Jan 18 Watch 11:52 Democrats aim to define themselves, damage opponents in last debate By PBS News Hour With the Iowa caucuses coming up, Democratic presidential nominees Hillary Clinton, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley faced off Sunday night for the final time before voting starts, bringing both substance and swipes. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports on the… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 4:20 Iranian-American prisoner pardoned by Obama plans to stay in U.S. By PBS News Hour Seven Iranians who have been held in the U.S. are being released by the Justice Department in a prisoner exchange for Americans imprisoned in Iran. Jeffrey Brown talks to Joel Androphy, attorney for Bahram Mechanic, a dual U.S.-Iranian citizen who… Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 3:39 New Iran sanctions appear as old sanctions lift for nuclear deal compliance By PBS News Hour Many sweeping sanctions ended with the news that Iran's nuclear program has complied with a landmark agreement. But a new round of limited sanctions were announced Sunday in response to an October missile test that violated a United Nations ban. Continue watching
Jan 18 Watch 12:46 Do breakthroughs mean the U.S. can do business with Iran? By PBS News Hour What do major breakthroughs with Iran mean for its relationship with the U.S. and the power dynamics of the Middle East? Judy Woodruff talks to Robin Wright of The New Yorker, former State Department official Ray Takeyh, former CIA officer… Continue watching
Jan 18 U.S. military releases 1st account of sailors' Iran detention By Robert Burns, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- In its first official account of Iran's seizure and subsequent release of 10 U.S. sailors in the Persian Gulf, the U.S. military said Monday the only items found missing from their two recovered boats were SIM cards for… Continue reading
Jan 18 UK lawmakers debate banning Donald Trump from Britain By Jill Lawless, Associated Press LONDON -- A British lawmaker has warned his colleagues it would be wrong to give Donald Trump a "halo of victimhood" by banning him from the U.K. Continue reading
Jan 17 Fact-checking the fourth Democratic debate By Michael D. Regan and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Here are some of the claims made by the Democratic presidential candidates and how they compare with the facts. Continue reading
Jan 17 The latest: Democratic presidential candidates face off in Charleston By Michael D. Regan and Associated Press The Democratic presidential debate is underway, with three candidates set to clash over health care, gun policy and more. Continue reading
Jan 17 Sanders pitches tax hike to pay for universal health care plan By Michael D. Regan and Ken Thomas, Associated Press Vowing to achieve universal health care, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders released a sweeping proposal hours before Sunday's Democratic presidential debate to create a new single-payer health care system in the United States paid for with a variety of widespread tax… Continue reading
Jan 17 Sanders, Clinton clash during Democratic debate in Charleston By Michael D. Regan and Lisa Lerer, Nancy Benac, Associated Press In a turn from more civil Democratic presidential debates, all three candidates clashed on health care, gun policy and more in a forum just a few blocks from the "Mother Emanuel" church where nine parishioners were murdered last year. Continue reading