Jun 26 Watch 2:42 Scottish leaders renew push to exit UK following Brexit vote By PBS News Hour In a 2014 referendum, Scotland decided to remain a part of the United Kingdom. But following the UK’s vote last week to leave the European Union, Scottish leaders are now renewing the push to exit the UK in order to… Continue watching
Jun 26 Watch 4:29 Foreign-born workers in the UK share their fears for the future By Mori Rothman, Melanie Saltzman, Saskia de Melker Uncertainty prevails in Britain after Brexit has left immigrants feeling vulnerable. The service sector, a large part of the British economy, is also a big employer of foreigners, which means these workers may be hit hard. Hari Sreenivasan reports from… Continue watching
Jun 26 Trump campaign rushes to prepare for national convention By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Republicans are sprinting to shape up Donald Trump's presidential campaign before the party's national convention in three weeks, even as leading members of the party carry a deep antipathy or outright opposition to his claim on the GOP nomination. Continue reading
Jun 26 What do the Brexit 'leave' voters and Trump supporters have in common? By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press At the heart of the campaign that led Britain to vote to leave the European Union was a desire to regain independence lost amid a globalized world, the same kind of feeling that Donald Trump rode to become the presumptive… Continue reading
Jun 26 Study finds difficulty tracing dark money in political ads By Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press It's getting harder to know who is funding political advertising at the state level as more money becomes anonymous or is filtered from one political action committee to another, a new study finds. Continue reading
Jun 26 Kerry urges Britain, EU to cooperate, handle Brexit divorce responsibly By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday urged Britain and the European Union to manage their divorce responsibly for the sake of global markets and citizens, a day before he was to become the first senior American official to… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode June 25, 2016 By newshourweekend On this edition for Saturday, June 25, residents of Europe and the United States react to Britain’s departure from the EU, and the Panama Canal gets a makeover. Later, learn how robots are inspecting sewer systems in one Massachusetts city… Continue watching
Jun 25 Native Americans turn to ballot box for empowerment By Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Native American activists are increasingly turning their focus inward, working to persuade their fellow tribal members to seize the ballot box as a weapon against oppression. Continue reading
Jun 25 Why the Brexit vote may not predict the U.S. presidential election By Nicholas Riccardi and Bill Barrow, Associated Press A look at some of the essential differences, and important similarities, between Brexit and the U.S. presidential election. Continue reading
Jun 25 Many experienced GOP strategists unwilling to work for Trump By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Well-respected members of the Republican Party's professional class say they can't look past their deep personal and professional reservations about the presumptive presidential nominee. Continue reading