Jun 15 Watch 53:06 PBS NewsHour full episode June 15, 2016 By PBS News Hour Wednesday on the NewsHour, what to expect from a hard-fought and volatile general election. Also: Inside the Oakland police department’s race problem, Muslim-Americans fear Islamophobic backlash after the Orlando shooting, the daunting struggle to diversify elite public schools and a… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 10:09 Measuring the 'Trump effect' on the 2016 presidential race By PBS News Hour With one of the most contentious and unusual primary seasons in history winding down, presumptive nominees Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are gearing up for what promises to be an equally volatile general election. Gwen Ifill talks to senior Trump… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 5:42 News Wrap: Senate Democrats launch gun control filibuster By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, Democrats mounted a filibuster on the Senate floor, demanding tougher gun controls in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting, including a ban on selling weapons to people on the terror watchlist. Also, another tragedy played… Continue watching
Jun 15 Watch 6:27 New book, 'Listen Liberal,' looks at Democratic party schism By PBS News Hour The raucous primary season brought simmering tensions and disaffection within the GOP to a boiling point. But equally severe divisions also surfaced in the Democratic party, centered around Sen. Bernie Sanders’ upstart populist campaign. Historian Thomas Frank explores the causes… Continue watching
Jun 15 The hidden sexism that could sway the election By Daniel Bush Hillary Clinton has one big demographic problem area, a major voting bloc that's truly up for grabs in 2016: moderate white men. Trump will need them to turn out in record numbers to have any chance at a win. And… Continue reading
Jun 15 After filibuster, Democratic senator claims progress on gun control By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press The filibuster lasted roughly 15 hours and ended early Thursday. Continue reading
Jun 15 Trump, NRA to discuss how to block suspected terrorists from buying guns By Jonathan Lemire and Jill Colvin, Associated Press An NRA spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment, but the powerful lobbying group, which endorsed Trump last month, tweeted Wedensday: "Happy to meet @realdonaldtrump. Our position is no guns for terrorists_period. Due process & right to… Continue reading
Jun 15 Clinton tries to unite Democrats after winning DC primary By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Clinton's victory Tuesday in the District of Columbia, the final primary of 2016, had no bearing on her role as the presumptive nominee, but it nevertheless marked a transition in the lengthy primary fight between the two rivals. Continue reading
Jun 14 Watch 7:50 News Wrap: Trump's 'Muslim ban' draws sharp rebuke from Obama, Clinton By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Tuesday, presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump faced scathing criticism from both President Obama and Hillary Clinton for his renewed call to ban Muslim immigrants in the aftermath of the Orlando shooting. Also, French authorities carried out… Continue watching
Jun 14 Watch 7:23 Inside Russian hacking of Democrats' opposition research on Trump By PBS News Hour For nearly a year, Russian hackers have been penetrating Democratic National Committee computers and stealing, among other things, research compiled on presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump. Gwen Ifill talks to Dmitri Alperovitch of CrowdStrike and Sasha Issenberg of Bloomberg Politics… Continue watching