political straight talk and… Continue watching
Jul 04 Obama to tell foe-to-friend story at Hillary Clinton event By Julie Pace and Kathleen Hennessey, Associated Press WASHINGTON — When they take the stage at their first joint campaign appearance on Tuesday, President Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will show off a new phase in their storied relationship: co-dependents. Continue reading