May 26 Watch 53:02 PBS NewsHour full episode May 26, 2016 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, President Obama takes aim at Donald Trump as the billionaire clinches the GOP nomination. Also: Ecuador looks to rebuild after its devastating earthquake, new “superbug” becomes first drug-proof bacteria to hit U.S. soil, how patent trolls… Continue watching
May 26 CDC urges speed on Zika funding as House struggles to reach agreement By Andrew Taylor and Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The U.S. must act more quickly to protect pregnant women from birth defect-causing Zika, a top health official said today. Continue reading
May 26 Clinton wins Kentucky; Sanders accepts review of state's primary result By Associated Press A review of election results Thursday yielded no change in the outcome of Kentucky's May 17 primary. Continue reading
May 26 Increasingly vocal minority of Hispanic voters rally around Trump By Steve Peoples and Jill Colvin, Associated Press Far from the protests, an increasingly vocal Hispanic minority is speaking out in favor of brash billionaire Donald Trump. They are backing Trump even in the face of resentment and suspicion from friends and family, who are among the overwhelming… Continue reading
May 26 Clinton says IG report won't affect her presidential campaign By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton contends a new government audit critical of her use of a private email server as secretary of state won't affect her Democratic presidential campaign. Continue reading
May 26 GOP conservatives sink spending bill over LGBT rights By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The sweeping 305-112 vote to kill an energy spending measure imperils efforts by GOP leaders to pass any more of the 12 annual spending bills for the upcoming budget year. Continue reading
May 26 Trump uses energy speech to outline general election pitch By Jill Colvin and Matthew Daly, Associated Press BISMARCK, N.D. — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will deliver his first policy speech on energy on Thursday, hours after locking up enough delegates to secure the GOP nomination. Continue reading
May 26 Donald Trump wins GOP presidential nomination By Associated Press Trump, the only remaining GOP candidate left in the race, will go on to accept the nomination at the party's national convention in Cleveland. Continue reading
May 26 House reverses course, supports LGBT rights measure By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press More than 40 Republicans helped Democrats power the gay rights measure through late Wednesday, despite the opposition of GOP conservatives who dominate the House. Continue reading
May 26 5 things you might have missed in the Clinton email report By Lisa Desjardins The 83-page State Department report on Hillary Clinton and the use of private email accounts at the department, released Wednesday, brought some new information to light and confirmed other findings. Here are five of the more interesting points. Continue reading