Jan 29 Update: 22 Clinton emails deemed 'top secret' by government By Bradley Klapper, Associated Press The Obama administration has confirmed for the first time that Hillary Clinton’s home server contained closely guarded government secrets, censoring 22 emails that contained material requiring one of the highest levels of classification. Continue reading
Jan 29 What can historic maps reveal about next week's New Hampshire primary? By Dan Barrick, NHPR New Hampshire political history resounds with the names of candidates who used the state's first-in-the-nation presidential primary to vault to the White House. But what did those primary elections look like in the moment, town by town across New Hampshire?… Continue reading
Jan 29 Obama: More work needed to close the pay gap for women, minorities By Josh Lederman, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expanding a data collection program aimed at ferreting out abuses of equal pay laws. Continue reading
Jan 28 Trump says he wanted to attend debate, but had to skip it By Jill Colvin, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is once again breaking all the rules of campaigning, holding his own protest event Thursday to coincide with the final GOP debate before Monday's Iowa caucuses. Continue reading
Jan 28 Fact checking GOP claims on carpet bombs, Kurds and economy By Robert Burns and Josh Boak, Associated Press Republican presidential contenders let fly with some inaccuracies Thursday when they badmouthed the Obama administration on military readiness, aid to Kurdish fighters and pay for construction workers. Continue reading
Jan 28 Fox says Trump demanded $5 million donation By David Bauder, Associated Press NEW YORK -- Last-minute attempts by Fox News Channel to end its feud with Donald Trump failed and Thursday's presidential debate went on without him, creating the odd spectacle of competing television networks covering a Trump rally at the same… Continue reading
Jan 28 GOP rivals mock Trump, try to make the most of his absence By Julie Pace and Jill Colvin, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa -- Absent Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidates strained to take advantage of a rare opportunity to step out of the front-runner's shadow in Thursday night's debate -- a staid, policy-heavy contest that offered a glimpse of… Continue reading
Jan 28 Watch 7:09 Will ethanol fuel caucus voters in corn country Iowa? By PBS News Hour Ethanol took center stage in Iowa last week when Gov. Terry Branstad urged voters not to support Sen. Ted Cruz, who wants to repeal the mandate that ethanol be blended into most types of gasoline. Special correspondent David Biello of… Continue watching
Jan 28 Watch 3:35 What a Trump-free debate will mean for the GOP candidates By PBS News Hour There's a Republican debate in Iowa Thursday night, but the front-runner who has most frequently dominated the spotlight will not be there. Political director Lisa Desjardins talks with Judy Woodruff about Donald Trump’s debate dropout, what the GOP candidates will… Continue watching
Jan 28 Twice-convicted but unsinkable former mayor of Providence dies By News Desk The long-standing former mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, Vincent “Buddy” Cianci Jr., who was twice convicted of felonies but still had enough support to run again in 2014, died Thursday at age 74. Continue reading