Jun 06 Young GOP voter turnout boosted by automatic registration in Oregon By Laura Santhanam The nation's first automatic voter registration system may have added about 51,000 new voters since January for this year's presidential election, a rate which far outpaces previous registrations since 2008. Continue reading
Jun 06 After weekend wins, Clinton on cusp of Democratic nomination By Catherine Lucey and Lisa Lerer, Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Hillary Clinton stands on the cusp of having enough delegates to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, having overwhelmed Bernie Sanders in a pair of weekend elections in the Caribbean. Continue reading
Jun 05 Trump says 'it's possible' a Muslim judge would treat him unfairly By Associated Press Donald Trump says "it's possible" he wouldn't be treated fairly if the federal judge hearing a lawsuit against Trump University was Muslim. Continue reading
Jun 05 Clinton promises to take on gun lobby By Associated Press Clinton told an enthusiastic crowd at Greater St. Paul Baptist Church that the country is "getting indifferent to the great toll of gun violence."… Continue reading
Jun 05 Watch 3:19 Have U.S. efforts to train Iraq's army fallen short? By PBS News Hour The Iraqi army claimed progress today in the stalled two-week battle to retake the stronghold of Fallujah from Islamic State insurgents. But despite advances, have U.S. efforts to train and build up Iraq’s army fallen short? For more, Reuters reporter… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 9:48 What California voter trends could mean for the national election By PBS News Hour In 1994, strict immigration policies in California, supported by then-GOP Gov. Pete Wilson, mobilized the Latino community into political action. The work of immigrants rights advocates, along with demographic changes in the Golden State, turned the home of Ronald Reagan… Continue watching
Jun 05 Watch 4:11 How new voter ID laws may affect the 2016 presidential contest By PBS News Hour 17 states will have new voting regulations in place for the presidential election this November. 12 states will join the ranks of those requiring voters to show a government-issued photo ID, including North Carolina and Texas. For more insight on… Continue watching
Jun 05 GOP leaders warning Trump to drop attacks on judge By Laurie Kellman, Associated Press A pair of powerful Senate Republicans on Sunday warned Donald Trump to drop his attacks on a Latino judge presiding over a lawsuit against Trump University, joining the widespread rejection of their presumptive presidential nominee's treatment of the federal jurist. Continue reading
Jun 04 Watch 6:04 Venezuela struggles with shortages as oil prices plummet By PBS News Hour Venezuela has the world’s largest reserves of oil, but with the price of oil in a free fall, the country’s economy is shrinking, and the South American nation of 30 million people is suffering. New York Times reporter Nicholas Casey,… Continue watching
Jun 04 Trump OK'd business partner with alleged Iran laundering ties By Jeff Horwitz, Associated Press Six months before he entered the presidential race, Donald Trump announced a new real estate project in Baku, Azerbaijan. Continue reading