Feb 06 GOP-led Congress unlikely to OK Obama's new clean energy bid By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Barack Obama said Saturday that he will ask the Republican-led Congress to double spending on research and development into clean energy by 2020. But the request is unlikely to be fulfilled. Continue reading
Feb 06 Viewer's guide: GOP candidates meet in New Hampshire for 8th debate By Steve Peoples, Associated Press With one primary contest over and another three days away, seven of the Republican Party's leading presidential candidates will meet on the debate stage once again Saturday night in a high-stakes power struggle at the top of the field and… Continue reading
Feb 06 After Iowa, Trump shows off effort to win in New Hampshire By Jill Colvin, Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press Trump had a disappointing runner-up finish last Monday in leadoff Iowa, which has a byzantine caucus process that puts a premium on organizing supporters to make sure they turn out. Now, he and his team are intent on making a… Continue reading
Feb 06 Hillary Clinton seeks to win voters' trust before New Hampshire debate By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The concerns vary, but Hillary Clinton seems to be having trouble earning the public's trust. Ahead of Tuesday's New Hampshire primary, the Democratic presidential candidate is trying to convince voters that she is authentic. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch 54:18 PBS NewsHour full episode Feb. 5, 2016 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, Democrats square off in a contentious debate as Republican candidates jockey for survival days before the New Hampshire primary. Also: A report from the epicenter of the Zika outbreak, the many lives of Syrian refugees living… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 5:32 News Wrap: Unemployment falls to 8-year low, but job growth slows By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, while the U.S. unemployment rate dropped to 4.9 percent in January -- its lowest level in eight years -- the Department of Labor said that only 151,000 new jobs were added to the economy, a… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 8:06 Democratic fight heats up as candidates dash across N.H. in the snow By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 12:59 Shields and Brooks on Democrats' fiery debate, Republican rivalry in N.H. By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Judy Woodruff to discuss the week in politics, including takeaways from Thursday’s Democratic debate showdown between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders, plus how Sen. Ted Cruz, Donald Trump… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch 4:34 Has the U.S. motto become 'In Nothing We Trust'? By PBS News Hour Only 19 percent of American trust the government to do the right thing most of the time, according to a recent Pew Research poll, down from 77 percent in 1964. This lack of trust isn’t limited to the government --… Continue watching
Feb 05 Speeches that earned Clinton millions remain a mystery By Lisa Lerer and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press In the 18 months before launching her second presidential bid, Hillary Clinton gave nearly 100 paid speeches at banks, trade associations, charitable groups and private corporations. The appearances netted her $21.7 million — and voters very little information about what… Continue reading