Oct 15 The rise and fall of ex-U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert By Associated Press CHICAGO — A federal grand jury has accused former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert of agreeing to pay $3.5 million in hush money to keep an unidentified person silent about "prior misconduct" by the Illinois Republican. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 3:29 Clinton and Sanders dominate policy-deep Democratic debate By PBS News Hour The first Democratic debate between five presidential candidates sharpened into a two-person heavyweight match between between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton over capitalism and gun control. Political director Lisa Desjardins reports. Continue watching
Oct 14 3 things from the Democratic debate you couldn’t see on TV By Lisa Desjardins The Democratic debate in Las Vegas exceeded its expectations in hitting on substance. But as pundits trade thoughts on who was strong (Clinton), who was solid (Sanders) and who else was on stage (O'Malley, Webb, Chafee), we want to point… Continue reading
Oct 14 Scorecard: How the Democrats fared in their 1st debate By Ken Thomas and Nicholas Riccardi, Associated Press LAS VEGAS -- Here's a look at how the five Democratic presidential candidates performed in Tuesday's debate at the Wynn Las Vegas resort-casino. Continue reading
Oct 14 Union: Chronic shortage of air traffic controllers a crisis By Joan Lowy, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- A chronic shortage of controllers has reached a crisis that will lead to widespread flight delays if left unchecked, officials for the union that represents air traffic controllers said Tuesday. Continue reading
Oct 13 While the Democrats debated, the Republicans offered their own responses on Twitter By Jasmine Wright While the Democratic presidential candidates were busy debating, the GOP presidential hopefuls were busy tweeting their reactions and not so subtle disses. Continue reading
Oct 13 Fact checking the Democratic debate: Clinton’s position on the trade deal, Sanders on the 1 percent By Christopher S. Rugaber and Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Hillary Rodham Clinton offered some revisionist history Tuesday night when insisting she's not a flip-flopper on a trade deal that she heartily promoted as secretary of state but turned against last week as a Democratic presidential candidate. Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch 8:50 Biden won’t be on the stage, but will he impact the debate? By PBS News Hour Will Joe Biden join the presidential race? That’s been a lingering question for weeks, especially going into the first Democratic debate. Political director Lisa Desjardins talks with Judy Woodruff about the man who’s not going to be on the debate… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 8:55 ‘Last of the President’s Men’ sheds light on Nixon’s vulnerability, motivation By PBS News Hour In “The Last of the President’s Men,” journalist Bob Woodward offers a whole new understanding of Richard Nixon. Using interviews with Nixon’s deputy assistant, Alexander Butterfield, and thousands of documents, Woodward reveals previously unexplored sides of the president. Woodward and… Continue watching
Oct 13 Donald Trump to host ‘Saturday Night Live’ in November By Associated Press NEW YORK -- Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump will host NBC's "Saturday Night Live" next month, calling it a "great honor."… Continue reading