Jun 11 Obama urges Senate to pass Puerto Rico aid bill quickly By Associated Press President Barack Obama is urging the Senate to swiftly send him a bill to help Puerto Rico manage its staggering debt crisis. Continue reading
Jun 10 Watch 52:59 PBS NewsHour full episode June 10, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, 15,000 people turn out in Louisville to pay tribute to the late Muhammad Ali after the sports legend’s funeral. Also: Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton deliver contrasting speeches in D.C., inside the financial struggles facing millions… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 12:29 Shields and Brooks on 'anticlimactic' Clinton victory, Trump's 'moral chasm' By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including Hillary Clinton’s becoming the first major-party female presidential candidate, Clinton’s commanding win in California, Sen. Bernie Sanders’ role in… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch 3:14 Clinton vows to 'unify our country,' while Trump emphasizes religious freedom By PBS News Hour On Friday, the nation’s capital played host to dueling speeches from the polar-opposite presumptive presidential nominees. Though Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton were mere miles away from one another geographically, their talking points -- and their audiences -- could not… Continue watching
Jun 10 Watch News Wrap: U.S. to step up airstrikes against Taliban; aid arrives in Syria By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, the White House confirmed that U.S. airstrikes against Taliban targets in Afghanistan will expand, and that American troops will join Afghan units on more missions -- though the U.S. will not be assuming direct combat… Continue watching
Jun 10 Trump to evangelical leaders: I'll try to be less abrasive, but I am who I am By Lisa Desjardins It was one of those brief exchanges that perfectly summed up the current mood in the campaign. Following Donald Trump’s speech to evangelical Republicans at the Road to the Majority Conference in Washington Friday, a handful of leading pastors and… Continue reading
Jun 10 GOP insiders pressure Trump to steer clear of controversy By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Weary Republicans are looking for assurances that Donald Trump can maintain the discipline needed to stay on message as he prepares for a bruising general election run-up against Hillary Clinton. Continue reading
Jun 09 Watch 53:00 PBS NewsHour full episode June 9, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, President Obama endorses presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton for president. Also: Jeh Johnson talks national security, understanding mankind’s “power paradox,” how the World Bank plans to fight international pandemics, a new rendition of “Porgy and Bess”… Continue watching
Jun 09 Watch 6:49 Obama grants Clinton an endorsement, while Sanders vows persistence By PBS News Hour President Obama further enhanced Hillary Clinton’s great week by formally endorsing the presumptive Democratic nominee Thursday. The announcement came just hours after the president met with Sen. Bernie Sanders, who refused to drop out of the race but vowed to… Continue watching
Jun 09 House passes bill to help ease Puerto Rico's debt By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The House on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a rescue package for debt-stricken Puerto Rico, clearing a major hurdle in the ongoing effort to bring relief to the U.S. territory of 3.5 million Americans. Continue reading