Sep 25 Watch 5:45 What to expect from the first presidential debate By PBS News Hour As U.S. presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton prepare for their first debate on Monday night, NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield joins Hari Sreenivasan in New York to discuss what to expect. Continue watching
Sep 25 Pentagon chief is expert on nukes but says little about them By Robert Burns, Associated Press As defense secretary to a president who famously envisioned "a world without nuclear weapons," Ash Carter has said remarkably little about them. Continue reading
Sep 25 Clinton team hopes 'birther' flap will motivate black voters By Thomas Beaumont, Associated Press Democrats wasted no time looking for political opportunity after Donald Trump falsely accused Hillary Clinton of starting the rumor that President Barack Obama was not born in the U.S. Continue reading
Sep 25 What would it take for a third-party candidate to make it to the White House? By Daniel Bush In an election driven by voter frustration with the political establishment, Gary Johnson and Jill Stein could do reasonably well in November -- and potentially play a spoiler role in the election. The prospect of a solid showing this year… Continue reading
Sep 25 Clinton, Trump to meet separately with Israel PM Netanyahu By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are meeting separately with Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday. Continue reading
Sep 25 Trump says he would do more than Clinton to help women By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is arguing that he'll do more to help women from the White House than Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch How do police decide when to release video footage? By PBS News Hour In Charlotte, North Carolina, police announced Saturday they would release body cam and dash cam footage from the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. Dozens of U.S. cities have started equipping their police with body cameras, including Charlotte --… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 10:34 North Carolina and Maryland challenge gerrymandering By Sam Weber, Laura Fong Gerrymandering -- the practice of drawing districts to benefit one political party over another or to protect an incumbent -- has a long history in the U.S. Special Correspondent Jeff Greenfield reports on reform efforts in Maryland, where one district… Continue watching
Sep 24 Trump's unconventional debate prep skips mock debates By Jill Colvin and Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press Since he entered the presidential race, it's been Donald Trump's style to break with convention. It's no different when it comes to debate prep. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 9:52 A play that speaks to Ferguson's tragedy and lets the audience speak back By PBS News Hour In the Greek tragedy “Antigone,” the title character is told that she cannot bury her brother, who has been killed. Echoes of the classical work rang out in 2014, when Michael Brown was shot by police and left dead in… Continue watching