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
Feb 05 Bernie Sanders likely to appear on SNL with Larry David By Associated Press Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders may be getting an up-and-close look at the man who portrays him on television: comedian Larry David. Continue reading
Feb 05 Twitter suspends 125,000 accounts for promoting terrorist acts By Tami Abdollah, Associated Press Twitter says it's now using spam-fighting technology to seek out and automatically flag accounts that might be promoting terrorist activity. Continue reading
Feb 05 Obama takes a victory lap on economy By Associated Press WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama on Friday used a new jobs report to continue his victory lap on the economy — and jab at the Republicans vying for his job. Continue reading
Feb 05 Fact-checking the 5th Democratic debate By Calvin Woodward and Christopher S. Rugaber WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton cast the financial industry as an adversary in her presidential campaign — despite the money that industry has poured into her White House effort. Bernie Sanders once again mischaracterized the share of the wealth taken by… Continue reading
Feb 05 Partisan fights over Supreme Court nominations hurt the court's image, Chief Justice Roberts says By Sam Hananel, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Chief Justice John Roberts says he is concerned that partisan political battles over Supreme Court nominations have led to a widespread misunderstanding about the role of the court. Continue reading