Aug 10 Reset it and forget it. A pattern in the Trump campaign By Daniel Bush Donald Trump’s campaign has attempted an unprecedented number of resets this year in an effort to bounce back from a seemingly never-ending string of controversial statements and policy proposals. Continue reading
Aug 10 House Speaker Paul Ryan wins GOP nomination to run again By Scott Bauer, Associated Press JANESVILLE, Wis. — House Speaker Paul Ryan rejected the idea that his easy win Tuesday over a longshot Republican primary challenger praised by Donald Trump spells danger for Trump's presidential prospects in the swing state of Wisconsin. Continue reading
Aug 10 Report offers details about Guantanamo detainees on way out By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Following a lengthy tug-of-war with Capitol Hill, the Pentagon has given a senator the first-ever, unclassified report detailing the suspected militant backgrounds of more than 100 detainees at or recently released from the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo… Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 53:53 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 9, 2016 By PBS News Hour Tuesday on the NewsHour, Republican Sen. Susan Collins steps up to say she will not vote for Donald Trump. Also: Turkey and Russia meet amid strained relations with the U.S., giving adults with autism the tools to build a life,… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 3:32 GOP defections grow a day after Trump tries to reset campaign By PBS News Hour Facing more defections from the Republican ranks -- including Sen. Susan Collins and 50 national security officials -- Donald Trump used a North Carolina rally to go after Hillary Clinton on gun rights. Meanwhile, Clinton, campaigning in Florida, has agreed… Continue watching
Aug 09 Watch 7:30 Why Republican Sen. Susan Collins won't be voting for Trump By PBS News Hour Maine Sen. Susan Collins declared that she will not be voting for Donald Trump in a Washington Post op-ed Tuesday, citing his “constant stream of cruel comments.” Collins joins Gwen Ifill to discuss her decision not to support him, and… Continue watching
Aug 09 AP fact check: Trump wrongly says nation is short of coal By Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press The Republican nominee incorrectly blamed the coal industry's woes solely on new federal regulations, leaving out the effects of cheap natural gas. Continue reading
Aug 09 Trump comment that gun rights supporters can do something to stop Clinton draws criticism By Associated Press Donald Trump's campaign is saying the Republican nominee was touting the "amazing spirit" of Second Amendment supporters when he suggested they "could do" something to prevent Hillary Clinton as president from overturning the right to bear arms. Continue reading
Aug 09 Clinton pushes campaign ads during Olympics. Trump hasn't aired one yet By Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press It's a striking change from four years ago, when then-cash-strapped Mitt Romney and his allies scrounged up the estimated $18 million needed to match what President Barack Obama was spending to advertise during the three weeks of the London Games,… Continue reading
Aug 08 Watch 53:22 PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 8, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, Donald Trump begins to reveal his economic plan, and former CIA official Evan McMullin announces an independent presidential bid. Also, we analyze Trump's attempt to reset his campaign, an Olympics update from Rio, the health care… Continue watching