Jan 24 Watch 8:31 Why hasn't the Guantánamo Bay prison closed? By PBS News Hour Since the beginning of his presidency, President Barack Obama has vowed to close the prison at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, which he says is expensive, unnecessary and serves as a recruitment tool for America's enemies. Miami Herald reporter Carol Rosenberg joins… Continue watching
Jan 24 Weeks before Iowa caucuses, Trump goes to church By Michael D. Regan and Jill Colvin, Associated Press On the second-to-last Sunday before the Iowa caucuses, Donald Trump settled into a fifth row pew for a lesson in humility. Continue reading
Jan 24 Billionaires bolster Cruz bid for 2016 By Michael D. Regan and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press Four of America's wealthiest businessmen laid the foundation for Ted Cruz's now-surging Republican presidential campaign. Continue reading
Jan 24 Will Trump succeed with voters the way he has in the polls? By Associated Press Trump has done and said so many things that would have ended the campaign of just about anyone else. Even he's amazed at his apparent inability to commit a political error. Continue reading
Jan 23 Watch 25:05 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode Jan. 23, 2016 By PBS News Hour Saturday on NewsHour Weekend: Officials declare several states of emergency as a giant blizzard dumps up to two feet of snow along the east coast, and in our signature segment, police departments in the U.S. are retraining officers on their… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 3:49 Biden: U.S., Turkey committed to defeating ISIS in Syria By PBS News Hour Vice President Joe Biden says the United States and Turkey are prepared for a military solution in Syria if a political settlement is not possible. On Saturday, 45 opposition groups issued a statement saying they support a political process but… Continue watching
Jan 23 Watch 3:30 U.S. rolls out tighter Visa Waiver Program rules in wake of terror attacks By PBS News Hour As more radicalized foreigners join ISIS militants, U.S. officials this week tightened the Visa Waiver Program, which allows visitors from 38 countries to enter the U.S. for 90 days without a visa. This week, anyone from a Visa Waiver country… Continue watching
Jan 23 Bloomberg eyeing independent White House bid, sources say By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Lerer, Associated Press Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg is taking early steps toward launching an independent campaign for president, seeing a potential path to the White House amid the rise of Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Bernie Sanders. Continue reading
Jan 23 Trump: I could shoot somebody and wouldn't lose any voters By Jill Colvin, Associated Press Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump says his supporters are so loyal they would stick with him even if he stood in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shot somebody. Continue reading
Jan 23 GOP establishment edging toward Trump acceptance By Associated Press Donald Trump and some mainstream Republicans are engaged in a long-distance flirtation. Both sides are coming to the realization that they'll need each other if the billionaire businessman becomes the party's presidential nominee. Continue reading