Jun 14 In D.C., last primary of 2016 could give 1 more win to Clinton By Ben Nuckols, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Voters in the District of Columbia could hand Hillary Clinton a final, largely meaningless victory in the last primary election of the 2016 presidential campaign season. Continue reading
Jun 13 Watch 7:28 Donald Trump, Hillary Clinton react to Orlando mass shooting By PBS News Hour Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR join Gwen Ifill to discuss the latest in politics, including Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton’s standoff over the Orlando shooting, what Orlando could mean for the presidential election,… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 52:18 PBS NewsHour full episode June 13, 2016 By PBS News Hour Monday on the NewsHour, mourning for the victims of Sunday’s mass shooting at a Florida gay nightclub gives way to tough questions about what the feds knew about gunman Omar Mateen. Also: How counterterror experts battle domestic threats, lawmakers react… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 7:16 In Orlando mass shooting, a search for motive — and missed signals By PBS News Hour A day after America woke to news of a horrific mass shooting at a Florida gay nightclub, a disturbing portrait of 29-year-old gunman Omar Mateen — who was on the FBI’s radar — began to emerge. Director James Comey defended… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 8:06 Finding the terror needles in the domestic haystack By PBS News Hour How do intelligence and law enforcement agencies investigate and prevent domestic terror attacks like the Orlando shooting? Judy Woodruff talks to former National Counterterrorism Center Director Michael Leiter and former FBI terrorism investigator Ali Soufan for some perspective on national… Continue watching
Jun 13 Watch 11:30 Capitol Hill stalemate on gun control back in spotlight after Orlando shooting By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 13 Fact-checking Trump and Clinton on combatting terrorism in the U.S. By Nancy Benac, Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press Donald Trump's speech Monday painted a picture of a nation overrun by terrorists and with cowed leaders doing little to keep them out. The reality is far more complex. Clinton, too, spoke about how to fight the terrorist issue, but… Continue reading
Jun 13 Democrats to seek fresh Senate vote to bar guns for terror suspects By Alan Fram, Associated Press Democrats will try forcing a Senate vote on a proposal making it harder for suspected terrorists and people on government terror watch lists to buy guns and explosives, they said Monday as Congress moved toward a possible partisan fight following… Continue reading
Jun 13 Sanders plans private meeting with Clinton on final primary night By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Bernie Sanders is expected to spend his final primary night meeting with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton — not before thousands of cheering supporters — as his campaign seeks to influence Clinton's agenda against Republican Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jun 13 WATCH: Donald Trump addresses national security after the Orlando attack By Laurie Kellman and Jill Colvin, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Republican Donald Trump asserted Monday there are thousands of people living in the United States "sick with hate" and capable of carrying out the sort of massacre that killed at least 50 people in a Florida nightclub. Continue reading