Oct 16 Watch 9:25 Can a pilot program keep prisoners from going back to jail? By PBS News Hour In the second part of our series looking at how prison recidivism can be reduced, NewsHour follows three inmates, Jordan Taylor, Carlos Colon and Ashley Wilson as they move from prison back to everyday life, in our series “Broken Justice.”… Continue watching
Oct 16 Watch 10:55 Shields and Brooks on campaign finance and what we learned in the Democratic debate By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including a look at the Democratic debate, campaign fundraising, and troop withdrawal in Afghanistan. Continue watching
Oct 16 Clinton leads money hunt in presidential campaign By Jack Gillum and Julie Bykowicz, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is dominating the money hunt in the 2016 campaign, collecting more big-dollar contributions than any other candidate in 26 states. Continue reading
Oct 16 Biden team breaks months-long silence on potential 2016 run By Josh Lederman, Associated Press Joe Biden is sending out an unmistakable "forget-me-not" plea for 2016, brushing past signs of a Hillary Rodham Clinton resurgence with fresh and direct suggestions he could be on the verge of entering the presidential race. Continue reading
Oct 16 Clinton aide Huma Abedin questioned on Benghazi attacks By Matthew Daly, Associated Press A special Republican-led House panel questioned a longtime aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton about the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, despite Democrats' insistence that Huma Abedin had little knowledge about details of the terror strikes. Continue reading
Oct 16 House bill suggests Congress unlikely to tackle transportation issues By Joan Lowy, Associated Press A bipartisan, six-year bill introduced in the House maintains transportation spending at current levels despite widespread calls to dramatically increase the money available to rehabilitate or replace aging highways, bridges and rail systems. Continue reading
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