Aug 14 The joys of Iowa: Part 1 By Gwen Ifill It has become something of a cliché (as are butter cows), but the Iowa State Fair gives us an opportunity to see most of the 2016 candidates in one location with actual people. How they work a crowd, answer an… Continue reading
Aug 14 Social Security at 80: Is it time for an overhaul? By Stephen Ohlemacher, Associated Press Social Security turns 80 on Friday, and the massive retirement and disability program is showing its age. Continue reading
Aug 14 AP: Top secret Clinton emails include drone talk By Bradley Klapper and Ken Dilanian, Associated Press The two emails on Hillary Rodham Clinton's private server that an auditor deemed "top secret" include a discussion of a news article detailing a U.S. drone operation and a separate conversation that could point back to highly classified material in… Continue reading
Aug 13 Watch 6:06 Understanding the two sides of Reagan: polarizing political icon and pragmatic president By PBS News Hour How did Ronald Reagan, a seemingly ordinary man in many ways, become a president who dominated American politics and ideology in the second half of the 20th century? H.W. Brands offers his take on the politician and pragmatist in “Reagan:… Continue watching
Aug 13 NBC fires Donald Trump from ‘The Celebrity Apprentice’ By Associated Press Donald Trump has officially been fired by from "The Celebrity Apprentice."… Continue reading
Aug 13 Fair time in Iowa: A chance to heckle would-be presidents By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa -- Sampling the pork chop on a stick. Snapping a selfie with the butter cow. Taking questions about foreign policy from hecklers. Continue reading
Aug 13 Pilot reports of drone sightings more than double By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Pilot reports of drone sightings so far this year are more than double last year, according to the Federal Aviation Administration, raising concern about the potential for a deadly collision. Continue reading
Aug 12 Watch 7:01 Why the president of a group opposing the Iran agreement decided to call it quits By PBS News Hour Gary Samore helped establish the advocacy group United Against a Nuclear Iran in 2008, before serious negotiations began over the nation's nuclear program. When the nuclear deal was signed last month, the group offered a near-unanimous opposition to the pact. Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 6:03 How Clinton’s emails can be made classified after the fact By PBS News Hour Hillary Clinton turned over her personal email server to the Justice Department Tuesday, following new details that some of the emails contained classified information. Gwen Ifill learns more from Anita Kumar of McClatchy Newspapers. Continue watching
Aug 12 Watch 3:08 Sanders scores first lead over Clinton in New Hampshire By PBS News Hour How's the 2016 horse race shaping up? Sen. Bernie Sanders has taken the lead over Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire, though he still trails by wide margins in national polls. Donald Trump heads up the Republicans in both that state… Continue watching